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==Demise of the dynasty== | ==Demise of the dynasty== |
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Kakatiya dynasty | |||||||||||||||||
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1083–1323 | |||||||||||||||||
Capital | Orugallu (Warangal) | ||||||||||||||||
Common languages | Telugu | ||||||||||||||||
Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||||
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• Established | 1083 | ||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1323 | ||||||||||||||||
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The Kakatiya dynasty was a South Indian dynasty that ruled most of the Telugu speaking lands covered by current day Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, India from 1083 CE to 1323 CE, with Orugallu, now Warangal, as its capital. Shaivite Hindu in kingdom, it was one of the great Telugu empires that lasted for centuries until the conquest by the Delhi Sultanate.
Notable rulers
Rudrama Devi
The most prominent ruler in this dynasty was Rani Rudrama Devi 1262–1289 CE, one of the few queens in Indian history. She was born as Rudramba to Ganapathideva who had no sons. She was formally designated as a son through the ancient Putrika ceremony and given the male name of Rudradeva and declared the Queen. Rudramadevi was married to Veerabhadra, Eastern Chalukyan prince of Nidadavolu. Despite initial misgivings by some of her generals who resented a female ruler, she suppressed the internal rebellions and external incursions. An able fighter and ruler Rudramba defended the kingdom from the cholas and the Yadavs, earning their respect. She remains one of the few symbols of female power in South India.
Prataparudra
Rudrama died in November 1289 when in battle with Ambadeva, a rebel Kayastha chief. she was succeeded by her grandson, Prataparudra, whom she had adopted as her son and heir on the advice of her father, Ganapatideva. Prataparudra was relative of Musunuri Nayaks.
Demise of the dynasty
The conquest of the Deccan by the Delhi Sultanate began in 1296 when Alauddin Khilji, the son-in-law and commander of the sultan, Jalaluddin, raided and plundered Devagiri. Khilji subsequently murdered the sultan and took his place as head of the sultanate.
The glory and wealth of the Kakatiya kingdom attracted the attention of Khilji. The first foray into the Telugu kingdom was made in 1303 and was a disaster due to the resistance of the Kakatiya army in the battle at Upparapalli. A second attempt was made in 1309 by Malik Kafur; he managed to capture the forts of Siripur and Hanumakonda and then Warangal fort was taken after a prolonged siege. Kafur indulged in murder and mayhem around Warangal and this prompted Prataparudra to make a pact and offer an enormous amount of tribute.
Prataparudra asserted his independence in 1320 when there was a change of power in Delhi. The Khilji dynasty ended and Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq ascended the Delhi throne. In 1323, Tughlaq sent his son, Ulugh Khan, to defeat the defiant Kakatiya king. Khan's raid was repulsed but he returned a month later with a larger and determined army. The unprepared and battle-weary army of Warangal was finally defeated, and Prataparudra was taken prisoner. He committed suicide by drowning himself in the Narmada River while being taken to Delhi.
The fall of the Kakatiya dynasty resulted in disarray and brought their former lands under regional principalities. Later Kamma Kings Musunuri Nayaks, who served as army chiefs for the Kakatiya kingdom, united the various Telugu clans and recovered Warangal from the Delhi Sultanate and ruled for half a century. New Principalities arose out of the ruins of the Kakatiya empire that played an important role in the Telugu literature, the primary one being the Vijayanagara Empire.
List of Kakatiya Rulers
The following is a list of rulers of the Kakatiya dynasty. It should be noted that dates are lacking for Kakatiya kings prior to Gunda IV, who is first mentioned in the Mangallu grant of the Eastern Chalukya prince Danarnava in 956 CE. This is the earliest recorded date of a Kakatiya king. Based on average lifespans, it can be surmised that Venna, the founder of the Kakatiya dynasty, lived about the late 8th or early 9th century.
Ruler | Reign |
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Venna | |
Gunda I | |
Gunda II | |
Gunda III | |
Erra | |
Gunda IV | c.956 - 995 CE |
Beta I | c.996 - 1051 CE |
Prola I | c.1052 - 1076 CE |
Beta II | c.1076 - 1108 CE |
Durgaraja | c.1108 - 1106 CE |
Prola II | c.1116 - 1157 CE |
Rudra Deva | c.1158 - 1195 CE |
Maha Deva | c.1195 - 1199 CE |
Ganapathi Deva | c.1199 - 1262 CE |
Rudrama Devi | 1262 - 1289 CE |
Prataparudra | 1289-1323 CE |
Image Gallery
- Musunuri Kaapaneedu
- Ramappa Temple
- Kakatiya Kala Thoranam (Warangal Gate) and Ruins
- A replica of the Koh-i-Noor diamond. The diamond was originally owned by the Kakatiya dynasty
- Kakatiya Rani Rudrama Devi
See also
References
- Gribble, J.D.B., History of the Deccan, 1896, Luzac and Co., London
- Kolluru Suryanarayana. History of the Minor Chāḷukya Families in Medieval Āndhradēśa.
- Ventakaramanayya, N. (1942). The Early Muslim Expansion in South India.
- Kulke, H.; Rothermund, D. (1998). A History of India. Routledge. p. 160. ISBN 0-415-15482-0.
- Eaton, Richard M. (2005). A Social History of the Deccan: 1300-1761. Cambridge University Press. pp. 16–20. ISBN 0-521-25484-1.
- Talbot, Austin Cynthia (2001). Pre-colonial India in Practice: Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra: Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra. Oxford University Press. pp. 177–182. ISBN 9780198031239.
- Bhujanga, Chenchiah (1988). A History of Telugu Literature (Reprinted ed.). Asian Educational Services. pp. 24, 25. ISBN 978-81-206-0313-4.
- Sriramamurti, P. (1972). Contribution of Andhra to Sanskrit literature. Andhra University. p. 60.
- Sastry, P.V. Parabhrama (1978). The Kakatiyas of Warangal. Hyderabad: Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 36.