Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District, is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The administrative headquarters is located at Bhuvanagiri Town. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Nalgonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Rangareddy districts.
Rashtrakuta Dynasty
907 AD : Ravi Chandrayya
1st April, 907 AD : Velmajala, Bhuvanagiri
Telugu and Kannada. This inscription is on a slab near ruined construction outside the village. The inscription refers to Akalavarsha (i.e. Krishna II) and records the gift of 100 marttars of land to a basadi; and a garden by Ravi Chandrayya, a subordinate of the king.
Telugu and Kannada. This inscription is on a slab near ruined construction outside the village. The inscription refers to Akalavarsha (i.e. Krishna II) and records the gift of 100 marttars of land to a basadi; and a garden by Ravi Chandrayya, a subordinate of the king.
913 AD - 972 AD : Mahasamanta Nurmadidhavala Ayyanayyarasar
Chief : Gommarasa
913 AD : Padaturu, Nalgonda, Nityavarsha (Indra III)
This Kannada inscription, engraved on a pillar, set up in front of Ramalingesvarasvami temple, belongs to the reign of Rashtrakuta king Nityavarsha (i.e., Indra III). It refers to mahasamanta Nurmadidhavala and to his subordinate chief Gommarasa, who was administering Kollipaka nadu-7000 division. Dated Saka 835, Srimukha (A.D 913), it registers the grant of several lands along with income from tax siddhaya by Chamangamunda, son of Aydamayya, to the temple raised by the former. Aydamayya is stated to have been ruling over Padaturu.
This Kannada inscription, engraved on a pillar, set up in front of Ramalingesvarasvami temple, belongs to the reign of Rashtrakuta king Nityavarsha (i.e., Indra III). It refers to mahasamanta Nurmadidhavala and to his subordinate chief Gommarasa, who was administering Kollipaka nadu-7000 division. Dated Saka 835, Srimukha (A.D 913), it registers the grant of several lands along with income from tax siddhaya by Chamangamunda, son of Aydamayya, to the temple raised by the former. Aydamayya is stated to have been ruling over Padaturu.
Nurmadi Tailapa II claimed descent from the earlier Chalukyas of Vatapi (Badami), and initially ruled as a Rashtrakuta vassal from the Tardavadi-1000 province in the modern Bijapur district of Karnataka. When the Rashtrakuta power declined following an invasion by the Paramara king Siyaka, Tailapa overthrew the Rashtrakuta king Karka II, and established a new dynasty.
972 AD : Ayyanayyarasa
10th November, 972 AD : Manthapuri, Bhuvanagiri
Telugu and Kannada.
10th November, 972 AD : Manthapuri, Bhuvanagiri
Telugu and Kannada.
This inscription is on a stone pillar near the old temple near the tank outside the village. The record does not refer to any overlord. Certain Maha-Samantadhipati named Ayyanayya, who bears the titles, Ranadhira, Nurmadi-dhavala, Nanniya-Meru etc., is stated to have made a gift of garden, and lands according to Rajamana to the deity Ranadhiresvara, obviously, installed after his own title by Kuchi [Go]ravaru in the village Manthapura. The aruvana of the land for the two crops is twenty pons.
1033 AD - 1049 AD : Sankaragandarasa
1049 AD : Kolanupaka, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District.
The Kannada inscription, engraved on a pillar set up in front of the Anjaneyasvam temple in the village, belongs to the Kalyana chalukya king, Trailokyamalladeva. Being dated saka 971 A.D. 1049 ,it describes the eulogy of his chief Sankaragandarasa, who while camping at Kondur, made a grant of twelve mattars of land for the worship and food offerings to the deity Mahesvaradeva of Kondur for the purpose of giving alms and feeding the ascetics and Brahmanas on the occasion of kanya-samkranti.
1074 AD - 1077 AD : Asagarasa
24th December, 1074 AD : Kolanupaka : Kannada
This inscription in Kannada prose is one of the few in which the name of the King is omitted. It is dated Saka 996 Ananda Uttarayana Samkranti (A.D. 1074 December 24, Wednesday).
It records that Mahamandalesvara (Asa)ga rasa the protector of Kollipaka, granted one mattar of gadde (wet) land to a brahman named Suraya on the occasion of Uttarayana Samkranti.
The donor's name is unfortunately not clear, but judging from his titles Lattalurpuravaresvara and Rattaradheya he appears to have been a chief of the Rashtrakuta family.
This inscription in Kannada prose is one of the few in which the name of the King is omitted. It is dated Saka 996 Ananda Uttarayana Samkranti (A.D. 1074 December 24, Wednesday).
It records that Mahamandalesvara (Asa)ga rasa the protector of Kollipaka, granted one mattar of gadde (wet) land to a brahman named Suraya on the occasion of Uttarayana Samkranti.
The donor's name is unfortunately not clear, but judging from his titles Lattalurpuravaresvara and Rattaradheya he appears to have been a chief of the Rashtrakuta family.
24th December, 1074 AD : Kolanupaka : Kannada
This inscription in Kannada prose is one of the few in which the name of the King is omitted. It is dated Saka 996 Ananda Uttarayana Samkranti (A.D. 1074 December 24, Wednesday).
1077 AD - 1104 AD : Kandur Cholas
1077 - c. 1091 : Bhimachoda II son of Tonda IMay 8, 1077 AD : Kollipaka - Mahamandalesvara Eruva Tondarasar, a Telugu-Choda chief sets up an inscription at the same place in Saka.999, Ptnga|a Jyestha su. 13, (A.D. 1077, May 8) (No. 13) to lecordhts gift of perpetual lamps to Somesvara Deva of Kollipaka, wherein no reference is made to any overlord.
1104 AD - 1108 AD : Paramara Jagaddeva youngest son of Udayaditya of Paramara Dynasty.
Jagaddeva worked under the Western Chalukyas as the governor of Kollipaka-7000 province in present Kolanupaka, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. The territory of Kollipaka was governed by Jagaddeva between 1104 and 1108. However, he was eventually deprived of this position by King Vikramaditya VI, after he attempted to establish an independent kingdom in the province. King Vikramaditya appointed his own son, Kumara Somesvara, to replace Jagaddeva as governor. In retaliation, Jagaddeva seems to have allied himself with the Polavasa chiefs (who were also eager to break free from Chalukya dominance), and attacked other states who remained allied with the Western Chalukyas.13th March 1104 AD : This lengthy inscription in Sanskrit verse describes the Paramara rulers of Malava whose primaeval ancestor was born in the sacrificial fire of the sage Vasistha near the Arbuda mountain. A later king of this family was Udayaditya whose son was Jagaddeva. This prince endeared himself to the great Chalukya emperor Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI who treated him as his own son. While Jagaddeva was governing the province a Mahamandalesvara, the king's general Somala Dandanayaka holding the designations, Great Minister and High officer in charge of Peace and war, constructed the temple of Jagaddeva Narayana in his capital Kollipaka for the prosperity of the kingdom.
The epigraph is dated the Chalukya Vikrama year 29, Tarana, Chaitra purnima, Sunday, lunar eclipse. This date regularly corresponds to A.D. 1104, March 13. On this day Jagaddeva granted with the king`s approval the village Piriya Pembariti for worship and offerings, etc. in the above temple.
Such Jaggaddeva residing in his own capital Kollipaka, it states, granted the village Goshttipalu in Aleti-Kampana with all immunities as Devabhoga to the god Somesvara and the attached maria built by Bammadeva-nayaka son of Dhakkananayaka, at the king's fort Bhuvanagiri on the occasion of Akshaya-tritiya. The gift was intended for the amga-ranga- bhogas of the god Somesvara and for feeding (the ascetics and students) in the matha. Some other monetary gifts are also recorded.
Jagaddeva of the Paramara dynasty set up this inscription. It gives some valuable details regarding his arrival to these parts from his native town Dhara. He was brought by Tribhuvanamalla (Vikramaditya VI) from Dhara after the latter's conquest over those parts and appointed him as Mahamandalesvara of Kollipaka, seven thousand. Jagaddeva granted a village named Goshtipadu to the god Brahmesvara installed by Brahmadeva Nayaka son of Dhakkana Nayaka at Bhuvanagiri which was a fort belonging to the King (Vallabhasya durga sthani bhute) for the maintenance of anga ranga bhogas etc., to the god and for feeding the ascetics residing probably in a matha attached to the temple and engaged in the study of Vedas.
1108 AD - 1157 AD : Kandur Cholas
1147 AD : Mallanayaka
5th April, 1147 AD : Bollepalli, Bhuvanagiri
This inscription is on a stone pillar erected in front of Mallamma gudi. This inscription refers to the prosperous reign of the Chalukya king Jagadekamalla, ruling from Kalyanapura. It records the construction of a temple and the installation of the god Mailaradeva by Medeyabhatlu, son of Appanabhatlu and Bollanamma, and the grandson of Mediyabhatlu of Bharadvaja gotra and the prabhu of Kollipura in Venginadu. Appanabhatlu is said to be of brahmapuri of Mallanayaka Birudanayaka, the Saudhara of Podaturu. The said temple was built in his garden, situated in front of Bollepalli included in the district of Bhuvanagiri. Medeyabhattu has endowed the temple with a gift of some money due from the village, for conducting the amga-bhogas to the god and paying salaries to the adhyaksha - brahmana at the rate of 5 madas and ten rukas per annum, madas for the priest's mother, 5 gadyas for those who sing in the temple, 3 gadyas for gardeners and 1 mada for those who clean the premises. It is stated that the amount incurred by Medeyabhatta for the installation and other things is hundred and one madas and ten rukas. The Podaturi Saudhara, Mallenayaka-biruda nayaka is also said to have made to the temple some gift of land measuring 1 marutur and 15 puttis of velivolamu in Bollepalli. The coins mada and gadya are generally taken to be of the same denomination, their value being equal to ten rukas. But, from the present record they seem to be of slightly different values.
Chandupatla, Bhuvanagir
This inscription is on a broken stone pillar near the ruined Siva temple. The record gives the genealogical list of the Chalukyas beginning from Satyasraya, his son Jayasimha, his son Ranaraga, his son Polakesi, his son Kirttivarman, his brother Mangalarnava, Kirttivarman's son Satyasraya, his son [Na]davarideva, his son Adityavarma, his son Kirttivarman, his uncle BhimaparAkrama, his son Kirttivarman, his son Tailapadeva, his son Vikramaditya, his son Bhimaraja, his son Ayyanayya, his son Vikramaditya, his son Tailabhupa, his son Satyasraya, his son Dasavarma, his son Vikramaditya, his son Jayasimha etc., (..........) and his brother Vikramaditya. The subordinate of the last named king was Viddamayya-dandanayaka, who is said to have installed the deity Viddesvara at Chandrapattana. He is also stated to have made some land gifts at several places in the [Kolli]paka-nadu to the god.
25th July A.D. 1275 : Masapet, Bhuvanagiri
This inscription is on a stone in the field. It registers the gift of a canal to the god Ramesvaradeva and lands to the gods Daseavaradeva and Malnathadeva and two brahmanas by Yaddaya raddi and Rudraya, the brothers of Nissamkavira Bolnayani Mallikarjuna Nayaka at the latter's instructions.
1289 AD - 1323 AD : Cheraku Immadi Mallikarjuna Nayaka son of Mallikarjuna Nayaka
1361 AD - 1383 AD : Anavotha nayaka
Capital : Rachakonda
1368 AD : After avenging their father, Anapota I and Mada I attacked Musunuri Kapaya Nayaka for the control of Warangal fort, they defeated and killed him at Bhimavaram battle in 1368 AD.
Ainavolu sasanam of Anapotanayaka describes him in possession of Tribhuvanagiri(Bhongir), Orugallu and Singavaram forts and took the title of “Tribhuvana Rayarao’. With this victory his kingdom stretched upto Godavari in the North, Srisailam in the South, Bahamani kingdom in the West, and Kondaveedu in the East.
Looking to the excellent relations these kings had with the Bahamani Empire, it is possible that the Bahamanis have helped them in their war against Kapayanayaka.
He divided his kingdom into Northern and Southern regions for ease of administration; made Rachakonda the capital of North and ruled it himself; made Devarakonda as the capital of South and appointed his younger brother Mada nayaka as its ruler.
Anapotanayaka attacked the Kalinga kingdom in 1380 AD. This is known by his Simhachalam sasanam.
The Ainavolu inscriptions refers to the donation of a village by Anavotha I to God Milara Deva.
1383 AD - 1399 AD : Singama nayaka-II / Singabhupala-II
After Anapotanayaka his son Singamanedu II ascended the throne of Rachakonda. Singam Nayaka II was also known as “Sarvajna Singa Bhupala” and he was a great writer and poet.
Before coming to the throne he captured the fort of Kalyani in Gulbarga district. It appears that he went to Karnataka to help the Bahamani kings and took this fort during the campaign.
In the early days of Sighabhupala’s reign, the Vijayanagara kings took Srisailam and marched against Rachakonda. The Vijayanagara sasanam in Tumkur district dated 1384 AD states that the king of Vijayanagara Harihara Devaraya II, sent his son Vira Bukkaraya against Orugallu. The Bahamani sultan then laid siege to Kottakonda in Mahabubnagar district (possibly taken earlier by the Vijayanagara forces) and one of the Vijayanagara commanders Saluva Ramadevaraya died in the battle. As per the sasana the sultan has done this to protect his samantas who owed allegiance to him. It appears from the sasana that the Vijayanagara forces were defeated.
The reason for this aggression by Vijayanagara is unknown but Ziauddin Barani mentions that Kapayanaka and Harihararaya (the founder of the Vijayanagara kingdom) are related. Although this may not be certain they may have been closely associated with each other and Kapayanayakas defeat, coupled with the leanings the Rachakonda kings had shown towards the Bahamani kings precipitated the attack.
In 1387 AD, Kumara Singha Bhupala has attacked the Gowtami banks area via Southern Kalinga which was in his possession. As per his Simhachala sasanam he scored a number of victories in the area which was lying in the Kondaveedu kingdom at that time. With this campaign the authority of the Reddys was extinguished in the southern Kalinga.
The Vijayanagara king Hariharadevaraya did not forget his defeat at the hands of the Rachakonda kingdom and the Bahamanis. In 1397 he declared a war against the Bahamani kingdom and as per his Vijayanagara sasana, one of the Vijayanagara senanis, Gunda Dandadhinadha inflicted a defeat on Siaf Khan and Fateh Khan.
To reduce the pressure on the Bahamani forces Singhabhupala sent Ramachandranayaka, the son of Vedagirinayaka to attack the area of the Vijayanagara kingdom on the banks of river Krishna. Ramachandranayaka crossed the Krishna river, entered Kurnool and started plundering it whereupon he was attacked by the Vijayanagara armies near Bandikanuma. Ramachndranayaka emerged victorious in this battle.
Now Harihara II sent his son Bukkaraya to attack Ramachndranayaka. Bukka then defeated Ramachandranayaka and drove him out of the Vijayanagara kingdom. He then entered the Rachakonda kingdom and plundered it. It appears that the victories enumerated in the Vamsavali attributed to Anapotanayaka son of Singhabhupala and Ramachandranayaka and Madanayaka the sons of Pedavedagirinayaka seem to have taken place during this campaign. Although both sides claimed victory in this campaign, it appears that Vijayanagara kingdom had been victorious in this battle.
Bukkaraya took his armies crossed the Krishna and attacked the Panugallu fort in Devarakonda kingdom. The Bahamani armies immediately came to the rescue of Panugallu. In this campaign, Pedavadagirinayaka’s son Kumaramadanayaka has defeated Era Krishnaraya and Pandadadhisa as per the Vamsavali. In this Era Krishnaraya besieged Devarakonda. Although he was defeated, Bukkaraya scored a victory and secured the Panugallu fort in 1397 AD. In this campaign the son of Bukkaraya Anantabhupala had shown great valor. A few days after the Panuganti war Kumara Singhabhupala died.
1399 AD - 1421 AD : Anavotha nayaka-II
After Singhabhupala II his son Immadi Anapotanayaka came to the throne in 1399 AD. He is also known as Kumara Anapotanayaka and Pinnamanayaka. He is a contemporary of the Bahamani sultan Firoz Shah. The burden of saving his kingdom from Bukkaraya fell on him. As per Velugotivari Vamsavali he saved 10,000 people from Metuku (Medak) Fort. It is possible that Bukkaraya went up to Medak fort victorious and laid seize to it and Anapotanayaka relieved and saved the garrison during this campaign.
It appears that on the side of Bahamani sultan Anapotanayaka scored a number of victories against the Kondaveedu and Rajahmundry reddy kings and also Vijayanagara kings. It is probable that the Raya supposed to have been stopped by him is Devaraya I.
Contemporary to Anapotanayaka Devarakonda was ruled by Kumara Madanayaka and Ramachandranayaka, the sons of Pedavedagirinayaka. Annadevachoda took refuge in Devarakonda during Pedavedagirinayaka’s reign. Kumara Madanayaka gave him an army and sent him via Kalinga to regain his kingdom. However, this army was defeated by Chalukya Vishveshwara Bhupati a tributory king of the Gangas in 1402 AD. After this Kumara Madanayaka proceeded with an army to help Annadevachoda. It is possible that the victory attributed to him over the Rajahmundry Reddy kings took place during this campaign.
Anapotanayaka mounted a successful campaign in 1417 AD against Panugallu. During the campaign the Bahamani sultan Tajuddin Ferozshah laid siege to Panugallu. At that time Panugallu was under the Vijayanagara kings. The Velamanayakas also went along with their armies to help Ferozshah, but during the campaign their relations soured. Seeing the opportunity Devaraya I negotiated with the Velamanayakas and turned them into his favor. During a fierce battle at Panagallu fort the Velamanayakas like Anapotanayaka came over to the side of Devaraya along with their armies. Due to this Ferozshah ‘s assumed victory turned into defeat and he could barely escape and reach his capital Gulbarga. Anapotanayaka died during this battle in 1421 AD.
1421 AD - 1430 AD : Madanayaka II
After Anapotanayaka, his brother Madanayaka came to the throne in 1421 AD.,probably because Anapotanayaka’s eldest son Singamanayaka was too young to assume charge.
March-April, A.D. 1429 : Devalanagaram, Ramannapet
This inscription is on a stone in the field. It registers the gift of a canal to the god Ramesvaradeva and lands to the gods Daseavaradeva and Malnathadeva and two brahmanas by Yaddaya raddi and Rudraya, the brothers of Nissamkavira Bolnayani Mallikarjuna Nayaka at the latter's instructions.
Recherla Nayaks
1325 AD - 1361 AD : Recherla Singama nayaka-ICapital : Rachakonda
Anavotha nayaka, son of Singama nayaka came to rule after his father and changed his capital from Amanagallu to Rachakonda.
10th August A.D. 1365 : Rachakonda.
This inscription is on the wall near the entrance of the fort. The inscription, after invocation to the god Bhairava, introduces the chief Anavotanayaka, son of Singamanayaka, son of Eradachinayaka of the Recherla family, with titles Mahamandalesvara, Andhradesadhisvara, Gajadala-vibhala, Rayagaya gopala, Pancha-Pandyadala vibhala Pratiganda Bhairava, Bhujabala-Bhima, Khadga-Narayana, Kaketa-rajya-sthapanacharya and Ashtadikuraya-manobhayamkara and Somakula - Parasurama. The chief is said to be residing in Rajagiri and ruling all the earth. It is also stated that he conducted the defence works of the fort and constructed wells on Rajukonda to the south of Anavota-samudra and on Naganayamkonda to the north of the same tank, and a mud fort to the west of the same. The tank Anavota - samudra was caused to be dug between the two hills, for the benefit of all beings and named after his title Pratigandabhairava. His Karanam Chilamaraju Tippana wrote it.
This inscription is on the wall near the entrance of the fort. The inscription, after invocation to the god Bhairava, introduces the chief Anavotanayaka, son of Singamanayaka, son of Eradachinayaka of the Recherla family, with titles Mahamandalesvara, Andhradesadhisvara, Gajadala-vibhala, Rayagaya gopala, Pancha-Pandyadala vibhala Pratiganda Bhairava, Bhujabala-Bhima, Khadga-Narayana, Kaketa-rajya-sthapanacharya and Ashtadikuraya-manobhayamkara and Somakula - Parasurama. The chief is said to be residing in Rajagiri and ruling all the earth. It is also stated that he conducted the defence works of the fort and constructed wells on Rajukonda to the south of Anavota-samudra and on Naganayamkonda to the north of the same tank, and a mud fort to the west of the same. The tank Anavota - samudra was caused to be dug between the two hills, for the benefit of all beings and named after his title Pratigandabhairava. His Karanam Chilamaraju Tippana wrote it.
1368 AD : After avenging their father, Anapota I and Mada I attacked Musunuri Kapaya Nayaka for the control of Warangal fort, they defeated and killed him at Bhimavaram battle in 1368 AD.
Ainavolu sasanam of Anapotanayaka describes him in possession of Tribhuvanagiri(Bhongir), Orugallu and Singavaram forts and took the title of “Tribhuvana Rayarao’. With this victory his kingdom stretched upto Godavari in the North, Srisailam in the South, Bahamani kingdom in the West, and Kondaveedu in the East.
Looking to the excellent relations these kings had with the Bahamani Empire, it is possible that the Bahamanis have helped them in their war against Kapayanayaka.
He divided his kingdom into Northern and Southern regions for ease of administration; made Rachakonda the capital of North and ruled it himself; made Devarakonda as the capital of South and appointed his younger brother Mada nayaka as its ruler.
Anapotanayaka attacked the Kalinga kingdom in 1380 AD. This is known by his Simhachalam sasanam.
The Ainavolu inscriptions refers to the donation of a village by Anavotha I to God Milara Deva.
1383 AD - 1399 AD : Singama nayaka-II / Singabhupala-II
After Anapotanayaka his son Singamanedu II ascended the throne of Rachakonda. Singam Nayaka II was also known as “Sarvajna Singa Bhupala” and he was a great writer and poet.
Before coming to the throne he captured the fort of Kalyani in Gulbarga district. It appears that he went to Karnataka to help the Bahamani kings and took this fort during the campaign.
In the early days of Sighabhupala’s reign, the Vijayanagara kings took Srisailam and marched against Rachakonda. The Vijayanagara sasanam in Tumkur district dated 1384 AD states that the king of Vijayanagara Harihara Devaraya II, sent his son Vira Bukkaraya against Orugallu. The Bahamani sultan then laid siege to Kottakonda in Mahabubnagar district (possibly taken earlier by the Vijayanagara forces) and one of the Vijayanagara commanders Saluva Ramadevaraya died in the battle. As per the sasana the sultan has done this to protect his samantas who owed allegiance to him. It appears from the sasana that the Vijayanagara forces were defeated.
The reason for this aggression by Vijayanagara is unknown but Ziauddin Barani mentions that Kapayanaka and Harihararaya (the founder of the Vijayanagara kingdom) are related. Although this may not be certain they may have been closely associated with each other and Kapayanayakas defeat, coupled with the leanings the Rachakonda kings had shown towards the Bahamani kings precipitated the attack.
In 1387 AD, Kumara Singha Bhupala has attacked the Gowtami banks area via Southern Kalinga which was in his possession. As per his Simhachala sasanam he scored a number of victories in the area which was lying in the Kondaveedu kingdom at that time. With this campaign the authority of the Reddys was extinguished in the southern Kalinga.
The Vijayanagara king Hariharadevaraya did not forget his defeat at the hands of the Rachakonda kingdom and the Bahamanis. In 1397 he declared a war against the Bahamani kingdom and as per his Vijayanagara sasana, one of the Vijayanagara senanis, Gunda Dandadhinadha inflicted a defeat on Siaf Khan and Fateh Khan.
To reduce the pressure on the Bahamani forces Singhabhupala sent Ramachandranayaka, the son of Vedagirinayaka to attack the area of the Vijayanagara kingdom on the banks of river Krishna. Ramachandranayaka crossed the Krishna river, entered Kurnool and started plundering it whereupon he was attacked by the Vijayanagara armies near Bandikanuma. Ramachndranayaka emerged victorious in this battle.
Now Harihara II sent his son Bukkaraya to attack Ramachndranayaka. Bukka then defeated Ramachandranayaka and drove him out of the Vijayanagara kingdom. He then entered the Rachakonda kingdom and plundered it. It appears that the victories enumerated in the Vamsavali attributed to Anapotanayaka son of Singhabhupala and Ramachandranayaka and Madanayaka the sons of Pedavedagirinayaka seem to have taken place during this campaign. Although both sides claimed victory in this campaign, it appears that Vijayanagara kingdom had been victorious in this battle.
Bukkaraya took his armies crossed the Krishna and attacked the Panugallu fort in Devarakonda kingdom. The Bahamani armies immediately came to the rescue of Panugallu. In this campaign, Pedavadagirinayaka’s son Kumaramadanayaka has defeated Era Krishnaraya and Pandadadhisa as per the Vamsavali. In this Era Krishnaraya besieged Devarakonda. Although he was defeated, Bukkaraya scored a victory and secured the Panugallu fort in 1397 AD. In this campaign the son of Bukkaraya Anantabhupala had shown great valor. A few days after the Panuganti war Kumara Singhabhupala died.
1399 AD - 1421 AD : Anavotha nayaka-II
After Singhabhupala II his son Immadi Anapotanayaka came to the throne in 1399 AD. He is also known as Kumara Anapotanayaka and Pinnamanayaka. He is a contemporary of the Bahamani sultan Firoz Shah. The burden of saving his kingdom from Bukkaraya fell on him. As per Velugotivari Vamsavali he saved 10,000 people from Metuku (Medak) Fort. It is possible that Bukkaraya went up to Medak fort victorious and laid seize to it and Anapotanayaka relieved and saved the garrison during this campaign.
It appears that on the side of Bahamani sultan Anapotanayaka scored a number of victories against the Kondaveedu and Rajahmundry reddy kings and also Vijayanagara kings. It is probable that the Raya supposed to have been stopped by him is Devaraya I.
Contemporary to Anapotanayaka Devarakonda was ruled by Kumara Madanayaka and Ramachandranayaka, the sons of Pedavedagirinayaka. Annadevachoda took refuge in Devarakonda during Pedavedagirinayaka’s reign. Kumara Madanayaka gave him an army and sent him via Kalinga to regain his kingdom. However, this army was defeated by Chalukya Vishveshwara Bhupati a tributory king of the Gangas in 1402 AD. After this Kumara Madanayaka proceeded with an army to help Annadevachoda. It is possible that the victory attributed to him over the Rajahmundry Reddy kings took place during this campaign.
Anapotanayaka mounted a successful campaign in 1417 AD against Panugallu. During the campaign the Bahamani sultan Tajuddin Ferozshah laid siege to Panugallu. At that time Panugallu was under the Vijayanagara kings. The Velamanayakas also went along with their armies to help Ferozshah, but during the campaign their relations soured. Seeing the opportunity Devaraya I negotiated with the Velamanayakas and turned them into his favor. During a fierce battle at Panagallu fort the Velamanayakas like Anapotanayaka came over to the side of Devaraya along with their armies. Due to this Ferozshah ‘s assumed victory turned into defeat and he could barely escape and reach his capital Gulbarga. Anapotanayaka died during this battle in 1421 AD.
1421 AD - 1430 AD : Madanayaka II
After Anapotanayaka, his brother Madanayaka came to the throne in 1421 AD.,probably because Anapotanayaka’s eldest son Singamanayaka was too young to assume charge.
After the battle of Panagallu, the recherla's maintained enmity with the Bahmani Sultans and helped the Vijayanagara rulers in every way they could. During the battle between Ahmed Shah (Bahmani sultan) and Devaraya-II in 1424, Madanayaka helped the latter. Because of this, though Ahmed Shah made peace with Devaraya after the battle was over, he sent his deputy, Azam Khan to capture Warangal (kingdom of Mada nayaka). In this battle, Azam Khan captured not only Warangal,but also many forts in Rachakonda and Devarakonda kingdoms.
When Ahmad Shah was immersed in a war with the Sultan of Gujarat, the Rachakonda kings recovered all their lost forts.
When Ahmad Shah was immersed in a war with the Sultan of Gujarat, the Rachakonda kings recovered all their lost forts.
October, A.D. 1427 : Devalanagaram.
Reign of : Ravu Madhava Nripa Son of Singa.
This inscription is on a stone pillar set upon the tank bund. Records show that Ravu Madhava-nripa, son of Simga wrote a tikka called Raghaviyam for the Ramayana of Valmiki. The inscription gives the genealogy of the author. In the IVth Varna was born at the feet of Vishnu, Era Dacha-bhupala, the moon to the ocean of Recherla-vamsa. His son was Simga; to him was born Annavota; and his son was Simga; and his son was Ravu Madhava, a follower of Sri Ramanuja Vaishnavism and a great devotee of Rama. It is stated that Nagama of the Kadipikonda family, the queen of Ravu-Madhava constructed an irrigation tank at the foot of Rajasaila (Rachakonda) called Nagasamudra in S.1351, Saumya in the month of Mina-Chaitra (26th March, A.D.1429)
Reign of : Ravu Madhava Nripa Son of Singa.
This inscription is on a stone pillar set upon the tank bund. Records show that Ravu Madhava-nripa, son of Simga wrote a tikka called Raghaviyam for the Ramayana of Valmiki. The inscription gives the genealogy of the author. In the IVth Varna was born at the feet of Vishnu, Era Dacha-bhupala, the moon to the ocean of Recherla-vamsa. His son was Simga; to him was born Annavota; and his son was Simga; and his son was Ravu Madhava, a follower of Sri Ramanuja Vaishnavism and a great devotee of Rama. It is stated that Nagama of the Kadipikonda family, the queen of Ravu-Madhava constructed an irrigation tank at the foot of Rajasaila (Rachakonda) called Nagasamudra in S.1351, Saumya in the month of Mina-Chaitra (26th March, A.D.1429)
The record belongs to Nagambika, wife of king Ravu Madhava of the Rachakonda Velama lineage, some members of which are already known by the Aynavolu, Inugurti and other inscriptions. These chiefs served under the Kakatiyas and rose to prominence at the time of Rudramamba who appointed them as subordinates at Rachakonda. The first four verses praise the boar incarnation of Vishnu, Rama and the Supreme Lord Vishnu from whose feet the family took its birth. Era Dacha is described in the fifth verse. Singa and Anavota are his son and grandson respectively. Anavota's son is Singa again. Singa's son is named Ravu Madhava.
This inscription is on a stone pillar erected about two furlongs off from Venkateswara temple, dated S. 1386, Tarana, Vaisakha su 15, Saturday, Lunar eclipse, (A.D. 1464, April 21). This inscription records the gift of villages Maccherla and Mada situated in Kottagattu sthala and Warangallu sima, by Dharmanayaka son of Pinnamanayaka, grandson of Peda- singamanayaka, and great grandson of Peda Annavota Nayaka of the Recherla family to the god Tiruvengaleswara of Maccherla, 12 ayyangars and 12 mahajanas. It is interesting to note that vrittis 10 to the god, 12 to the ayyangars and 12 to the mahajanas altogether 34 vrittis were granted to the donees together with the cultivators attached to them. The inscription contains a long list of the donees with their parentage and gotras.
1529 AD : Devalanagaram, Nalgonda District.
Reign of : Rau Madhava
This inscription is on a stone near the tank, dated S. 1451, Saumya. The inscription begins with the invocation to the boar incarnation of Vishnu and Rama. It is very interesting to note in this inscription that Rau Madhava has written a commentary called Raghaviya on Ramayana and dedicated the same to Rama in the year S. 1449. Plavanga his wife Nagambika has caused a tank called Nagasamudram to be dug near Rachakonda. The poet who composed this inscription is Sambhu Natha son of Madhava Suri.
1430 AD - 1455 AD : Singama Nayaka III
After Madanayaka his brother Anapotanayaka’s son Mummadi Singamanayaka came to the throne. He ruled from 1430 AD. onwards. From his time, the Rachakonda and Devarakonda kingdoms fell into decline and by 1455 AD., the forts of Rachakonda and Orugallu were taken over by the Bahamani Sultan.
After Madanayaka his brother Anapotanayaka’s son Mummadi Singamanayaka came to the throne. He ruled from 1430 AD. onwards. From his time, the Rachakonda and Devarakonda kingdoms fell into decline and by 1455 AD., the forts of Rachakonda and Orugallu were taken over by the Bahamani Sultan.
Ahmad Shah II or ALA-UD-DIN AHMAD II (Apr 17, 1436 - May 6, 1458)
1455 AD - 1457 AD : Prince Dawood son of Ahmad I
1455 AD : Rachakonda was annexed to Bahmani kingdom. Singa - 3 later retired to Bellamkonda in Guntur district until death in A.D 1455 . Prince Dawood son of Bahmani Sultan Ahmad - 1 was given charge of Rachakonda1457 AD - 1460 AD : Prince Mahmud brother of Ahmad Shah II
1460 AD - 1536 AD : Dharma Nayaka son of Singama Nayaka III
1462 A.D: Shayampet inscription - Dharmanayudu / Dharmanayaka, son of Singama nayaka-III was appointed as the ruler of Warangal. However, now Recherla Nayaks lost their independence and became the tributaries of the Gajapatis of Orissa.
21st April, A.D. 1464 : Sayampeta, Parakal
This long but incomplete inscription belongs to the Recherla chiefs, and records the gift of the village of Muccherla together with Mandapalle in Kothagattu sthala included, in the Voruganti Sima, with all the rights together with all the cultivators (Krishi valulu) on the occasion of lunar eclipse to God Tiruvengalesvara of Machcherla and to 12 Ayyangars and 12 Mahajanas both numbering 24 by Ravu Dharma Naidu’s son of Pinnamanayadu and Singamamba, grandson of Peda Anapotanayaka. The chief bears all the usual titles of the Recheria chiefs including, Kakatirajya Sthapana Acharya. The gifted village was divided into 34 vrittis of which 10 vrittis were allotted for the God Tiruvengalesvara of Macherla. 12 vrittis to Ayyangars and 12 vrittis to Mahajana and for the 24 murttis. On the second side, the name of the donors with their gotras and pedigrees are given. This is dated in S. 1386, Tarona, Vaisakha Su. 15. Vaddavara, Lunar eclipse; corresponding to Sunday 21st April, 1464 A.D.
This long but incomplete inscription belongs to the Recherla chiefs, and records the gift of the village of Muccherla together with Mandapalle in Kothagattu sthala included, in the Voruganti Sima, with all the rights together with all the cultivators (Krishi valulu) on the occasion of lunar eclipse to God Tiruvengalesvara of Machcherla and to 12 Ayyangars and 12 Mahajanas both numbering 24 by Ravu Dharma Naidu’s son of Pinnamanayadu and Singamamba, grandson of Peda Anapotanayaka. The chief bears all the usual titles of the Recheria chiefs including, Kakatirajya Sthapana Acharya. The gifted village was divided into 34 vrittis of which 10 vrittis were allotted for the God Tiruvengalesvara of Macherla. 12 vrittis to Ayyangars and 12 vrittis to Mahajana and for the 24 murttis. On the second side, the name of the donors with their gotras and pedigrees are given. This is dated in S. 1386, Tarona, Vaisakha Su. 15. Vaddavara, Lunar eclipse; corresponding to Sunday 21st April, 1464 A.D.
1529 AD : Devalanagaram, Nalgonda District.
Reign of : Rau Madhava
This inscription is on a stone near the tank, dated S. 1451, Saumya. The inscription begins with the invocation to the boar incarnation of Vishnu and Rama. It is very interesting to note in this inscription that Rau Madhava has written a commentary called Raghaviya on Ramayana and dedicated the same to Rama in the year S. 1449. Plavanga his wife Nagambika has caused a tank called Nagasamudram to be dug near Rachakonda. The poet who composed this inscription is Sambhu Natha son of Madhava Suri.
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