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The Cheraku Chiefs (c.1085 AD to 1323 AD)  Similar to the names of other families of chiefs this family also got its name after the small town Cheraku in Eruva region and were subordinate/feudatory rulers of Kandur Cholas and later Kakatiyas from around. Goruvankapalli inscription of Śaka 1214 calls these chief as belonging to the Ikshukula Capitals : Jammulur (Nalgonda) and Amarabad (Mahabubnagar) regions. The first capital of Cheraku chiefs was Jammulur, tirumalagiri talk, Nalgonda District. Cheraku family is the one which played an important role in the affairs of the Kakatlya empires and inscriptions embodying the fact come from Kurnool, Nalgonda, Mahaboobnagar and Krsna districts. They served as subordinates under Kakatiya Rudradeva, Mahadeva, Ganapatideva, Rudrama devi and Prataparudra periods. Devarakonda of Nalgonda district, Cherakupalli village of Nakrekal taluq were their native places. Jammuluru branch Cheruku rulers of Jammuluru have an area comprising of Tungaturti De...

1104 AD - 1269 AD : Natavadi Chiefs Capital : Madapalle / Madhira (Khammam district, Telangana), Nandigama (NTR district, AP) The Natavadis or Natavatis ruled over Natavadi vishaya from c.1050 AD - 1269 AD with capital at Madapalli (Khammam).  Madapalle, Madhira (Khammam, Telangana) is part of Natavadi Vishaya and extended until Nidikonda, Raghunathpalle, Jangoan district and Narsampet in Warangal Rural District. 1101 AD : Their earliest inscription found in Narsampet in Warangal District. The Natavadi records are at Nidikonda, Tripurantakam, Draksharama and Simhachalam. Madapalli has been identified with the village Madapalle near Madhira, Khammama district, which gains support from the Nidikonda inscription. So there is no probability of its identity with the village Madepalle near Ellore. Natavadi chiefs, were originally subordinates of Western Chalukyas. Later on, they shifted their loyalty to the Kakatiyas. Beta Kshanipalaka c.1050 AD : Beta Kshanipalaka figuring in the Inugur...

Founder : Danna Senani Forts : Sankisapura (Dornakal, Khammam), Malyala, Kondaparthi, Vardhamanapuram (Mahabubnagar) Durjaya 1076 AD - 1120 AD : Danna Senani Capital : Sankisapura (Khammam) Stated to be lord of the town Malyala. General of Beta II (1076 - 1108) to Prola II (1116 - 1157) in Polavasa, Manthrakutamu and Kandur battles. He has 2 sons Danna ruling from Sankisapura (Khammama) and Bachavarudhini who was ruling from Vardhamanapura (Mahabubnagar). Sankisapura (Khammam) Branch Sabba Senani son of Danna Senani Capital : Sankisapura Wife : Aachamma 1181 AD : Kata Senani Son of Sabba Senani Capital : Sankisapura General of Kakatiya Rudra Deva (1158 - 1195) took active part in capturing Dharanikota. 1181 AD : Defeated Rajendra Choda II (1161–1181) of Velanati Chodas. Built Trikutesvaralyam Potha Senani Son of Kata Senani Capital : Sankisapuram General of Prataparudra, Mahadeva & Ganapati Deva 1195 AD - 1203 AD : Chaunda Senani Son of Kata Senani Lived in Kondaparthi near...

996 AD - 1052 AD : Recherla Brahma or Bamma Founder : General of Beta I (996 AD - 1052 AD) Defeated a Choda King and carried away as a trophy of war the doors of kanchi. 1052 AD - 1076 AD : Muccha General of Prola I (1052 AD - 1076 AD) 1076 AD - 1108 AD : Kata I / Kataya General of Beta II (1076 AD - 1108 AD) It can fairly be surmised that Beta II could not have achieved this distinction without the support of Kata I. 1116 AD - 1157 AD : Kama Chamupati General of Prola II (1116 AD - 1157 AD) The Palampet inscription127 giving the genealogy of Recherla Rudra incidentally records that his grand father Kama, defeated Manthenya Gunda in a battle. Kama had three sons and a daughter, viz, Kata II, Beti Reddi, Nami Reddi and Vallasani by Kashambika. Beta, Kata II and Nama flourished in the reign of Rudra. 1158 AD - 1190 AD : Kata II General of Rudradeva / Prataparudra I (1158 AD - 1195 AD) 1190 AD - 1262 AD : Recherla Rudra Son of Kata II was the famous Recherla Rudra General for Kakatia k...

Founder : Poranti or Poranki Venna Head Quarters : Katukuru   Descendants of Durjaya dynasty, like Kakatiyas and served as chiefs of army. The Viriyala chiefs continued as subordinate/feudatory rulers for Rashtra kutas, Kalyani Chalukyas and Kakatiyas for around 600 years. Their history is reconstructed through ‘Gudur’, Moripirala, Kalukur, Pammi and Rayaparty inscriptions issued by themselves. According to their inscriptions, the founder of their dynasty was Poranti Venna. Poranti or Poranki Venna According to the ‘Gudur1 inscription, after several kings in the, Durjaya dynasty Poranaki Venna was born. It seems that he was an army chief under the Rashtrakutas. Erra Bhupati Erra Bhupati, son of Poranti Venna, succeeded his father as the chief of army of Rashtrakutas, according to Gudur inscription. Bhima After Erra Bhupati, his son Bhima became famous as the army chief of Rashtrakutas. The Gudur inscription compared him with the Bhima of Pandavas 995 A.D : Erra Narendra Erra Naren...

The Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya, Megasthenes of 4th Century B. C. states that there was a powerful Deccan Nation Andrae having 30 walled cities and an army second only to that of the Imperial Mauryas of Magadha. Megasthenes (about 295 B.C.) : he says, their kings had 100,000 foot soldiers, 2000 horses, 1000 elephants, 30 walled towns, and many villages. Forts in Karimnagar Kotilingala Peddabankur Budigapalli Dhulikatta Kondapur Villages Pahnigiri Thirumalgiri

753 AD - 973 AD : Rashtrakuta defeated Badami Chalukyas in 753 AD. Founder : Dantidurga Capitals : Manyakheta (present-day Malkhed in the Kalaburagi district , Karnataka state) Languages : Kannada, Sanskrit Religion : Jainism, Hinduism 753 AD to 973 AD : Vemulavada Chalukyas (vassals to Rashtrakuta Dynasty) ruled Karimnagar and Nizamabad. 753 AD to 973 AD: Kakatiyas ruled as vassals to Rashrakuta ruled with kakatipura in warangal as capital. Also ruled koravi or kurravadi in warangal district. 753 AD - 756 AD : Dantidurga (735 AD - 756 AD ) occupied all territories between the Godavari and Vima. Dantidurga is said to have conquered Kalinga, Kosala, Kanchi, Srisril, Malava, Lata etc. He annexed Maharashtra to his kingdom by defeating Chalukya King Kirtivarma with the help of Vemulawada Chalukya king Yudhamalla I (750 AD - 780 AD). 756 AD - 774 AD : Krishna I Dantidurga was succeeded by his uncle Krishna I. He conquered the territories that were still under the Chalukyas and thereby com...

1080 - 1160 A.D : Polavasa Dynasty / Polasa chiefs / Lengonda Dynasty Capital : Polavasa (Current Polas, Jagitial District, Telangana State, India) Founder : Madhava Varma Language: Telugu Religion: Hinduism (Saivism and Vaishnavism), Jainism The Polavasa chiefs seem to have patronized Jainism besides Saivism The Polavasa chiefs were subordinates of the Western Chalukyas, but revolted against their overlords during the early 12th century. Descendants of Rashtrakutas and were based immediately north of the Kakatiya territories. The Polavasa Kingdom bordered river godavari and extended from Polavasa to Narsampet. Madhava varman upto 1080AD : Durgaraja 1080 - 1110 A.D : Medaraja - I Feudatory of  Vikramaditya VI (1076 - 1126 AD ) of Western Chalukyas of Kalyani Medaraja is referred to as Maninagapuradhiraja The 1082 CE Banajipet inscription states that Beta II gifted land and a house site to a Jaina temple established by Medarasa. Polavasa was a capital under the rule of Medaraja (108...

c. 1040 AD - 1268 AD  Founder : Eruva Bhima I Capitals : Panugallu, Kanduru and Vardhamanpura  Language : Telugu Eruva Bhima I , apparently the founder of the dynasty , who hailed from Eruvanādu , was also known as  Panugallupuradhipa, Lord of Panugallu, present day Panugal or Panagal. Telugu word Eru, which means 'river' and naturally it applies to the regions on both the sides of the Krishna river in Telangana and AndhraPradesh. The early two choda members Eruva Bhima and his son Tonda I seem to have ruled Pānugallu-rājya as subordinates to the Western Chalukyas of Kalyana.   Anemarasa or Yanemarasa or Ayyarasa of Haihaya family was ruling Kandurnadu under Somesvara I from 1035 AD - 1104 AD. Kandur Cholas ruled parts of Mahabubnagar (Jadcharla and Acchampet taluks) and Nalgonda (Nalgonda Suryapeta, Devarakonda, Miryalguda taluks) parts of Khammam and Krishna districts in the southern parts with Kanduru, Panugallu and Vardhamanpura as their capitals. These kings a...