Mahabubabad District History

Mahabubabad district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district was carved out from the erstwhile Warangal district following the re-organisation of districts in the state in October 2016. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Khammam, Bhadradri, Warangal, Mulugu and Jangaon districts.

Koravi Seema  must have consisted of the regions around the modern Mahbubabad and Dornakal Junction . To the west of " Koravi Seema " lay " Anumakonda Seema ". Madhira area of current Khammam district and Kuravi, Manukota area of current Mahaboobabad

Kakatiya Dynasty

895 A.D - 940 A.D : Erra / Erriya Son. Rashtrakuta vassal 
Ruled from Kakatipura. According to the Bayyaram inscription, Erra ruled Kurravadi and surrounding region.

936 AD : Kusumayudha II son of Vijayaditya Gonaga
Ruled Koravi region
Arikesari II (930 - 955 AD) of Vemulavada Chalukya defeated Govinda IV (930 - 936) dethroned him and transferred the Rashtrakuta empire to Amogavarsha III (936 - 939) and Koravi to Kusumayudha II son of Vijayaditya Gonaga.

c. 940 A.D - 950 A.D : Betiya Son. Rashtrakuta vassal. Mentioned in the Mangallu grant of Danarnava (970 – 973 AD)

c. 950 A.D - c. 995 A.D : Gunda IV / Pindi Gunda Son. Rashtrakuta vassal.
970 A.D : Gunda IV supplies help to Danarnava on behalf of his master, Krishna III, to help him set aside his brother, the Eastern Chalukyan king, Amma II, and occupy the throne of Vengi. As a result, Gunda is gifted with Natavadi / Manigallu as a token of gratitude.

 

973 A.D : Following the collapse of Rashtrakuta power in 973, Gunda IV became an independent chief. He took the opportunity to expand his fledgling dominions by attacking his neighbors to the southeast, the Mudigonda Chalukyas of the modern-day Khammam district.

995 AD : Kakatiya Gunda (950 -995) was eventually killed by one Viriyala Erra, who installed the Mudigonda Chalukya chief Bottu Beta as ruler of Koravi. 

Recherla Chiefs
1361 AD - 1384 AD : Anavotha nayaka

1375 AD - 1378 AD : Venna son of Madhava who is the brother of Anavotha
Anavotha nayaka, son of Singama nayaka came to rule after his father and changed his capital from Amanagallu to Rachakonda.
2nd August, A.D. 1375 : Kandikonda

This inscription is on a stone in front of Jagannatha Swami temple. States that Venna Mahipala, son of Madhava of the Recherla family, built in the town of Skandadri (Kandikonda) a temple for the god Janardana and installed the deity in it on Guruvara, Su. 5 of Sravana in the year Rakshasa S.1297 (A.D.1375, August. 2 Sunday) and granted land for carrying on worship therein. The inscription describes the lineage of Venna and gives a number of details about his ancestors. It is stated that the Recherla family was the purest of the Sudra caste which sprang up from the feet of Brahma born of the lotus navel of Narayaṇa, the lord of the Universe. Dacha of this family defeated the Pandyas in battle and put down their pride. He married Pochambika and had by her a son named Singabhupala; and Singa married Singamba and had two sons Annavota and Madhava. The latter's son Venna went by the command of his father from Devapuri (Devarakonda) to Skandadri and established himself there.

1378 AD : Kandikoa, Mahabubabad

Venna, who came to rule at `Skandadri` at the instance of his father constructed a temple dedicated to the god 'Skandadrinatha' with his consorts Uma and Ganga the latter being represented by the water in the tank