Bulletin of the Dept. of Indian History and Archaeology No. 6.

\
GENERAL EDITOR :

PROFESSOR K. A. NILAKANTA SASTRI.

VELUGOTIVARIVAMSAVALI
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 PREFACE
The present edition of the Velugdtivanvamsdvali is based upon
two manuscripts of the Mackenzie collection preserved in the
Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras, bearing the
Nos 15-4-3 and 14-4-17 of which the latter is but a copy of the
former No other manuscript of the chronicle is known to exist
Although the latter has no independent value of its own, it proved
quite useful in correcting the scribal errors in several places, and
without it, the task of editing the work would have been far more
troublesome than it has actually turned out In preparing the
present edition both the manuscripts have been utilised, and they
are referred to as
*
A
and B respectively in the foot-notes for
' ' '

the sake of convenience While the printing of the text of the work,
was nearmg completion, a printed copy of the chronicle struck at
Venkatagiri in 1890 was placed in my hands through the kindness
of H H. The Rajah of Venkatagiri Unfortunately it turned out
to be a verbatim reproduction of the manuscript in the Madras
Government Oriental Manuscripts Library with all its textual
corruptions and scribal mistakes in addition to numerous printing
errors The genealogical table appended to this work is taken from
the Family History of Venkatagiri Rajas printed at Madras in 1922
and retained without any modification
In preparing the text for the press, I icceived considerable
help from Messrs M
Ramakrishna Kavi, Srlpada Lakshmipati
Sastri, the Junior Lecturer in Telugu, Madras ymversity, and
Veturi Prabhakara Sastri of the Madras Government Oriental
Manuscripts Library Messrs Kavi and Lakshmipati Sastri rendered
valuable assistance in correcting and restoring the proper text
Vidwan G Subbaramayya, the former Editor of the Bharati, revised
the text, and corrected the proofs with great patience Prof A K
Nilakanta Sastri, the Professor of Indian History and Archaeology,
Madras Umveisity, and Mr A S Ramanatha Aiyar of the
Epigraphy Department, Madras, kindly revised the Introduction
and offered their valuable criticisms and suggestions Mr M
Venkataramayya kindly checked the references and prepared the
index I offer them all my grateful thanks for their unvarying help
The propnetoi s of Rao Brothers and the G S Press have* earned
nty gratitude for the excellent manner in which they have carried
ofit the printing.
5 thank the Syndicate of the Madras University for kindly
sanctioning the publication of the work as a Bulletin of the
University Department of Indian History.

University of Madras,
17th July 1939.
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 ABBREVIATIONS

E.G. . . Epigraphia Carnatica

E.D* . . Elliot and Dowson :
History of India as told
by its own historians.
E.I . . Epigraphia Indica, m

I A . , Indian Antiquary.
J.AHRS. .. Journal of the Andhra Historical Research
Society.
JTA . . Journal of the Telugu Academy.
L R* . . Local Records (C. P Brown)
Mac Mss Mackenzie Manuscripts.
MER (ARE) Madras Epigraphical Report.
SII South Indian Inscriptions.
 CONTENTS
PAGES
INTRODUCTION 1-60

GENEALOGICAL TREE OF THE RAJAHS OF THE VELUGODU

FAMILY . 61-62

TEXT IN TELUGU 1-156

INDEX TO THE TELUGU TEXT 157-168

INDEX TO INTRODUCTION 169-174

 INTRODUCTION

Nature of the work.

The Velugotivanvamsavali is a work of considerable historical
importance . It is a motley collection of verses interspersed with

prose passages mostly composed by the bards (Vandis and Mdga-

dhas) in praise of the chiefs of the Reqerla or Velugo^u family 9
who extended to them their patronage Occasionally, however,
verses culled from other sources are also met with, e.g., the epitaph
of Smgaya Rayapa by the poet Mallana and the stanzas from the
Bhanumatipartnayam of Ren^uri Rangaraju As the bards and their
patrons in whose praise the verses were cbmposed, did not all
belong to one age, it is difficult to assign the work to any particular
period The work seems to have grown with time. The verses
composed by bards were carefully preserved and arranged from
time to tirfe in their chro'nological order, so that within a few
generations they assumed the form of a family chronicle Though
the manner of its growtK has preserved contemporary references
to jevents that happened long ago, it has impaired its value to some
extent as a work of art The bards for the most part were men
of little learning and no culture They often betray ignorance of
the rudiments of grammar and prosody Moreover, they frequently
indulge in the use of provincialism and slang and lay no great claim
to dignity and taste. As verses of several writers of different ages
and of varying degrees of learning are gathered together in it, the
work presents a bewildering variety of style ranging from the
sublime, majesty of 6rlnatha's verse to the worst form of doggerel.

Two works of recent origin, the Velugdtivdrivamsacaritra, and

the RavuvamSacantra, which are mainly based on the Vamsavali
have been cited wherever necessary in the course of thip essay^ when
they give a divergent account

TW historical importance of the famtLy

*
TSie VelugdVju family to which the chiefs of Venkatagiri belong
is one of the most ancient royal families in South India. They first
^
came into prominence during the reign of the Kakatiya monarch,
Ganapati who ruled at Warangal from 1198 to 1263 AD, and
A played
an important part in the wars of his successors. They
 2 INTRODUCTION

obtained from them extensive estates in the

neighbourhood of the
capital. After the dissolution of the
Kakatiya kingdom, they
became the subjects of the Mussalman Emperors of Delhi like
the. other Hindu chiefs, but taking advantage of the rebellion of
Kapaya Nayaka, they asserted their independence and established
themselves in the mountainous tracts of Nalgontfa. They could
not maintain then: independence long, as they came into conflict
with the major kingdoms in then: neighbourhood. They had to
wage wars oq the Bahmam Sultans of Gulburga, the . Rayas
of Vijayanagara* ancl the Gajapatis of Orissa In this unequal
struggle they gradually lost ground, abandoned then: original
habitat and migrated to Karnataka, where they became the subor-
dinates of the Raya and fought his^battles against his enemies,
specially the Muhammadans The Velugotivarivamsavali, which is
a chronicle of the family, gives much valuable information about
the wars which the Velugotfu chiefs waged on the kings of Vijaya-
nagara, Kon^avi^u, Rajahmundry, Cuttack and Bidar Besides, it
describes several rebellions and domestic troubles within the
Vrjayanagara empire, of which nothing is known from other sour-
ces. Therefore, its value to the student of South Indian history
cannot be easily overestimated

The founder of Recerla clan, 6f which the Velugo^u

the
family is an was a farmer of the village Anumanagalju
offshoot,
called Cewi Red<Ji, the son of Ceyur Poll Red$i of Anumanaganti
gotra. The Velugotivarivamsavali contains two versions of the
story of Cewi Re^di, which do not agree with each other fully.
According to one version, Cewi Re$$i discovered by chance a
treasure trove, to take possession of which he had to sacrifice his
faithful Pariah servant Reca, who willingly offered himself as the
victim In pursuance of a promise which he made, Cewi Red<Ji
changed the name of his gotra into Recerla m
commemoration of
his servant who had cheerfully faced death for his benefit. He
was also obliged to adopt a new name, as a consequence of an en-
counter with a Vetala, a kind of demon One evening while he
was returning home from his field after dusk, he is said to have
been attacked by a Vetala who resided in a way-side banyan tree.
Undaunted by the sudden onset of the demon, Cewi Re&li
bravely defended himself with a club which he was carrying "in his
hand at that time. The demon who was pleased with the mani-
festation of his courage conferred on him certain favours and
.vanished The news of Cewi Red^i's encounter with Vetala was
bruited abroad, and people began to call him Betala Re^tfi, By
which name he became famous all over the country. At last, long
 VELUGOTTVARIVAM6AVAJJ

Ga^apati who heard of his story, invited him to his court

at Warangal and bestowed on him several favours including the
government of a district.
The other version narrates a somewhat different story Rica,
a Pariah servant of Cevvi Red^i, who was ploughing a field pro-
tected by a Bhairava in the south of Old Anumanagallu, discovered
an inscribed copper-plate which lay hidden in the ground He
showed the plate to his master who deciphered the inscription con-
"
tained thereon. It ran as follows O Bhafrava, surrender the
nine lakhs (of cash) to him who offers a sacrifice." On hearing
the contents of the inscription read out to him, Reca volun-.
teered to be the victim, so that his master might get hold of the
wealth, provided that he agreed to add the term 'fica' to the names
of his descendants, and accept sandal and aksatas from the hands
of Pariahs on the occasion of marriage in their households Cewi
Reddi accepted these conditions, and having sacrificed Reca, took
possession of the money He founded a new village and named it
Recerla in commemoration of his selfless servant

Though these stories differ* ever so much from each other, they
are in agreement on two points viz, (1) that Cevvi Reddi rose
to prominence by the discovery of a treasure trove and (2) that
,

he managed to take possession of it by the devotion of his Pariah

servant It is not possible to accept these stories as historical

They seem to have been invented at a time when the Velu-

godu having risen to fame and glory, began to feel that the
chiefe,
common obscure peasant Cevvi Reddi was too humble an ances-
tor for them They wove incredible legends around his name and
transformed him into a demi-god worthy of the great warriors who
claimed descent from him

Second generation -

Ddma, Prasaditya and Radra

Cewi Reddi who, m virtue of his successful encounter with
the Vetala, acquired the name of Beti Reddi, had three sons, Dama,
Prasaditya, and Rudra. Of these the most distinguished was Pra-
saditya who
appears to have played an important part in the affairs
o^the Kakatiya kingdom dunng the days of Rudramba and Prata-
parudra On the death of King Ganapati, Prasaditya is said to
have% installed the former's daughter Rudramba on the
throne,
and put down a formidable ring of enemies that surrounded her.
This seems to indicate that Rudramba's succession to the
throne ,

was not uncontested Probably some of the nobles who were un-
vrilling to acknowledge a woman as their ruler rebelled;
 4 INTRODUCTION

and Prasaditya seems to have upheld the cause of the queen, and
obtained from her the titles, Kdkati-rdiya-sthdpanacdrya, and
Rayapitamdhdnka, as a reward for his loyalty
1

Another deed which is attributed to Prasaditya is the introduc-

tion of the Nayakship He is said to have entrusted the defence

of the kingdom to seventy-seven Nayaks but tradition embodied

;

in Pratapacaritra, on the contrary, gives the credit for introducing

this reform to Rudramba's grandson and successor Prataparudra.
Inscriptions, however, refer to Ndyankara or the office of Nayaka
as early as 1279. AD 1
Therefore, Prasaditya must have intro-
duced this reform early Jn the reign of Rudramba He seems to
have survived the queen and helped Prataparudra in the adminis-
tration of the kingdom during the early years of his reign -and ;

was decorated by that monarch with an anklet and bell (ande) .

Third Generation Vennama and Sabbi

elder brother of Prasaditya, had two sons, Vennama
Dama, the
and Sabbi, who seem to have flourished about the beginning of the
fourteenth century Of these Vennama is said to have destroyed
the vast Muhammadan army m a battle The circumstances
in which he fought with the Muhammadans are not known
The KhaijI and the Tughlaq Sultans of Delhi had to
lead, according to the Mussalman historians, no less than
five invasions into Telmgana during the first quarter
of the fourteenth century before they could subvert the authority
of the ruling Kakatiya dynasty and annex the land Of these the
first proved abortive and the fourth ended defeat The re- m
maining three were crowned with success The Hindu accounts
mention seven invasions and allude to some Hindu victories which
do not find a place in the Muhammadan histories The Velugdti-
vanvamsavali and the family prasastis of the Velama Nayaks give
some valuable information not known to us from other sources
The battle in which Vennama inflicted a defeat over the Muslim
army must have taken place during the first Muhammadan inva-
sion against Telmgana sent by Sultan 'Ala-ud-Dm Khalji under
"
Malik Fakhr-ud-Dln Juna and Malik Jhaju of Karra with a^l
the "officers and forces of Hindustan" 1303 m
The expedi- AD
tion, however, ended ingloriously and the army, 'greatly reduced
,

in numbers' returned to Hindustan 2 Although Barni attributes

1. SII iv 705 (ARE 254/1892)

2 ED Hi. p 189.
 VELUG6TIVARIVAMSAVAU 5

the failure of the expedition to the outbreak of rains, it is not

possible that it could have been due entirely to natural causes.

The invaders could not have entered the country and returned
without coming into conflict with the Kakatiya army Vennanta,
as mentioned already, claims a victory over them Potuganti
Maih, another Velama chief m
the service of Prataparudra, claims
to have destroyed the pride of the Turuskas of Delhi in a battle
near Upparapalle As the engagement at Upparapalle had taken
place before Malik Kafur's invasion of Telm^ana, it must have
been fought during the first Muslim expedition in 1303 A D The
Delhi army appears to have penetrated into the Karimnagar dis-
trict in which Upparapalle is situated, but had to retreat owing
to a reverse 'Ala-ud-DIn di<J not, however, give up the idea of
subduing Telmgana In 1309 A D he sent another army under
,

Malik Kafur who marched on Warangal and laid siege to it.

Prataparudra submitted and gave a written agreement promising
" "
to send annually treasure and elephants 3 And he observed the
terms of this agreement until the death of the Sultan The chro-
nicle of Vellutla chiefs alludes to an incident which took place in
Delhi during one of the visits pf Prataparudra's officers bearing,
perhaps, the annual tribute to the court oi the Sultan. For some
reasons which are not known at present Potuganti Maih and
Telungu Bijjana resolved to fight a duel in the presence of the Sul-
"
tan Malik Nemar (Malik Naib) and other officers -including the
seventy-seven Nayaks of Telmgana appear to have been present
on the occaSion Telungu Bijjana was defeated in the fight, and
Maili, having thus obtained satisfaction, probably returned with
the rest of the Nayakas to his native country

Fourth Generation Erra Ddca and Nalla Ddca

Vennama and Sabbi had each a son bearing the names of Erra
Daca ancl Nalla Daca respectively Although both of them
are said to have distinguished themselves in the Pandyan war,
greater prominence is given to Erra Daca than to his cousin Their
exploits are dealt with at some length m
the present chronicle In
the first place, they slew a chief called Kuntlun Immadi, who is
in a fierce engagement near the village ef
otherwise unknown,
Gollapalli Secondly, they encountered the Pandyas in a battle near
^Canci* Brra Daca boldly faced the Pandya who had put the
900,000 Telugu forces to flight on a former occasion ;
he charged

3 E.D hi p 203.
$ INTRODUCTION

the famous Pantfyan elephant squadron at the command of '

King Prataparudra and captured it finally, he attacked the five

;
'

Pantfyas, Vira Pandya, Vikrama Pantfya, Parakrama Pantfya,

Sundara Pandya, an<^ Kulasekhara Pancjya and inflicted an ignomi-
nons defeat on them. As a mark of his appreciation, Pratapa-
rudra conferred on Erra Daca and his cousin the titles of Pdy4ya-
dala-vibhdla (chastiser of the Pandya army) and Pdn^yo-'
gaja-kesan (lion to the Pandya elephant). Besides, Erra Daca .

is said to have defeated several Manne chiefs on the battle-field of

Nellore and established Tirukalaraja on the throne.

Although the Velugptivarivamsavali gives the entire credit for

having won the victory in the battle of Kanci to the Re-
cerla chiefs, they played as a matte* of fact a subordinate part on
*
the occasion. The battle of Kanci took place during
Muppuji Nayaka's invasion of the Tamil country in 1316 AD.
The cause of the invasion is not far to seek The Telugu Colas
of Nellore established themselves at Kaiici where they had been
ruling since the days of Nallasiddha They, however, sub-
mitted to the Kakatiyas during the second quarter of the 13th
century and their king Ganapa'ti sent an expedition into the
,

Tamil country to sustain the authority of his dependents Though

Ganapati was successful at first, he had to retire into his own
dominions hotly pursued by the famous Pandya monarch Jata-
varman Sundara Panya The Kakatiyas lost not only their hold
on the Tamil country but a good deal of territory extending as far
as the North Pennar A succession of able monarchs qn the
Pan^yan throne kept the Kakatiyas at a respectable distance anpl
the latter had no opportunity of renewing their pretensions for a long
time The civil war which broke out on the death of Maravarman
Kulasekhara I, and Malik Kafur's invasion of the Ma'bar country
shook the Pandyan empire to its foundations and paved -the way
for other foreign invaders As soon as the Mussalmans retired
from the south, taking advantage of the helpless condition of the
Pandyan empire and the feebleness of the government, Ravi-
varman Kulasekhara, the king of Kerala invaded the empire,
penetrated as far as the northern frontier, and captured the rity
of Kaiici, where he crowned himself as Vegavatindtha 4 He ^as
not, however, destined to hold it long for, the Pantfyas gathering,
,

forces seem to have put him to flight At the same time, an insur-
rection broke out in the Telugu country across the frontier and ;

4 El viii p 146
'
Ranganatha, a scion of the Telugu Cola family of Nellore, assisted
by another chief called Kota Tikka, headed the rebelhon. It was
to suppress this rebellion and expel the Pancjlyas from Kanci that
Prataparudra sent an expedition to the south The army was
placed under the command of Muppi<Ji Nayaka, the governor of
Vikramasimhapattana (Nellore) and several Nayaks such as the
;

chiefs of Recerla, the Re<fchs etc., accompanied the army 5

An unpubhshed inscription of Draksaramam dated 1322 A.D

recording the gift of a village to the shrine of Bhknesvara of the
place by Pedda Rudra, son of Muppi^i Nayaka, gives a good deal
of interesting information about the events of the campaign.
According to this record, Pedda Rudra who led the campaign on
behalf of his father, frightened *at first king Ranganatha, and turned
"
him back from the battle. This event seems to be identical with
the engagement at Nellore mentioned in the Velugdtivanvamsava}i,
where Erra Daca is said to have distinguished himself. On this
occasion Muppidi Nayaka probably established a Telugu Cola
prince, Tirukalattideva, at Nellore The defeat of Ranganatha in
the battle of Nellore did not break the back of the rebelhon He had
powerful allfes Kota Tikka, a "chief who- is otherwise unknown,
:

and the Manne chiefs who occupied the forest region around
* '

Narayanavanam in the modern Chittore district, seem to have

offered stubborn resistence Pedda Rudra slew Kota Tikka with
his followers in battle, and having subjugated the Manne chiefs in
the neighbourhood of Narayanavanam he gradually recovered the
Nellore territory which was under the jurisdiction of his father from
the enemies.

The subjugation of the hilly tract in the vicinity of Narayana-

vanam brought the Kakatiya generals into conflict with the Hoy-
sala monarch Vira Ballala III He seems to have resented the
expansion of the Kakatiya power as far as Narayanavanam, which

5 The opinion which is commonly held that the Kerala sovereign was
expelled by Muppidi Nayaka is baseless The available evidence does not
justify this inference The Arulala Perumal temple inscription states in general
terms that Muppitfi Nayaka defeated the Southern Kings The Velugotivari-
VamsavsMi refers, as noticed above, only to the Panca-Pandyas in this con-
nection If Muppi^i Nayaka captured Kane! after defeating the Pandyas in

1316AD it is reasonable to hold that the Pandyas were in occupation of the

,

\ity at that time It follows from this that they should have driven away
Ravivarman Kulasekhara and re-occupied Kane! and the neighbouring
territory*
* INTRODUCTION

lay in the immediate neighbourhood of Candragiri, the capital

of his subordinate, Tiruvengalanatha Yadavaraya. He
sent proba-
bly an army to assist Tiruvengalanatha, an<J expel the Kakatiya
forces. A was fought m which Pedda Rudra inflicted a
battle
defeat on the Hoysaja army and took possession of some territory
belonging to Ballaja III. The victory over the Hoysala army
opened the way into Chingleput and North Arcot districts govern-
ed by the Sambuvaraya chiefs. The Sambuvaraya was defeated in
battle but was allowed to retain his principality. Having accom-
plished the conquest of some other petty states the Kakatiya army
approached at last Kaiici with the object of seizing the city

The
Pantfyas, who, meanwhile mustered their forces in the city,
advanced upon the invaders and attacked them fiercely The elephant
squadron of the Pandyas seems to have spread panic in the ranks
of the enemy Muppi^i Nayaka vowed that he would capture the
Pandyan elephants and lead them before his master and in fulfil- ;

ment of this vow, he sent Pedda Rudra to attack the advancing

squadron As Erra Daca is also said to have captured the Pandyan
elephants on this occasion, he must have joined Pedda Rudra m
leading the attack. The Kakatiya generals were successful They
captured the elephant force comprising one hundred beasts This
was the turning point and the Pandyan army suffered a defeat
The result of the battle decided the fate of the city, it fell into the
hands of Muppi^i Nayaka, who, having provided for its govern-
ment by appointing a certain Manavira as its governgr, returned
to Warangal. ,

Fifth Generation .
Singa I, Venna and Eca
Erra Daca had three sons, Singa, Venna, and Eca, who seem
to have flourished about the second quarter of the 14th century
ca is said to have defeated the Muhammadans in the battle of
Kolacalama and captured their horses The date of the battle of
Kolacalama, and the name of the Muhammadan chief whom he
vanquished are not known The Gosangi chiefs claim to have
plundered thte seven constituents of the royalty of Ulugh Khan and
destroyed the pride of Malik Nemal. Ulugh Khan over whom *he
G6sangi chiefs claim victory is identical with prince Fakhr-ud-)m
Juna, the later Muhammad bin Tughlaq It is well known t^at his
first attack on Warangal was unsuccessful and fica might have
,

won a victory on this occasion. In that case, the battle of Kola-

calama must have been fought in 1321 A.D The Velugotvar*
vamsacarttra, however, states that fica won the victory while
 VELUGOTIVARIYAMSAVALI 9

attempting to succour the chief of Kolacalama when he was

harassed by the Mussalman army. If the statement of the Velu-
gotivdnvamsacaritrOi is based on facts, fica must have won the
victory on some occasion subsequent to the Muhammadan conquest
of Telingana

The Muhammadan conquest and the condition of the country

Prince Fakhr-ud-Dm returned to Telingana with a large army in
1323 A^D, laid siege to Warangal, and having captured it sent
' '
Prataparudra as a prisoner to Delhi All the* country of Tilang,
according to Barm, was conquered Officers were appointed to
manage the country, and one year's tribute was taken 6 Though the .
Hindu independence was destroyed, the actual administration of the
country was left in the hands of the Hindu nobles The Sultan or his
deputy at Warangal collected the tribute, and cared little about
the manner in which the government was carried on The Hindu
nobles who were left without any check to restrain their activi-
ties fought frequently with one another and increased the distress
of the people The victories which are attributed to Singa and
his brothers of the fifth a generation were won in petty feuds
of this description Kapaya Nayaka, th most powerful of these
nobles, was a man of considerable insight he managed to unite
,

the warring nobles and revive the old Hindu kingdom for a while
Hfc expelled the Mussalmans from Telingana, and attempted to in-
fuse fresh life into the old body politic, but he was only the first
among equals, and his authority was resented Some of his subordi-
nates rebelled and set up new kingdoms, the most important of
which were those of Racakonda, and Kondavi<Ju The generation
of Smga and his brothers saw the birth of the new kingdoms, to
the formation of which, they had themselves contributed not a
little

Three events are usually mentioned in connection with the

name of Singa (1) He waged war upon the Matsa chiefs He slew
Matsa Komma at JilugupalU and Rudra at Magatula in bat-
tle Nothing is known about these chiefs or the cause 6f their
emmity with Singa Probably he came into conflict with them
wnile .attempting to extend his authority (2) He is also saicf to
have\defeated king Kapa, who was the lord of Telingana at that
time Although no information is available about the cause of

6 ED iii pp. 233-4,

 10 INTRODUCTION

their hostility, it is not unlikely that it was due to an attempt of

Kapa to check the growing power of Singa's family and maintain
his position as the overlord of Telmgana, (3),Singa led his troops
to Attack the fort of Jalhpalh, where the Ksatriyas had imprisoned
his brother-in-law Cmtalapalli Singama Nayadu, and was assassi-
nated by Tambala Bommajiya, at the instigation of his enemies in
1360 A D

Sixth Generation Anapota I and Mada I [1360 to 1384 (?). A.D.]

Singa not die unavenged
I did* His two sons, Anapota and
Mada resolved to complete the work of their father. They seem
*
to have won much renown as distinguished warriors even before
their father fell a victim to the treacherous knife of the assassin.
The Velugotivarivamsavali mentions the names of several p*etty
Ksatriya and Re<J<Ji chiefs whom they had either slain or subdued
The most important eyent which may be assigned to the first phase
of their military career was the victory which they won in a battle
fought near Moguluru
7
The Panta chiefs, Mummadi and Mailaru,
who are said to have been the lords of the city of Ramagiri, and
masters of two hundred forts, were engaged * in battle
near the fort of Moguluru in the district (bhumi) of
Cejjerla Notwithstanding the help of' several Kamma chiefs,
8
they sustained a defeat and lost their lives Therefore,
Anapota brother were not discouraged when ttiey
and his
heard the news of the assassination of their father, but on the
contrary, redoubled their efforts to capture Jallipalh and'pumsh the
instigators of the cowardly crime While they were engaged in
pushing forward the siege operations, they seem to have been
attacked by several Ksatriyas at the head of a large army, probably
with the object of raising the siege On hearing of the advance of

7 The authors of the Telugu Velugotivanvamsacantra (1910) with

characteristic disregard of the contents of the Vamsavali on which they based
their work ignore the battle altogether and attribute the incidents connected
with it to a fight that took place outside Jallipalh where Anapota and Mada

are said to have slam the Pan^a chiefs Whatever may be the justification for
they position, the facts as recorded in the Vamsavali, do not offer them aky
support
8 It is not possible to establish the identity of these chiefs, or the places
mentioned in connection with the episode There are two forts of the name
of Ramagiri in the Telugu country, one in the Nizam's Dominions near the
southern bank of the Godavari, and the other in the Chittore district Neither
of these places seems to be the Ramagiri mentioned here for it is said to have
,

been included in the bhumi of Cejjerla, which very probably corresponds to

the Narasaraopet taluk in the Guntur district,
 VELUGdTIVARIVAM6AVA^I 11

the enemy, Anapota and Mada left JallipaUi with 6,000 horse, 700
elephants and 20,000 foot and defeated them in a battle near the fort
of Inukurti Most of the Ksatriyas were killed in the fight and
those that fell into the hands of the Velamas were put to death* in
a most inhuman manner Having got rid of the enemy who had
threatened their rear, Anapota and his brother returned to JallipaUi
with their troops, captured the fort and massacred the defenders of
the fort in 1361 A
D They are said to have performed the last rites
to thei father after the victory and offered libations to his spirit
with the blood of the massacred Ksatriyas
The victories at Moguluru, Inukurti and JallipaUi enhanced the
*
prestige of the Velamas and the ferocity" which they displayed in
dealing with the vanquished, struck terror in the minds of the people
Nevertheless, their position was far from secure Kapaya Nayaka,
the overlord of Telingana, grew apprehensive of the growing power
of the Velamas, and evidently made an attempt to check them ,

but he was not successful in his endeavour for, in a battle which ,

he fought with the Velamas at Bhlmavaram, he was defeated and

killed This event took place in 1369 AD, or a little earlier
Anapota proceeded thereupon to annex Kapaya's territory and soon
took possession of Warangal, Bhuvanagiri and other places, and
assumed the titles of A*ndhrasuratrana and Anamanagantipura-
varddhlsvara belonging to him 9 With the overthrow of Kapaya,
the Velamas cast off their subordinate role and bedame the para-
mount power m Telingana
Anafiota's war with the Reddis of Kondavidu
Anapota came into conflict with the Redtfis of Kon<Javi$u, when
he probably attempted to enforce his authority over them It may
be borne in mind that Prolaya Vema, the founder of the Reddi
kingdom, was a subordinate of Kapaya Nayaka 10 He appears to
have asserted his independence even during the life-time of his
overlord, and bequeathed his kingdom to his son and successor
Anapota Re^di When the Velama king, Anapota, overthrew the
authority of Kapaya Nayaka and assumed his titles of*parame>untcy,
he seems to have contemplated the subjugation of the whole of the
T&ugu country In order to realise his ambition he invaded the
Red^i 'kingdom twice The earlier of these invasions was led by
v
Naga, a cousin of the Velama king and the latter by Mada, his
,

own brother Both the invasions were directed against the fort of

9 Velugdtiv&nvam&acaritra, App 4, p 24.

10 JTA 11. p 106-7.
 12 INTRODUCTION

Dharanikota on the Krsna. And though the Velama commanders

are said to have obtained victory over Anapota Re44^ they did not
gain any material advantage thereby The Recjl^is still retained
Dharanikota in their possession and suffered no loss of territory.

The failure of these two expeditions may be attributed partly

to the Mussalman invasions of Telingana from the west. "The
Bahmani Sultan, Muhammad Shah I invaded Telingana thrice. The
earliest of these invasions was due to the unprovoked aggression
of the Velama'king The district of Kaulas which originally be-
longed to Telingana was surrendered by Kapaya Nayaka to Sultan
t
'Ala-ud-Din Hasan in 135J AD 11 Anapota who seems to have en-
tered into an alliance with Bukka I of Vijayanagara demanded the
restitution of the district during the" early years of Muhammad
Shah's reign and sent a large army under his cousin Naga to take
forcible possession of the district Bahadur Khan, one of Muham-
mad Shah's officers, put Naga with his army to flight and ravaged
the country as far as Warangal 12 Bahadur Khan's victories did not,
however, produce the desired result for, he could not dislodge ,

Naga from the region of Kaulas, where he remained until his death
Muhammad Shah felt quite helpless for the time being* as he was
engaged probably in a war with the Ray a of Vijayanagara But as
soon as he concluded peace with the Raya he was free to settle his
quarrel with the Velamas Suddenly he descended on Filampat^n,
the headquarters of Naga, and put him to death But he was not
allowed either to remain in the place or to return to his .capital un-
"
molested The Telungies who had now collected in great Jprce,
surrounding him from all quarters, so harassed his march that he,
commanded his tents and baggage to be burnt together with all his
plunder, except jewels and gold Being relieved from these en-
cumbrances, he moved in close order from dawn till nightfall every
day, relying for provisions on the villages on the route, and passing
the night in strict vigilance, for fear of surprise With all these
precautions, the enemy destroyed such number of his soldiers that
of four thousand men only
hundred returned The king
fifteen
himself received a wound in arm and
at Kowlas was obliged to
the
"
halt from indisposition 13 The flight of the Sultan and his pursuit
by 'the Tehngas so graphically described by Fenshta are briefly
"
alluded to in the Velugotivarivamsavali Being chased by you, .

O Raya Rao Anapota, the Sultan and (the dependent) chiefs fell

11 Briggs Fenshta, li. p. 293

12 Ibid. li. p 301.
1? Ibid. p. 304.
 VELUG&TIVARIVAMSAVAkI 13

into confusion and were vanquished by you outside the fort of

Sindhur." Though Anapota thus won a brilliant victory over the
Sultan, he could not obtain relief from his attacks permanently.
For, Malik Saif-ud-Dln planned a fresh invasion of Telmgana, and
despatched two armies against Golkonda and Warangal respectively
Anapota, however, is said to have declined to engage the Mussal-
man army, and concluded a treaty with the Sultan by ceding to him
the fort of Golkonda and its dependencies 14

Bes'ide thewars that have been described above, the Velugoti-

varivarnsavali mentions other victories which Anapota and his
brother won over their enemies In the first place, Anapota is
said to have slam several enemies in the plain near Indirala and
filled the river Musi with their blood but nothing is known about
,

the enemy who suffered defeat m the battle The engagement pro-
bably took place during one of the Muhammadan invasions from
Gulburga Secondly, a cavalier of the name of Jangli Khan or
Manne Jangli who fell upon Mada in some unknown place was
defeated and slam by him in the battle that ensued

Notwithstanding a few -reverses in the wars with the Mussal-

mans, Anapota and his brother were generally successful in their
military undertakings They not only increased the extent of their
territory but enhanced the status of their principality They
tra*nsformed their mannenkam into a sovereign state, 'which became
during the period of their rule a power to be reckoned with in the
inter-state politics But curiously enough, they had themselves pav-
ed the" way for the dissolution of their kingdom Anapota and Mada
fere said to have divided between themselves the kingdom which

they had so laboriously built up the northern part of the kingdom

,

with the capital Rajukonda fell to the share of the former and the ,

south with Devarakon$a became the family domain of the latter

Though both the sections of the Recerla family acted together, even
after the division, against their enemies, their kingdom lost its
unitary character

Seventh Generation Singa II and Vedagin I

% Anapota was succeeded by his son Singa II and Mada by kis
son Vddagin They played an important part in the affairs of the
eastern Deccan for nearly a quarter of a century During the
period of their rule, the Velamas, notwithstanding the division of
i their kingdom, lost none of their old vigour owing to the cordiality

14. Briggs Ferishta, ii. p. 305.

 14 INTRODUCTION

that characterised the relations between the two branches of the

ruling family.
Singa II and Vedagin I, following the tradition established by
their parents, engaged themselves in warfare with the Redcjis of
Kontfavidu The affairs of Kontfavldu seem to have fallen into great
disorder during the latter half of Anapota Reddi's reign, owing to
the rebellion of Bhaktiraja, a chief belonging to the Eruva branch
of the Telugu C6$a family Bhaktiraja who was a descendant of
the famous wsfr^ior, Eruva Bhlma, appears to have originally held
sway over portions of Eruva probably as a subordinate of the Re4<jh
kings, and defeated some Muhammadan chiefs, probably officers in
*
the service of the Bahmani Sultan, 'Ala-ud-Dln Hasan Gangu early
in his career He seems to have accompanied his overlord in an
expedition against the Gajapati on whom he inflicted a defeat on
the battle-field of Paiicadhara and restored the Koppula chief to
his kingdom After this victory Bhaktiraja seems to have settled
down in the valley of the Godavarl, where he appears to have carv-
ed out a small kingdom for himself Taking advantage of the con-
fusion caused in the Reddi kingdom by the invasion of the Bahmani
Sultan, Bhaktiraja rose up in revolt 'against his overlorcf and when ,

the latter attempted to put him down, overthrew him in a battle

that took place at Suravaram, probably the village of that name in
the Nuzvid Division ? of the present Kistna distript
( )

Bhaktiraja then built in the conquered territory a new

city Kamapurl where he established himself 14a
called His
victory over Anapota and the foundation of the new .capi-
tal must be assigned to a period subsequent to his en-t
counter with the Muhammadan chiefs for, Anapota 's author-
,

ity in the Godavarl delta seems to have come to an end soon aftei
1356 A
D 15 as no vestiges of Re^di rule can be traced in this
,

region until its reconquest by Anavema in 1373 AD During this

interval Bhaktiraja appears to have strengthened his position by
the conquest of fresh territory and the acquisition of the friendship
of the petty chiefs in the
neighbourhood
Anapota does not appear to have taken any steps to regain his
hold on the Godavarl delta On his death in or about 1370 A.D , Jie
wa*s succeeded by his brother
Anavema, owing probably .to the
extreme youth of his own son, Kumaragiri Anavema was a power-
ful king, and as soon as he ascended the throne, he concerted
measures for the reconquest of his northern possessions. An epi-

14a J A.H R S , i p 175

15. SI.I. iv. 1387.
 VELUGOTTVARIVAMSAVAJJ 15

graph dated 1377 A.D. states that Anavema "destroyed RSja-

"
mahendrapura, Niravadyapura and other sthaladurgas 1 It is evi-
dent that he led a military expedition into the Godavari delta and
reduced it to subjection sometime before this date The subjugation
of this region seems to have taken place as early as 1373 A.D for, ;

the district of Kona in which the village of Natfupura, granted to

Brahmans as an agrdhdra in that year, was situated, had already
passed into Anavema's hands 17 On this occasion, Anavema seems
to have* subdued the east coast as far as Simh^calam, and imposed
his yoke on some of the chiefs of southern Kalinga An epigraph at
Simhacalam dated 1375 states that his AD
minister Cennama
"
Nayadu took a village from king Arjunadeva of O<Jdadi for the pur-
18
pose of making a gift to the temple of the god Narasimha Ana-
vema's hold over the northern districts of his kingdom remained
unshaken until 1381 A D as indicated by his inscriptions at Palivela
,

and Draksaramam m
the East Godavari district 19

Although no mention is made of Bhaktiraja or his sons in the

records of the reign of Anavema, he could not have subdued the
Godavari delta and the coastal region extending as far as southern
Kalinga without coming into conflict with them There is reason
to believe that Anavema overcame the opposition of the Cola
family by means of diplomacy rather than force Nissanku Kom-
mana, writing a generation later, states that Bhaktiraja's son Bhima-
Imga married a daughter of king Anavema, and Vemamba, the issue
of this marriage, espoused Doddaya Alia, the father of Vema and
20 This is also corroborated
Virabjiadra, the rulers of Rajahmundry
by the evidence of the Vemavaram plates of Allaya Vema dated 1434
AD 21 The alliance is, indeed, significant In the first place, it was
an inter-caste marriage A marriage of a Ksatriya prince with a
princess of Sudra community was not of usual occurrence
Secondly, the hostility that characterised the relations between
Bhaktiraja and the Reddis must have prevented, in the ordi-
nary state of affairs, the contraction of an alliance of the kind
It is not, therefore, unreasonable to think that the marriage was the

,
result of a political alliance. Anavema appears to have offered his
daughter in marriage to Bhaktiraja's son in order to overcome his

16 MER 1915 Part h p 115

17 El 111 p 286f
18 SII vi No. 785
19 446 of 1893, 506 of 1893
20 Sivalllavil&sam, i

21 E.I xiii. p 238.

 16 INTRODUCTION

opposition ; and the latter accepted the proposal

owing probably to
his apprehensions that he might not be able to offer resistance suc-
cessfully, if he were attacked by the Red4iking. Therefore, he
concluded a treaty of peace with Anavema, which left him posses- m
sion of his territory, though it deprived him of his independence.
It is not known whether Bhaktiraja himself was alive at the

time of the conclusion of this alliance. If the information furnished

by an inscription at Rajahmundry, noticed by the Mackenzie Sur-
veyors, that his -son Annadeva, a half brother perhaps of Bhimalinga,
was crowned in 1366 A D can be regarded as trustworthy, Bhakti-
,

22
raja must have died even before the accession of Anavema
Bhimalinga probably entered into an alliance with Anavema to oust
his half brother from the principality with his help and take posses-
sion of it The omission of the name of Bhimalinga from the inscrip-
tions of Annadeva which give a good deal of information about his
parents, and family may be attributed to the want of cordiality bet-
ween the brothers Annadeva appears to have lost control over his
territory soon after his coronation The earliest of his inscriptions
noticed so far which is dated in 1388 A D shows that he retired to
the neighbourhood of Tripurantakam in the Markapur taluk of
the Kurnool district 23 Annadeva, having been driven out of his
territory, attempted probably to take refuge in his ancestral prin-
cipality of Eruva but he could not have remained there long, as
;

Tripurantakam with the neighbouring territory had already passed

into the hands of Harihara II of Vijayanagara 24 Therefore, he left
Eruva and wandered abroad seeking protection and help at the court
of the neighbouring princes At first, he repaired to Devarakonda,
where he appears to have been treated with consideration
Vedagiri I promised him help and concerted measures in consulta-
tion with his cousin Singa II to reinstate him

A war broke out between Anavema and the Velamas when the
latter attempted to reinstate Annadeva in his dominions The events
of this war are not properly recorded The Velugotivarivamsavali
asserts that Anavema attacked Mada, one of the sons of Singa II,
but being defeated in battle took to his heels The place of the
battle is not mentioned The Velugotivarivamsacantra ano\the

22 Mac Mss 15 4 4 p 231 f The inscription in question is said to

have been engraved on a slab lying outside the postern gate of Hie fort of
Rajahmundry It is dated irregularly Annadeva, according to this epigraph;
was crowned on Asvija su 10 of the year Parthiva corresponding to S 1C59.
23 254 of 1905. ,
<

24 257, 270 of 1909

 VELUGOTIVAIOVAMfiJlVAJ^ 17

Rdvuvamsacaritra, however, declare that Anna, another son of

Singa II slew Anavema in a battle Anna who is said to have per-
formed this deed is, n/> doubt, identical with Anapota II, the eldest
son and successor of Smga II. If these statements are true,. it
would appear that Anavema encountered the Velamas twice. He
saved himself by timely flight on the first occasion, and forfeited his
life on the second. In the absence of trustworthy confirmatory evi-
dence, it is not possible to arrive at any definite conclusion about
the events recorded in these works As the Velamas did not suc-
ceed in restoring Annadeva, it is very doub'tful whether they
succeeded in gaining any decisive victory over the Red^i king

The death of Anavema, whether due to natural causes or misad-

ventyre on the battle-field, must have taken place before 1386 A D ,

as his successor, Kumaragiri, had already ascended the throne by

the middle of that year 25 Kumaragiri was not a capable ruler.
He seems to have given himself up completely to pleasure, leaving
the administration of the kingdom in the hands of Kataya Vema,
his brother-in-law and minister Vema was an able administrator
and a distinguished warrior He not only kept the internal affairs
of the kingdom firmly undef- control but energetically pushed for-
ward its boundaries in the west and the north-east It is said that
he subdued Makledi, Kimrnur, Bendapudi, Vajrakutam, Ramagm
and- Viraghottam 26 These conquests were probably effected early
in the reign of Kumaragiri, as Kataya Vema appears* to have been
active on the Kalinga frontier m
1386 27 AD
Bamagiri, one of the forts subjugated by Kataya Vema, was in-
cluded in Telmgana The conquest of this fort must have provoked
the anger of Singa II, the overlord of the country, and precipitated
a war between the two kingdoms The Velugotivarivamsavali
darkly alludes to a war of Smga II with the Reijdis in the course of
which Smga's sons, Daca and Mada, offered a gross insult to
Kumaragiri The Camatkaracandnkd of Visvesvara, who
flourished in the court of Singa II, alludes to a conflict between
28
Singa and the petty chiefs ruling on the banks of the Gautami

'25 SII vi No 781

26 Introduction to Kataya Vema's commentary on Kalidasa's Sakuntalam
27 'SII vi No 781
28 56m (Sneh f ) -olioaini Parasika-nrpatau 8andh=z&nu^8andhS.y (an * )
akaih
Kanyd-ratna-8am=arpan&t Gajapatau ambandha-gandha-8pr&i
jRecerl==anuaya-&pbgtnam narapatim drcutum rone a&luuam
Sambhavyam sa(na ? )7u Gautami -par isara-ksudra-ksamdbhrd^gan^.
The Madra? Govt. Or. Mss. Lib R No. 2679 p 114.
3
18 INTRODUCTION

The name GautamI, referred to by Visvesvara, is applied to the

Godavari, specially to that part of the river which extends from the
Eastern Ghats to the sea The river above Ra^ahmundry is spoken
of as the AkharwJa-Gautami, and one of its branches which flows
below the town as the Vrddha-Gautami As the Godavari valley
from the Eastern Ghats to the sea was under the authority of the
RecUJis, the petty chiefs mentioned by Visvesvara must be identical
with Kumaragin and the chiefs dependent upon him The presence
of Singa II in ithe northern districts of the Re^L kingdom, ,as indi-
cated by an epigraph dated 1387 A D at Simhacalam29 clearly points
, ,

to a Velama invasion of the Reddi dominions during the early years

of the reign of Kumaragin Reddi
The invasion of the Reddi kingdom seems to have embrpiled
Smga II in a war with the Gajapati The Velugotivarivamsavali
heaps maledictions upon some unnamed chiefs who instigated the
Gajapati to make an attack upon Singa Probably Kataya Vema, un-
able to withstand the advance of the Velamas, solicited the help
of the Gajapati or, some of the chiefs of the borderland who
,

acknowledged the supremacy of the Gajapati, being harassed by

the Velama forces, appealed to their overlord for hel However
that may be, the Gajapati came to the south of his dominions, and
opposed the invaders Fighting broke out soon between the two
armies and in an engagement that took place, the Gajapati $us-
,

tamed a defeat and, if we may trust the veracity of Visvesvara,

,

the Gajapati was obliged to purchase peace by offering Jus daughter

in marriage to Singa Kumaragin seems to have concluded tpeace
with Singa about the same tune for the Anaparti plates dated
,

1390 AD make a pointed allusion to the maintenance of friendly

relations with all his neighbours excepting the easterners 30 Having
thus demonstrated his military superiority over the Reddis and
the Gajapati, Singa returned to his country

The Velama invasion of the east coast was nothing more than
a brilliant raid ;produced no permanent result. The authority
for it

of Kumaragirj. remained unshaken notwithstanding the shock it must

have experienced during the invasion Kumaragin spent the remain-

29 S I I vi No. 1086
30. Udicya d&k8inAtya8=ca pratlcyas=ca mahisvar&h \

Acaranti sadS, maitriin=:asm&'bhir=ati-kautukdt \\

Tasmat-Simhadn-paryanta-prflct/fl Sva mdhi&varah \

Jtavya*=tan-maMpdl6n==adHuna jaydKlaya II

JAHRS xi pp 203-4
 VELUG6TlVARIVAMgAVAl^I 19

ing years of his reign in peace, as he was not called upon to defend
again his kingdom from the attacks of his neighbours.

Kumaragiri had *a son called Virannavota who appears to have

predeceased his father. The next heir to the throne was Peda
Komati Vema, one of Kumaragin's distant cousins, whose succes-
sion to the throne was not, however, favoured by Kataya Vema,
the de facto ruler of the kingdom To satisfy him and thus prevent
the outbreak of a civil war m
the kingdom, Kumaragiri effected
a division of his territories, assigning the north-eastern districts
with the city of Rajahmundry to Kataya Vema, and leaving the
31
rest of the kingdom to his cousin This arrangement failed,
however, to give satisfaction to both the parties. Each regarded
the other as an usurper, and Vesolved to make himself the master
of the entirekingdom Therefore, on the death of Kumaragiri in
1403 A
D the kingdom of Kondavidu split up into two hostile states
,

each attempting to undermine the power of the other.

This state of affairs encouraged foreign invasion Annadeva

who failed to regain the possession of his estates with the assistance
of the Velamas wandered abroad and sought asylum at the court
of the Sultan of Gulburga He helped Firuz Shah to defeat the
Karnataka army at Sagar. and recapture the fort, which had been
in a state of revolt for some time in the past 32 As soon as he heard
the? news of Kumaragin's death and the division of his kingdom
between Peda Komati Vema and Ka|aya Vema, he resolved
to make artother attempt to recover his possessions He appears
to have returned to Devarakonda, where he obtained assistance
from Vedagiri I, and marched to Rajahmundry, accompanied by the
Velama army Their progress appears to have been constantly
checked by the enemy The Velugotivarivamsavah mentions a
number of battles where Vedagiri I is said to have won victories
over his enemies It is said that he defeated at Vemulakonda (in
the Chodavaram division of the East Godavari district) a
confederacy of five chiefs called Sattiga, Calikya, Kannara,
Kankala and Udayana No information available abqjit the
is

identity of these chiefs They were probably the subordinates of

Vema. 33

31 El iv p 319
32 J AHRi p S
184 Bnggs Ferishta, 11 p 370 Burhan-i-Ma'asIr
, ;

, (LA. xxviii p 186),Tabaqat-i-Akbari (Bib fcid),iu p 13.

*
-33. The Velugotivdrivamsacaritra (p. 52) states that Vedagiri defeated

,at Vemulakonda only Sattiga Of the remaining four, Kankala is said to have
been vanquished in the neighbourhood of Srisaila, Calikya at Mamitfala, and
 20

Vedagiri is also said to have dismantled the fort of

an important place in the Turn division of the East Godavari dis-
trict. Though the Vamsavah does not mention the name of the
ene,my from whom Vedagiri had taken this fort, it may be con-
fidently asserted that it belonged to Kataya Vema at that time ;

for, Bentfapudi was one of the forts which Vema had conquered
early in Kumaragiri's reign. Though the other events of the ebcpe-
dition are not known, it appears to have terminated successfully
Annadeva, for .restoring whom the expedition was undertaken, was
placed in possession of his ancestral principality to which a good
deal of the conquered territory appears to have been added
Annadeva assumed the titles of maharajddhiraja, paramesvara,
and purvasimhasanddhisvara denoting sovereignty, 34 thereby
proclaiming that he had put an end to the rule of the Reddis'and
had taken over the administration of the country under the juris-
' '
diction of the Eastern Throne from them

The power of Kataya Vema was nearly crushed but it was ,

not completely destroyed He might again gather strength and

overthrow Annadeva's authority Vedagiri, having probably fore-
seen this danger, appears to have taken, steps to sustain the power
of Annadeva He left his minister, Pina Mada Nayadu, in the
kingdom of Rajahmundry to safeguard the interests of his ally
Pina Mada remained in the east coast for about three years and
then returned 'to the court of his master 35 The Velama interven-
tion brought in a new element of discord in the affairs of the
kingdom of Rajahmundry, and thus prepared the ground for the
outbreak of a civil war which convulsed the Godavari delta for
nearly one decade.

Vedagiri and Gundaya Dandandtha

Vedagiri I is said to have acquired fame by inflicting defeat on
Gun<Jra Dandraya, i e Gundaya Dandanatha, an officer in the ser-
,

vice of Harihara II of Vijayanagara The circumstances in which

Vedagiri inflicted this defeat are not recorded Harihara II invaded
Telingana twice during the last quarter of the 14th century, to
'
break probably the alliance between the Velamas and the Sultan
of -Gulbarga The treaty of friendship which Anapota I concludld

Kannara at Aruvapalli. The source from which the authors of the Vathia-
carftro derived this information is not however mentioned .

34 SII iv 1347
35 SII v 1242; vi 1100.
'
with Muhammad Shah Bahmani I still remained in force and ;

amity and concord characterised the relations between the two

kingdoms since their June. The alliance between the Bahmani Sul-
tan and the king of Telingana was extremely distasteful to the
Raya of Vijayanagara, as it strengthened the hands of the Sultan
in waging war upon him. A hostile Tehngana in his flank was
always a source of embarrassment to the Sultan while engaged m
a war with his southern neighbour Harihara II who realised the
dangerous character of this alliance made persistent efforts to break
it, though he failed ultimately to accomplish his object.

The first expedition set out from Vijayanagara some time before
1384 AD , it penetrated into the heart of Tehngana and even
reached the neighbourhood of 'the capital Warangal. The advance
of the Vijayanagara forces was checked by the Muham-
madans, the allies of the Velama king, at a place call-
ed Kottakon^a. In the battle that took place on this
occasion, Saluva Ramadeva, one of the chiefs of the Vijaya-
36 The expedition probably sustained a
nagara army, perished
reverse The destruction of the enemies which Vedagiri is said
to have effe'cted in the neighbourhood of Warangal was perhaps

accomplished on this occasion What happened after this incident

is not stated in our source's The defeat at Kottakon$a was proba-
bly .decisive and the Vijayanagara army was perhaps compelled
, to
retire from Telingana as a consequence of this defeat

Harihara II did not, however, give up his designs on Telingana

He despatched again a large army under the command of the
Yuvaraja, Bukka II, accompanied by the veteran, Dantfanatha
Trugappa in 1397 AD. They proceeded to Tehngana, captured on
their way the fort of Panagal in the Mahabubnagar district of the
Hyderabad state, from the Muhammadans who were in alliance
with the king of Tehngana 363 The Camaikdracandnkd cited in
a previous context refers to the friendship of Smga II with the
Parasika king 37 The Vatdyardjavallabham describes the war
which Bukka II waged upon the king of Telingana and his tallies,
the Muhammadans. It is said that he defeated the Andhra king
an& his ally the Sultan and returned to Vijayanagara laden with
38
booty.

36. E.C xii Ck us

36a. South Indian Research, 11, p 173
3? Supra, p 17
38. Further Sources of Vijayanagara History (unpublished).
 22 INTRODUCTION

Gun<Jaya Dan<}anatha whom I defeated must have

Vedagiri
been associated with one two expeditions, although the
of these
material available at present does not make mention of him in this
context. It may be suggested, however, that he was probably in
charge of the first expedition which appears to have ended abort-
ively Notwithstanding the victories of Bukka II these expeditions
failed to achieve their object ,
and the Velama chiefs remainecf firm
in their loyalty to the Sultan

The Eighth Generation

The Velugotivanvamsavali introduces a complication in the
family pedigree after Singa II It is said that Singa II had two

sons called Pma Singa and Annama. respectively Pina Singa had ,

a son named Anapota who in turn became the father of the *cele-
brated Sarvajfia Singa, the patron of the Telugu poet 6rlnatha The
fictitious character of this pedigree is disclosed by the Rasdrnava-

sudhdkaram, a treatise on rhetoric composed by Singa II himself

In his introduction to the work, Singa enumerates the names of all
his six sons Neither Pina Singa nor Annama find a place among
them 39 The authors of the Telugu Velugotivarivampocantra at-
tempt to circumvent this difficulty by foisting the name of Pina
40 but there is no
Singa on Vedagiri, one of Singa II's six sons ,

evidence to show that Vedagiri was known by any other name

Another important which brings to light the spurious
fact
character of the pedigree must be noticed in " this con-
nection According to the account given in the Vamsavali,
*
Annama, the younger brother of Pina Singa, laid siege
to the fort of Gandikota, but was killed in a mghf
attack by a chieftain called Polepalli Bukkaraju On obtain-
ing the intelligence of his brother's death, Pina Singa commanded
his brother-in-law, Jupalh Konda to proceed against Bukka to
avenge Annama's death Konda marched accordingly to the fort
of Potficedu where Bukka had taken refuge, and carried him off
as a prisoner to the court of Pma Singa It is highly improbable
that Pina Singa who was an enemy of Polepalli Bukka should have
*
been one of the sons of Singa II for, Smga II, as noticed already,
,

lived at the end of the 14th century ;

and Polepalli Bukka, Aie

39 C Virabhadra Rao in his History of the Andhras, ni p 80; and

V Prabhakara Sastri in his Sringara Srindtham, pp 199-201 have both drawn
attention to this fact The latter rejects, as a matter of fact, the evidencp of
the Vamsavali, and omits the name of Pma Singa in the genealogy of Sarvajfia.
'
40. The Velugotwanvamsaeantra, p. 64.
 VELUGOTIVARIVAMfiAVA^J 28

rival and contemporary of his alleged sonPina Singa, flourished, as

shown by an epigraph at Cina Kommerla in the Cuddapah district,
about the close of the 15th century. 41 Therefore, the passages of
the Vaihsavali describing the story of Pina Singa and his brother
Annama must be considered spurious and they seem to have been
;

introduced into the work for reasons which are not quite apparent.

Anapota II, Rdmacandra and Mdda II.

Th& most important personages in the

eighth generation, so
far as we are able to learn from the information furnished by the
Vamsavali, were Anapota II, son of Singa II, and his cousins
Ramacandra and Mada II, the sons of Vetlagiri I of Devarakon^a
During the period of their rule the whole of the east coast was
convulsed by a struggle The subdivision of the Reddi kingdom
and the establishment of Annadeva Coda in the Godavari delta
brought in their train a series of events which soon developed into a
great war involving all the kingdoms of the southern Deccan Kataya
Vema, the king of Rajahmundry, naturally attempted to dislodge
Annadeva whom Vedagiri I had established in the heart of his
kingdom But his efforts did not bear fruit, as he had to encounter
the opposition of Annadeva's powerful allies, who seem to have
been too many for him He was, therefore, obliged to seek the
help of the neighbouring monarchs Naturally he turned towards
Vijayanagara where he had reason to expect ready response, owing
to his relationship with the royal family Vema's son, Kata, it
may be remembered, married a daughter of Harihara II More-
over, 'the hostility that existed between the Velamas and the king
of Vijayanagara might induce the latter to espouse his cause and
enable him to overthrow Annadeva Swayed probably by consi-
derations such as these, Kataya Vema resolved to approach Deva-
raya I who was then ruling at Vijayanagara, soliciting help The
journey which he undertook in 1410 AD
to the shrine of

god Narasimha at Ahobalam in the Vijayanagara dominions was

probably intended, not so much to obtain religious merit for him-
self and his family as to persuade Devaraya I to. take up his
cause 42 It is not known whether he actually visited the city of
Vijayanagara on this occasion. The presence of the Vijayanagaxa
armies 'in the Godavari delta fighting on his side during the suc-
ceedirfg years indicates that he had not undertaken the journey to
Ahobalam in vain.

41 356 of 1932-3
42 84 of 1915
 M INTRODUCTION

The events that happened during these years are shrouded in

obscurity. What we know of them is gleaned from a few scattered
allusions in the inscriptions, literature and Jhe Muslim histories
which when placed together exhibit before our vision a dim picture
of a great war, not noticed so far by the historians Kataya Vema's
return to his kingdom appears to have been followed by the des-
patch of armies from Vijayanagara to his assistance Annadeva
seems to have made a valiant effort with the help of his relations
to maintain his authority but he soon realised that Kataya Vema
;

was too strong for 'him. The arrival of forces from Vijayanagara
had so strengthened Vema's position that it was no longer possible
for Annadeva to overcome him as easily as he had expected. He
perhaps discovered that without the backing of a friend powerful
enough to protect him, he could not make headway against the
forces of Kataya Vema and his ally Therefore, Annadeva sent an
appeal to his old friend and benefactor, Sultan Firuz Shah Bahmam
of Gulburga soliciting his help The Sultan who was probably jea-
lous of the growing influence of Devaraya I in the affairs of the
Godavarf delta readily agreed to support Annadeva, and marched
to his assistance at the head of an army Sayyid 'Ah gives a brief
account of this expedition
"
The Sultan," says he, " being deter-
mined conquer Telmgana proceeded in that direction till having
to
got near Rajamundri he conquered many forts and districts of that
country, and having taken possession of the whole of that territory
he consigned it to the agents of government, and then set out for
'
his capital >43 Firuz Shah appears to have been accompanied on
this occasion by some of the Velama chiefs who played a promin-
ent part in the battles during the campaign According to tradi*
tion, one of the Velama chiefs called Gajarao Tippa, defeated
Kataya Vema's army in a battle that was fought near the village
of Gundukolanu in the Ellore taluk of the West Godavari district.
The prasasti of the Koppunulla family to which Tippa evidently
belonged contains the significant title, Kdtaya-Vemunt-talagonda-
ganda, i e., the hero who had taken the head of Kataya Vema
44
If
the tradition preserved in the family prasasti of the KoppunuJJa
,

chiefs could be trusted, Kataya Vema's death appears to have taken

place during Firuz Shah's expedition against Rajahmundry. pn
hearing of the advance of the Muhammadan army upon his capi-
tal, Ka^aya Vema probably hastened to oppose them, and lost his
life in the battle of Gundukolanu while attempting to check their

43 The Burhan-i-Ma'afllr (I A xxviii p 187) .

44. Mac. Mss. 15-43, pp 112, 113,

 VELUG6TIVARIVAM6AVAU 25

progress. What happened subsequent to Kataya Vema's death

may be gathered from the brief account of the campaign given in
Annadeva's Rajahmundry Museum plates. The Vijayanagara army
appears to have fared badly. Annadeva claims to have won, no
doubt, with the help of the Bahmam Sultan several victories over
Kataya Vema's allies He inflicted a defeat on the kings of the
South at Attili, and offered protection to 10,000 of their forces who
surrendered to him. With the help of his brother-in-law, Pma
Unfli of the Solar race, he put to the sword the army of the Kar-
nata king at the village of Kankaraparti on the western bank of
the Godavari, and generously offered protection to the members
of Kataya Vema's family who submitted to him 45 Though Anna-
deva and his ally Firuz Shah .were successful in the early phases
of tTie war, they failed to secure final victory. The allies
of Kataya Vema suffered, no doubt, several defeats ; and
his family was compelled to submit to .the humiliation of
prostrating at the feet of their
campaign, enemy The
however, did not come to an end Notwithstanding Anna-
deva's great victory almost within sight of Rajahmundry, he could
not cross the river and capture the city, as is clearly implied bv
Sayyid 'All's statement that Firuz Shah proceeded in the direction
of Telingana till having got near Rajamundri 46 The Sultan, no
' '

doubt, conquered Telingana up to the neighbourhood of the city,

buf had to turn back, as he could not proceed further and lay hold
on the city itself This was due to the opposition of Do$4 a ya Alia,
one of Kata*ya Vema's lieu tenants. He put down, according to the
contemporary poet Srmatha, the pride of Annadeva and his son
Virabhadra 47 This is confirmed by an epigraph at Palivela dated
1417 AD. which states that Allada (ie., Dotfdaya Alia) uprooted
48
completely the family of Kataya Vema's enemy Alla^a's suc-
cess was due partly, if not wholly, to the help of Devaraya I, a fact
which is clearly indicated by Firuz Shah's attack in 1417 on AD
49
Pangal-Nalgonda belonging to Devaraya. As this fort commanded
the route to the east coast through which the Vijayanagara armies
had to pass on their way to Rajahmundry, the Sultan discovered that
so long as it remained in the possession of Devaraya, he could not
1

prSwent the arrival of reinforcements to All4a from Vijayanagara

and reduce him to submission Therefore, having resolved to strike

45 J AHR S i p 134
46 LA xxviu p 187
47 BhimSsvarapurdnam, i 62
48 SII v No 113
49. Briggs Perishta, ii. p. 389; The Burhiin-i-Ma'aa$Ir (I A. xxviii. p 188) ,
26 INTRODUCTION

at the root of Allada's power, Firuz Shah, retired from the Goda-
vari delta, and laid siege to the fort of Pangal-Nalgontfa. The pre-
sence of Firuz Shah's armies on the banks of the Krsna and the
Musi is also shown by the evidence of the inscriptions. Two epi-
graphs at Vedadri in the Nandigama taluk of the Kistna district
dated 1417 A
D allude to the occupation of the territory in the
,

neighbourhood of Srirangarajukonda and Vo^apalli-Vazirabad by

Masnadi-i-'Ali Habib Nizam-ul-Mulk, one of Firuz Shah's minis-
ters co The retirement of the Muhammadan armies from the
Godavari delta left Annadeva in a precarious condition. He was
not able to contend against Allada successfully as his military
strength was greatly redilced by the departure of his allies and the
loss he must have sustained during the war Therefore, within a
few months of his victory at Kankaraparti he was defeated in bat-
tle and killed together with all the members of his family by
Allada who re-established the authority of the Reddis at Rajah-
mundry.
Meanwhile, Firuz Shh engaged himself in concerting mea-
sures to capture the fort of Pangal-Nalgonda He occupied, as
pointed out already, the country in the neighbourhood of the fort,
and prevented any supplies or reinforcements reaching the garrison
Devaraya, who fully realised the strategic importance of the fort,
spared no trouble in attempting to raise the siege He sent forces to
relieve the besieged garrison but they could not reach their des-
,

tination to the opposition of the Velama chiefs

owing They haras-
sed, at the instance of Firuz Shah, the Vijayanagara forces during
the march and created disorder in several parts of the Vijayanagara
kingdom by their plundering raids Ramacandra, the second son
of Vedagin I of Devarakonda, attacked a contingent of the Vijaya-
nagara forces marching to the relief of the garrison of Pangal-
Nalgonda in the Bandi Pass and put them to flight Anapota II of
Racakonda descended upon the eastern districts of Devaraya's
dominions, and defeated Sambeta Soma and Sarepalli Timma
who opposed him in the direction of Kondavi^u 51 The irruption

50 306, 307 of 1924

1 ^
51 Sambeta Soma held the fief of Permpadu in the present Cuddapah
district He was the father of Sambeta Pinna who is mentioned as the chief t

of Permpatfu in the inscriptions of the time of Devaraya II (L R. 14 Pcflatula-

konda, p 412 L R 18 Pernipadu, pp 23-30)
, Nothing is known about Sare-
palli Timma or the locality in which his fief was situated
It is doubtful whether Anapota II raided the Tamil country on this occasion*
as stated in the Velugotivarivamsavali for, the city of Cennapattana (i.e
,
'"

Madras) to the confines of which he is said to have carried his raid was not,
as a matter of fact, founded until the middle of the 17th century.
 VELUG6TWARIVAM6AVAU 27

of Velamas into his dominions kept Devaraya busy

the
He could not devote all his attention for concerting mea-
sures to raise th^ siege of Pangal-Nalgon<Ja nft in A
the camp of his enemies, however, brought about a sud-
den change in the situation and enabled Devaraya to organize
an attack upon the Mussalmans besieging the fort The cordial
relations that had hitherto existed between the Bahmam Sultans
and the Velama kings came suddenly to an end owing to the change
in the attitude of Firuz Shah towards the Velamas. Jfe entertained
the ambition of establishing his authority over the east coast. It
was mainly to accomplish this object that he allied himself with
Annadeva and led his troops into the Godavari delta to assist him
Though the death of Annadev.a and the revival of the Reddi power
at Rajahmundry frustrated his designs, he did not give up his
object He entered into an alliance with Peda Komati Vema, the
king of Kondavidu, who had hereditary clarnis to the throne of
Rajahmundry, and attempted to accomplish his purpose through
him It was probably after the conclusion of this alliance that
Peda Komati Vema made an unsuccessful attack upon the king-
dom of Rajahmundry He advanced with his forces as far as
Ramesvaram in the Tanuku taluk of the West Godavari district,
but being defeated there in battle by Allada, he was compelled to
retire towards his kingdom leaving his camp to be plundered by his
enemy 52
The formation of an alliance between the courts of Gulburga
and JCondavidu was extremely distasteful to the Velama kings
Jo mark their disapprobation, they severed their relations with the
Sultan, and made an attack upon the dominions of his ally, Peda
Komati Vema The attack was well-timed Vema was absent on
his expedition to Rajahmundry, and the defence of his kingdom
was entrusted to his brother, Maca, the governor of Dharanikota
The Velama expedition, which set out from Devarakonda, under
the command Vedagin II, the son of Mada II, reached the fort
of
of Dharanikota which they seem to have captured after an en-

gagement Maca was killed and his head was carried atfay as
a trophy to Devarakonda by Vedagin II and was used by him as
a spittoon to show his contempt for his departed enemy.

The alliance with Flruz Shah brought Peda Komati Vema

nothing but disaster He might have borne his misfortunes calm-

52. 1 xiii. p 241 Nissanku Kommana ; SivaTildvilteam, G. Or. Mas.

Lib. S/5-4-50 p. 3.
** iNtRODUCTIOK

ly, had he not been incited to take action by the outrageous con-
duct of Vedagiri II. Feeling that he was in duty bound to avenge
his brother's death, Vema prepared himself for war, and invoked
the help of Firuz Shah whose friendship had been, in fact, the
source of most of his recent troubles Firuz Shah, who was eager
to chastise the Velamas for their desertion, proffered assistance
readily and assured of his support Vema set out towards Devara-
,

kontfa at the head of his army. He met the Velama chiefs, who came
to oppose him* witty their forces, at an unknown place situated
probably on the frontier between the two kingdoms, and inflicted
on them a crushing defeat. Mada II and his brother, Ramacandra
were perhaps killed on this occasion, and Vedagiri II who was taken
prisoner was promptly beheaded Recollecting Vedagiri's savage
conduct towards his deceased brother Maca, Peda Komati Vema
carried away his head to Kondavidu, where, emulating Vedagiri's
example, he had it fashioned into a spittoon.

Though the Velamas greatly resented this humiliation, they

were utterly powerless, and they could not take any steps to retrieve
their honour As long as Peda Kpmati Vema enjoye$ the friend-
ship and confidence of Firuz Shah, it was futile to contemplate an
attack upon him with any chances of success. They had no power
to compel Firuz Shah to abandon his new ally and renew
his old friendship with them nor was it desirable to remain In a
,

state of isolation devoid of diplomatic relations with the neigh-

bouring states The dangers of political isolation were too palpa-
ble to be ignored. The powerful neighbours by whom they were
surrounded might descend upon them suddenly, and seize their
small kingdom without much trouble owing to their helplessness
and incapacity to defend themselves It was imperative under the
circumstances to affiliate themselves to some friendly state on
whom they could rely in the hour of danger Therefore, they
turned towards Vijayanagara, the only state which was powerful
enough to offer them protection.

iSevaraya I was not unaware of the advantages of an alliance

with the Velamas. His failure to dislodge Firuz Shah from^he
neighbourhood of Pangal-Nalgonola and to relieve the besieged
was in no small measure due to their Oopposi-r
garrison in the fort
tion The breach between the Velamas and Firuz Shah offered
him an opportunity to strike a decisive blow He collected a large
army, concluded a peace with Anapota II, and won over the other"
Hindu princes to his side. Having completed his preparations he
marched with his forces to Pangal-Nalgon^a.
 29

The condition of the besieging Muslim army had, in the mean-

while, undergone a change for the worse. The desertion of the
Velamas and some o the principal officers reduced their strength ;
and the outbreak of a pestilence in their camp thinned their num-
bers and affected their morale On the approach of the Vijaya-
nagara army, contrary to the advice of his officers, Firuz Shah
1

determined, notwithstanding the numerical inferiority of his forces,

to oppose it. Mir Fazl-ul-la Anju was made the commander of the
Muslim* army A
fierce engagement took place *Mir Fazl-ul-la ;

who led an attack upon the enemy's centre was killed during
the fight; and on his death, the Muslim army which was left with-
"
out a proper leader, gave way ThiS fatal event," declares
"
Ferishta, changed the fortune of the day The king was defeat-
ed and with the utmost difficulty, and not without very great
;

efforts his part, effected his escape from the field

on The Hindus
made a general massacre of the Mussalmans, erected a platform
with their heads on the field of battle, and pursuing the king into
his own country, laid it waste with fire and sword." 53
The disaster that had befallen the Bahmam arms was, indeed,
unprecedented. The army w'as annihilated the Sultan who ,

narrowly escaped death was chased almost to the very gates of

his capital and many of the towns which belonged to him were
,

54
captured by the victorious Hindus Taking advantage of the
confusion engendered by the disaster, Anapota II attacked the
Bahmam possessions in Telingana He captured the district of
Medak and plundered the country inhabited by the Boya tribes
.as far as Muddogi. 548
The Sultan was sufficiently punished for his share in the last
war between Devarakonda and Kon^avidu Peda Komati Vema
who was primarily responsible for instigating that war still re-

53. Briggs Ferishta, pp 390-91. The incidents connected with the siege of

Pangal-Nalgon^a cannot be definitely ascertained at present, as the* Muslim

historians give differing accounts though they all agree that Firuz Shah sus-
t^fcned a crushing defeat at the hands of Devaraya Cf the Burhan-i-Ma'asir
(IA xxviii, p 188), the Tabaqat-i-Akbari (Bib. Ind.)> ui. PP. 17-18; the
Muntakhab-al-Lubab (Bib Ind), ni pp. 63-64
54 Ibid.
54a. The identity of Muddogi and the situation of the Boya country in
which was evidently included are not known
it .

As Linga is said to have protected the Boyas on the bank of the Godavarl,
, it is not unlikely that the country plundered by Anapota II was somewhere in

the neighbourhood of
30 INTRODUCTION

xnained unpunished. The time for meting out to him the retri-
bution for his action had at last come Vema was now left with-
out an ally ,
and he was surrounded on aty sides by enemies.
Therefore, Anapdta II could now proceed against him without the
fear of outside intervention He made preparations of war, and
obtained probably some help from Devaraya I Having completed
his arrangements he marched at the head of his army towards
Kon^avi^u, accompanied by his young cousin, Lmga, son of
Mada Deyarakonda On hearing of the arrival of the.Velama
II of

invasion, Peda Komati Vema hastened with his forces to oppose

the invaders. Both the armies joined battle at an unknown place,
and after some fighting 'Vema's army suffered defeat, and Vema
himself seems to have lost his life on this occasion 55

The history of Kon<Javidu may be said to have come to an end

with the death of Peda Komati Vema Nothing is known of the
reign of his son, Haca Vema, who is said to have succeeded him.
Tradition brands him as an oppressive ruler, who exacted heavy
taxes from his subjects He is said to have fallen a victim to the
knife of an assassin The only event that may be attributed to his
reign is the despatch of the poet Sflnatha as an ambassador to the
court of Devarakonda for fetching Peda Komati Vema's sword,
'
the Nandikantapotardyu ', which Lmga is' said to have carried away
as a token of his victory over the Reddis.

Ninth Generation :
Lmga and Singa III (the Sarvajna)
The most remarkable personage of this generation qf the
Velama rulers was, no doubt, Lmga, the son of Mada II He is,
said to have succeeded his elder brother Vedagin II at the age of
twelve but this is probably an exaggeration, for he was old
,

enough to join his uncle and father, when they defeated the Vijaya-
nagara forces at the Baruji Pass Judging from what is said of him

55. The evidence of the Velugotivarivamsavali, our only source of in-

formation on the subject, is not trustworthy, as it embodies statements which
are contradictory in character It is said in one place that Lmga severed Hie
head of Vema and carried it away as a trophy lius is corroborated by an Aid
verse of unknown origin quoted in the Velugotivanvam&acantra and the
Ravuvamsacantra which asserts that Anapota II slew Vema in a battle
In another passage of the Vamsavah, it is stated that Lmga took Vema pri-
soner, and having released him sent him back to his capital However, it is
not unlikely that Vema was actually killed in the battle for Firuz Shah suf-
,

fered defeat at Pangal in 1419 AD , and the last known inscription of Vfmrf
is also dated in the same year (A 7 of 1919-20) Vema's
reign, therefore, (
seems to have terminated immediately after Firuz Shah's defeat.
 VELUG6TIVARIVAM6AVALI ^
31

in the Vamsavali, Linga appears to have been a distinguished

warrior with a unique record of military achievements to his credit.
In describing the career of Linga, the bards whose compositions
are incorporated in the Vamsavali ascribe to him all the exploits
of his predecessors To form a correct estimate of the part he
played in the affairs of his own age, it is necessary to scrutinize the
list of conquests and victories embodied in the Vamsavali and sift

carefully the deeds for which he was actually responsible. This

process "of elimination leaves behind a long catalogue of victories
which may tentatively be assigned to his credit

The exploits to which Linga himself *was actually responsible

may now be enumerated briefly

Linga Reddi princes Vema, Virabhadra and

defeated the
Dodda Rajahmundry, and plundered their capital He recaptur-
of
ed Simhadri, subdued the Seven Mades and inflicted a defeat on
a chief called Cerla Bhima Reddi Vema and his brothers saved
themselves by making a timely submission He won, on the
banks of the Krsna, a victory over the Kannadis vanquished ,

Sambeta Pinna in battle and chased him so as to attract the atten-

tion of Praudha Devaraya Linga inflicted a defeat upon the
Muhammadans at Recerla, and wrested from them in a single ex-
pedition thirty-three forts he gained victories over Masta Khan,
,

CacJu Khan, plundered Sabbi-nadu, and offered protection to the

Boya tribes on the banks of the Gamga (i e the Godavari) To ,

win the favour of the Sultan, he humbled the pride of Muddu

Dhakfca, and scaled the walls of the hill-fort of Bhuvanadri by the
side of the Sultan 'Ala-ud-Dln He ejected forcibly Sikandar
Khan from his territory and took possession of it put to flight ;

Balid Khan who made an attack upon him from the right and the
left and offered protection to Sarama Khan who took refuge
,

under him on the banks of the Gautami (i e the Godavari) He ,

slew the Muhammadans of Toragal and Badami and established

himself in these cities It was probably on this occasion that he
* '
was decorated by Devaraya II with the anklet of heroes

Besides all these victories, Linga is said to have overthrown

several other chiefs of whom no information is available at present.
At Nagulapadu, he vanquished a chief named Sangamaraya un- ,

prisone'd Ganna and seized the fort of Kottakonda which belonged

to him He subdued the 'Circle of Cencu tribes' harassed Mandu ,

Malnedu who opposed him at Mannangikota scaled the walls of ,

Nallagon^a, and destroyed the wily foes who took refuge in the
'ibrt. He captured Simhavikramapattana and Singampalle, and
compelled Gopalakrsna to submit, and scattered the chiefs of
 INTRODUCTION

country who attacked him he overthrew Ttppa of

;

Nellore at filur, and crushed the dependents of the warrior Gun$a

who bade defiance to him at Kuntluru. Moreover, Linga reduced to
asKes the fort of Banala and beheaded Singajadeva. He wrested
from Malaka Polarjuna the fort of Yadavakoruja, and having put
to death the enemies who opposed him dismantled the fort of UcciJJa.
He expelled the members of the Salakaraju family to Bagavada ;

captured Bukkaraju in the fort of Pcxjice^u, and offered him pro-

tection, so that his chivalrous conduct might receive the approba-
tion of the Gajapati. He took Celamacerla and made a triumphal
entry into the hill fort of Gauravakon<Ja. He defeated Tippa at
Gorantla, forced Citi Vallabhayya to hide himself in the jungles ;
put the members of the Panem family to flight, and drove Hangaya
Bhima into exile. He overpowered the Manne chiefs in the
jungle of Pan^ur inflicted a defeat on Matsa Kampa, and destroy-
;

ed the forces of Pufet Ganga He put Vitthama to death, flayed

Citi Cennaya alive, and humbled Konda Mallaya He placed
Santa Bhiksavrtti on the pontificial throne of Srisailam, and
ruled like Srirama from Rajacala

Most of the incidents enumerated above are unknown at present.

The identity of the enemies whom Linga overthrew, excepting a
few, is still hidden in obscunty, and their history cannot be deli-
neated in the present state of our knowledge. However, a group of
facts connected with Lmga's military career mentioned here is
partially known from other sources, and an attempt is made in
the following pages to correlate them with the known facts, in the
hope that it may lead to a more complete understanding of the
subject on some future occasion.

Linga and the Re^dts of Rajahmundry.

The power of the Re$<Jis which suffered an eclipse in the Goda-
varl delta during the last years of the reign of Kataya Vema was
revived, as stated already, by the efforts of Dotfdaya Alia or Allatfa
and his sons., Allatfa was a descendant of Perumalla of the Desati
family to which Prolaya Vema, the founder of the Refldi kingdom,
himself belonged He was related to the royal family of Korda-
vldu having married Vemambika, a grand-daughter of khig
Anavema, by whom he got four sons, Vema, Virabhadra, T)o44a
and Anna His eldest son married Hariharamba, a daughter of
Kataya Vema's son, Kata, and a grand-daughter of Harihara II of 1

Vijayanagara. Owing to the ties of blood that united him with

Kataya Vema's family, Allada felt, on the death of the former, that
it was his duty to espouse the cause of his children and regain for
 83

them their patrimony. He crowned at first Kataya Vema's son,

Kumaragiri II, as the king of Rajahmundry but on his death after a ;

brief rule of a few months, put forward the claims of Anitalli, the
surviving daughter ot Kataya Vema to the throne. To strengthen
his position further, he persuaded Anitalli to marry his second son,
Virabhadra and having fortified himself in this fashion, he began to
,

direct the affairs of the government on her behalf

The victory of Alla^a and his sons over Annadeva was only
the first step in the growth of their power They put down with a
stern hand all the chiefs that had rebelled against their family, and
subdued the petty longs of southern Kalmga, defeated the Gajapati
who probably came to their assistance, and pushed the northern
frontier of their kingdom to. the shores of Cilaka lake Their
authority was recognised even by the Nagavamsi kings of Rambha
and the Pulinda tribes dwelling in the midst of the Dandaka forest 56
The city of Rajahmundry became during their time the seat of a
powerful kingdom once again
The causes which led to Lmga's invasion of the kingdom of
Rajahmundry are not known The Velugotivanvamsavah which
alludes to tne invasion in a casual manner throws no light on the
subject however, it furnishes the data for fixing the probable time
,

when the expedition took place It is said that after the death
of Peda Komati Vema in battle, Lmga, as mentioned already, carried
' '
away his sword called the Nandikantapotardju to Devara-
kontfa Raca Vema, desirous of getting back his father's sword, dis-
patched the poet Srlnatha, who held the high office of Vidyddhikdrt
at his court, to Devarakonda to persuade Lmga to restore the
weapon A
verse which Srinatha composed eulogising Lmga's mili-
tary glory during this visit refers to his victory over Allaya Vema
and his brother Virabhadra Now, this allusion furnishes the clue
which indicates the probable date of the invasion At the time of
Srlnatha's visit to Devarakonda, the kingdom of Kondavidu was
still in existence Although the length of Raca Vema's reign is not
known, its duration could not have extended beyond 1430
"
or 1431 AD , for an epigraph engraved on the door-
jamb of the
Kailasaraya's temple at Kondavidu dated 1432
AD records the gift of a village a Brahman of tne
to
place % by Devaraya II 57 It is evident from this that Kon<Ja-
vidu had passed into the hands of Devaraya some time
before 1432 AD As Srlnatha's visit to Devarakonda preceded the
$6 grinatha KdSlkhandam i 34, 52, 60, 69 Bhimesvarapurdnam i ; 62.
57. LR (Kontfavitfu), p 325.
5
a4 IKTRODUCTION

fall of Kontfavi^u, it must have taken place

earlier. Since Linga
vanquished Allaya Vema and
Virabhadra before Srinatha's visit
to his court, his expedition to Rajahmundry during which he

accomplished this feat must be assigned to a still earlier date.

Linga probably invaded the kingdom of Rajahmundry hi 1426 or
1427 A.D.
t

Linga seems to have descended on the Re^cU kingdom of Rajah-

mundry from the west and passed eastwards along the valley of the
'

Godavari. He* defeated Allaya Vema and his brother Virabhadra

who came to oppose him in one or more battles The engagements
at Vemulakonola and Mamidela, where he is said to have over-
thrown the ruler of Terala and Allu Coppa respectively might
have taken place during this expedition Brushing aside the oppo-
sition of the enemy, Linga finally advanced upon Rajahmundry, and

plundered it Then he appears to have turned towards the north,

proceeded to Simhadri and captured it he next marched into the
,

Seven Mades and having overpowered Cerla Bhlma Rediji, probab-

ly the governor of the district, laid the country waste He moved
farther into the interior of Kajinga, captured Avanca, and demo-
Gangavara It is obvious that Linga over-
lished the fortifications o
ran the northern half of the kingdom of Rajahmundry during this
campaign Vema and Virabhadra who were probably taken by
surprise were helpless, and could not concert measures to dislodge
him from their dominions To save their kingdom, under the cir-
cumstances, there were only two courses left open to tjhem, either
they should meekly submit to the invader or solicit the hejp of
some outside power. Vema and Virabhadra, if we can depend upon,
the evidence of the Vamsavali, chose prudently the former
alternative.

There is, however, reason to believe that Linga's victory was

not so complete as it is made to appear in the Velugotivanvamsa-
vaji His retirement from the kingdom of Rajahmundry was pro-
bably due to the intervention of Vijayanagara It is believed that
Devaraya II sent an expedition in 1428 AD
to Rajahmundry to
enable the Re<Jdis to ward off an invasion of the Gaj'apati This
belief is based on an epigraph at Simhacalam registering the gift
of a lamp to the shrine of Simhadrinatha 58 The record in question
does not allude to an expedition sent by Vijayanagara or any^ other '

power but the presence of the donor, Saluva Telungaraya, a

;

58 C Virabhadra Rao The History of the Andhras, ill. p 390, M.E.R

293 of 1899
 VELUGOTTVAlUVAMfiAVAJiI 85

powerful nobleman holding extensive estates in the north-eastern

marches of the Vijayanagara kingdom, in this region is taken to be
an indication of the arrival of the Vijayanagara army in southern
Kalmga. however, unlikely that the Gajapati should ha^ve
It is,

attacked the kingdom at this time; for, the contemporary

Retftfi
records, epigraphic as well as literary, bear testimony to the pre-
valence of friendly relations between the Gajapati and the Re&Us. 59
Therefore, an invasion of the Re^i dominions by the Gajapati
must be left out of consideration. Nevertheless, the possibility of
the arrival of the Vijayanagara army need not be ruled out. As
the kings of Vijayanagara maintained friendly relations with the
court of Rajahmundry throughout this period, a despatch of troops ,

from Vijayanagara to help the Reddis against their enemies was

not at all unlikely If an expedition had actually been sent at this

time, it must have been directed not against the Gajapati but
Linga who earned fire and sword into the Re.$<Ji dominions The
hostility which Linga later displayed against Devaraya II notwith-
standing the alliance concluded by Anapota II with his predecessor,
must be attributed to some unfriendly act of Devaraya such as
the despatch of military aid 4o the Redplis of Rajahmundry

Linga and Devaraya II

The Velamas remained friendly with Devaraya II during the

early years of his reign When the Bahmani Sultan^ Ahmad Shah
declared war on Vijayanagara about 1424 A D., Devaraya obtained
"
from them "considerable help " Dew Ray," says Fenshta, col-
his troops without delay, and inviting the Ray of Wurun-
^lectect
gole to his assistance, marched with numerous army to the banks of
"**
Toongbudra, in the hope of extirpating the Muhammadans
Anapota II promptly despatched the Velama forces, and Linga,
who probably led the Devarakonda contingent, rendered valuable
services in the field It was on this occasion that he exterminated

the Muhammadans at Torgal and Badami and abased the pride of

Malaka (Malik) P6larjuna(?) at fitgir What other help he render-
ed Devaraya is not known The Muhammadan historians, assert
that the Raja of Wurungole (i e Anapota II) deserted Devaraya
,

"uAhe middle of the war, and that the Sultan who was ultimately
61
victoridus returned to his capital with glory

c
59. El xiii p 241 Srlnttha KdKkhandam ii 165, iii 246;
purfinam i. 62
60 Briggs Ferishta, ii. p. 400.
61. Ibid, p 401,
 36 INTRODUCTION

Whatever might have been the causes of the Velama desertion,

itmust have revealed the untrustworthy character of their friend-
ship It was probably a recollection of their, treacherous conduct
that prompted Devaraya II to send help, as stated already, to the
Red$is of Rajahmundry, when a few years later Lmga made a
sudden attack upon their dominions Though the intervention of
Vijayanagara forces freed the Reddis from the Velama danger, it
widened at the same time the gulf between the latter and Deva-
raya II. Therefore^ as soon as Lmga returned from his northern
campaign he planned an attack upon the Kondavidu country which
was incorporated, after the assassination of Raca Vema, with the
kingdom of Vijayanagara The Vamsavali mentions a few inci-
dents which must have taken place .during Linga's incursion into
Vijayanagara territory He attacked Koli Malla Reddi, the governor
of Nagarjunakonda, and having defeated him in battle, took posses-
sion of the fort Srlnatharaja, the governor of the neighbouring
,

fort of Tangeda, alarmed by the fall of Nagarjunakonda, came

down upon him, but was overthrown by him in an encounter at
Tumurukota Linga's success against these chiefs seems to have
roused the apprehension of the other nobles who held estates in the
province of Kondavidu for, unequal to facing the situation several-
,

ly, they united their forces and made a combined effort to stem the
tide of his victory Nevertheless, they were easily overpowered by
Linga, and their forces were scattered Having thus crushed the
opposition of the nobles of Kondavidu, Lmga moved westwards into
the hilly tracts in the east of the present Kurnool district, and sub-
dued the savage Cencu tribes that inhabited the region His inroad
into this area brought him into conflict with the members of the
Sambeta family whose estates lay in the neighbourhood Pinna,
the head of the Sambeta family, bravely came forward to defend
his possessions, but being defeated was compelled to seel$ safety
in flight. He repaired to Vijayanagara to bring the atrocities of
Linga to the notice of his master Meanwhile, Lmga with his
forces moved in the south-easterlydirection towards Simha-
vikramjapattana (Nellore), and having subdued a chief called
Gopalakrsna captured the town as well as another stronghold in the
neighbourhood The Velama forces seem to have raided, on tfts
occasion, the Vijayanagara territory as far south as Kane? An
inscription dated 1437 AD. which registers the gift of two rfvftra-
pdla images to Arulala Perumal temple by Recerla Vasantaraya,
son of Anapota II, and the younger brother of Smga III Sarvajna,
'

points to the presence of the Velama forces in the neighbourhood

of the city 62

62 634 of 1919
 VELUGOTIVARIVAMSAVAl^ 87

Lingo and the Bahmam Sultans

Thefriendly relations that existed between the Velamas and
the Sultans of Gulburga since the days of Muhammad Shah I came
to an end, as stated in a previous context, during the last years* of
Firuz Shah's reign Anapota II joined Devaraya I and helped him
to annihilate the Bahmam forces near Pangal He also assisted
Devaraya defend his kingdom against the attacks of Sultan
II to
Ahmad Shah, who declared war upon Vijayanagara soon after he
usurped the throne in 1422 AD
Ahmad Shah who resented the
interference of the Velamas resolved to punish them for their
hostile attitude Therefore, as soon as he concluded peace with
Devaraya II, he led his armies into Telmgana in 828 (1425 AH
AD) 63 On arriving at the fort of Golkonda, he halted there,
and sent an army under A'azim Khan to reduce the neighbouring
country A'azim Khan proceeded towards Warangal, and having
*
put to death the Raya (i e Anapota II) who came to op-
,

pose him, captured the city On obtaining the intelligence

of the death of the Raya and the fall of his capital, Ahmad
Shah hastened to the place and took possession of the
wealth whidh was accumulated in the Raja's treasury En-
couraged by the victory, he conceived the idea of systematic
conquest of the entire Telmgana, and directed A'azim Khan to
accomplish the task, while he himself stayed at Warangal to watch
the progress of the operations At the end of four months A'azim
Khan returned to the Sultan's camp, having successfully executed
the cqmmission with which he was entrusted Ahmad Shah who
was pleased with the ability which A'azim Khan displayed in con-
ducting the war, left the administration of Warangal in his hands
with instructions to reduce the forts that were still in the posses-
sion of the heirs of the late Raya (i e Anapota II) and returned
, ,

to his capital 64

A'azim Khan seems to have fared ill after the departure of

the Sultan from Telmgana He not only failed to capture the

forts which still remained in the possession of the hews of

63 Briggs Fenshta, 11 p 406 Cf Nisam-ud-DIn Ahmad, The Tabaqat-i-

Akban (Bib Ind), 111 p 21
-
.
64 Briggs Ferishta, n p 406 Sayyid 'Ah narrates the incidents of this
war 'differently Though he Warangal and the sub-
refers to the capture of
ftiibsion of the Rayas of Devarkona and Rajkon^a, he does not mention the
death of the Raya of Warangal in battle. (The Burhan-i-Ma'as.Ir, LA. xxviii.
p. 210).
 BB INTRODUCTION

Anapota II but was obliged, on the contrary, to relinquish his hold

on much of the territory which he had previously conquered. Tak-
ing advantage of the wars on which Ahmad Shah had embarked on
his return from Telingana with the Sultans of Malwa and Gujerat,
the Velamas attacked A'azim Khan and recovered from him most of
what they had lost in the recent war. "While the Sultan was
" "
engaged, says Sayyid 'All, in repelling his enemies (i.e. the
Sultans of Malwa and Gujerat) ,
the infidels, even without fighting,
had succeeded in getting possession of various districts of
Telingana
Mfi5
Ahmad Shah was so much preoccupied with the
affairs of Malwa and Gujerat that he could not bestow any atten-
tion on the loss of dominion in Telingana.

The success of the Velamas was, however, short-lived for ,*

Ahmad Shah returned with forces to Telingana (1433 AD), as

soon as he freed hiniself from the entanglements with his Muslim
foes On the arrival of the Sultan, some of the chiefs such as the
ruler of Warangal (Singa III) apprehending defeat, submitted with-
,

out fighting and they were allowed to remain in posssession of

,

their territories on condition of the. payment of an annual tribute ;

but others who trusting to the valour of their forces ancl the impreg-
nability of their fortifications held out against him *were put down
with a stern hand and their estates passed into the hands of the
,

Sultan He conquered many districts without difficulty, and cap-

tured Ramagiri, one of the strongest forts in the country The Sul-
tan remained on this occasion in Telingana for a* long time,
patiently reducing the recalcitrant chiefs and confirming those
that submitted to his authority in the possession of their hereditary
lands When the country was fully brought under his control, he
returned to Bidar, leaving behind Ibrahim Sanjar Khan, on whom
'
he conferred the jdgir of Bonglr, to conquer the country and
conciliate the people w
'

Sanjar Khan made himself notorious by his obnoxious attacks

upon the defenceless Hindus 67 He seems to have conquered more
territory afte* the departure of the Sultan ; for, when the Sultan
made provision for his sons 1435 m
he assigned the whole* AD,
of Telingana to princes Mahmud Khan and Daud Khan as tfieir
portion. He gave Mahur, Ramagiri and Kallam together* with a

65 The Burhan-i-Ma'fflr (LA. xxviii. p. 215).

66 Ibid. (IA. xxviii. p. 215-16)
67, Ibid p. 237,
part of Birar to the former and Rayacal with its dependencies to
;

the latter 68 It is therefore evident that Rayacal, i.e., the fort of

Racakonda, was conquered by the Muhammadans between 1433
A.D. and 1435 A.D.

Sultan Ahmad Shah died in 1435 A.D. ,and he was succeeded

by his eldest son, Sultan 'Ala-ud-DIn II The Velamas appear to
have remained on the whole submissive during his reign Princes
Daud Khan and Muhammad Khan who held the fief of Rayacal in
succession met with no opposition to their authanty.* Towards the
close of 'Ala-ud-Din's reign, however, the whole of Telingana was
thrown into confusion, on account of the rebellion of Sikandar
Khan, the ruler of Balkonda The Sultan's second brother, Mah-
mud* Khan was probably implicated in the rebellion The 69

insurgents seem to have succeeded in laying hold of several dis-

tricts in the north-east of Telingana Though the situation was
quite favourable to the Velamas for striking a blow to regain

The Burhan-i-Ma'sIr (I A xxviu p 217), Bnggs Ferishta, ii p 412

68.
Considerable uncertainty prevails over the situation of the estates granted
to prince Daud Khan Sayyid 'All refers to them as Raicur and Cival
without giving any indication about their situation Ferishta, however, asserts
that Racur which was assigned to prince Daud Khan was in Tehngana
(Bnggs Ferishta, n pp 412, 423) But this could not have been identical with
Raicur in the Krsna-Tungabhadra doab, for the latter, though situated in
the Telugu country, was not included in Telingana Sayyid 'Ah gives the
correct name and situation in another context While describing the generous
treatment meted out by Sultan 'Ala-ud-DIn II to his rebellious brother
Muhammad Khan, he states that 'Ala-ud-DIn conferred on Muhammad Khan
'
on feudal tenure the district of Rayachal in Tehngana ', and Ferishta and the
other Muslim historians declare that this fief had just then fallen 'vacant
'

owing to the death of his brother, prince Dawood, the governor of Tehngana
(Briggs Ferishta, u p 423) Cf Khafi Khan The Muntakhab-ul-Labab
Bib Ind m p 74 It follows from this that Prince Daud Khan obtained
Rayacal in Tehngana as his estate ,

69 Ramagin and Mahur in the neighbourhood of which Sikandar Khan

and^his father, Jalal Khan, held estates were assigned by Ahmad Shah to
Mahmud Khan as his appanage According to Sayyid 'All, he held his fief
"
until Mahmud Khan was imprisoned for life (I A xxviu. p 213). It is
v
obvious that 'Ala-ud-Din II was constrained not only to deprive Mahmud
Khan of his fief but keep him under custody for the rest of his life Having
regard to Hie indulgent manner in which the Sultan was accustomed to treat
his brothers, MahmOd Khan's imprisonment must have been the result of *
grave crime which deserved condign punishment It is not unlikely that he
had some connection with the revolt of Jalal Khan and his son.
40 INTRODUCTION

their freedom, they held aloof from the rebels and showed no
disposition to help or encourage them They attempted, on the
contrary, to uphold royal authority and rendered valuable assist-
ance to the Sultan in putting down the rebels and bringing the
country back 1o subjection

Longa found this to be the most suitable opportunity to in-

gratiate himself into the favour of the Sultan To achieve his pur-
pose, he is said to have attacked a chief called Muddu Dhakka who
seemsto have' incurred the displeasure of the Sultan Most of the
Muhammadan chiefs who are said to have been overthrown by
Linga were probably the Muslim nobles who had thrown in their
lot with the rebels Though it is not possible to discover their
identity, Sikandar Khan whom he expelled from Sabbi-nadu can be
easily identified. Linga must have come into conflict with them
while he assisted the Sultan's forces in quelling the rebellion

As soon as Sikandar Khan set up the standard of revolt, Linga

proceeded against him, and having plundered Sabbi-na^u which
probably belonged to him, expelled him from the district. On the
arrival of the Sultan in Tehngana, he- joined the royal forces, and
helped them to reduce the rebel strongholds The fort of
Bhonaglr which Ahmad Shah granted as- a jdglr to the enterprising
Sanjar Khan had fallen into the hands of the rebels It did not
submit to the royal forces until it was forcibly seized after an
investment The Sultan himself was present when the fort was
stormed and, if the evidence of the Vamsavah can be relied on,
,

he himself scaled the walls accompanied, of course, by Linga and

other officers The Sultan's success against the rebels was due,
in no small measure, to the assistance which he received from
Linga and his Velamas It is not known how the Sultan rewarded
him for his services He was probably disappointed in his. expecta-
tions Perhaps, his participation in the next rebellion was due
to his dissatisfaction with the niggardly manner in which the Sul-
tan had treated him

Sultan 'Ala-ud-Din died in 1457 AD and he was succeeded

,

by his son Humayun Shah, commonly known as the Zalim or^the

tyrant Though all the nobles of the kingdom acknowledged
his sovereignty, Sikandar Khan, and his father Jalal Khan ,repudi
ated his authority and set up the standard of rebellion. The
former who was at the court at the time of the coronation of
the new Sultan left the capital without permission, and repaired
to the fort of Navalgund where he joined his father He gatnere^
together a large force, and having recollected the damage done to
 VELUG6TIVARIVAMSAVAU tt

him by the Velamas in his last rebelhon, courted their friendship,

and secured from them a promise that they would stand by him in
his fresh enterprise He was not, however, destined to succeed, and
in the war that followed he lost his life Though no information is
available about the part played by the Velamas in this rebelhon,
*
the fact that Humayun Shah declared a jihad against the infidels
of Tllang' clearly indicates that they caused extreme annoyance to
the Sultan by lending support to the rebels The failure of
Sikandar Khan's rebellion involved the Velama chiefs in trouble
<>

Humayun Shah,
having fihdd, marched to
declared the
Warangal, which appears to have passed again into the hands of the ^
Velamas during the recent rebelhon He dispatched at the same
timQ a large army under Khw'Saja Jahan and Nizam-ul-Mulk against
'
Devarakonda which owing to its immense strength had never
been taken by any conqueror The progress of the Muhammadan
'

army was not unhindered The Telingas, according to Ferishta,

united together and fought several battles but they could not ,

stem the tide of the advancing Muslim army Notwithstanding the

stubborn opposition of Linga and his subjects, the Mussalman army
at last reached Devarakonda" and laid seigeto the fort The garrison
was soon reduced to extremities, and the fall of the fort appeared
to be imminent Linga realised that without external support it
was no longer possible to delay the surrender of the fort to the
Muhammadans Therefore, he appealed to the Gajapati Kapil-
esvara, the .powerful king of Orissa and Kahnga, for military help
He explained to him his helpless condition, and promised to pay a
.large sum of money, if he could send an army to drive away the
Muslim invaders 71

Kapilesvara was the greatest Hindu monarch of his age. He

was an able statesman and a brilliant general Taking advantage
of the paralysis which siezed the government of Vijayanagara after
the death of Devaraya II, he not only overthrew the kingdom of
Rajahmundry, but conquered a large part of the Vijayanagara
kingdom itself The district of Kon^avidu had already passed into
his hands Being desirous of bringing the whole of Telmgana
uifller his control, he readily complied with Lmga's request, and
sent a large army under the command of his son Hamvira (i.e ,

Amber Ray) to raise the siege of Devarakonda Notwithstanding

the approach of the Uriya army, Nizam-ul-Mulk and Khwaja

70 Briggs Ferishta, ii p 456

71. /bid, ii p 456, The Burhan-i-Ma'sIr (IA xxvui p 244)
6
42 INTRODUCTION

Jahan showed no inclination to move away from the environs of

the fortress. When Hamvlra reached the fort with his army,
Linga placed himself at the head of his men, and sallying out of
the fort, delivered a fierce attack upon the Muslim host; and
Hamvlra took them in the rear The Muhammadan forces being
furiously assailed in this manner, both in the front and the rear,
suffered destruction It was with difficulty that the two Muslim

commanders effected their escape from the battle-field 72

The victorious Hindu army then set about systematically to
expel the Muhammadan garrisons from Telingana They inflicted
a crushing defeat on a Muhammadan army at Kambhammet, and
73
captured the town Besides Linga, other Velama chiefs such as
Gajarao Tippa, and Damerla Tunma distinguished themselves
during this campaign. It must have been at this time that Linga
re-captured Rajacala from the Muhammadans and made it the seat
of his government.

Humayun Shah was beside himself with rage,when he heard

of the news of the disaster that befell his army at Devarakon^a.
He put Ni<sam-ul-Mulk to death and disgraced Khwaja Jahan, and
began to make preparations for leading personally a fresh expedi-
tion against Devarakonda But an incident which occurred at this
time in his capital upset his plans, and compelled him to abandon
the project. He entrusted the defence of Telingana to MuljAm-
mad Gawan and hastened to the capital

The task which Muhammad Gawan was called upon to per-

form proved too much for his strength Hamvlra led his troops'
from victory to victory, and swept away every obstacle in his path
The steps which Muhammad Gawan had taken to check his ad-
vance are not recorded by the Muslim historians but he must ,

have been overpowered by the Hindus who rose against the

Mussalmans all over Telingana At last Hamvira marched upon
74
Warangal, and having invested the fort, captured it in 1460 A.D.
The cqnquest of the northern districts of Tehngana followed soon
after. Humayun Shah did not long survive the loss of Telingana ;

his violent career came to an end soon after the fall of Warangajrm
3461 A,D. 75

72 Briggs Ferishta, 11 p 457, The Burhan-i-Ma'glr (LA xxviii p 244)

73. Mac Mss 1543, p 113
74. The Bharati, xii pp 426-32
75 Briggg. Ferishta, ii. p. 464.
 VELUGOTIVARIVAMflAVAJJ 43

The Hindu reconquest of Telingana was soon completed. Linga

probably regained most of the territory belonging to his family;
but he had to sacrifice his independence, for the Uriya help brought
no freedom but only a change of masters. He was not only
obliged to send his tribute to Cuttack in the place of Bidar but
had to accompany the Gajapati with his forces in his military ex-
peditions. It is said that he captured Bukkaraju in the fort of

Po<Jice(Ju and won the approbation

of the Gajapati by setting him
at liberty not unlikely that this Bukkaraju is. identical with
It is

Polepalli Bukkaraju, a well-known warrior who lived in the neigh-

bourhood of Gandikota in the latter half of the 15th century This
event must have taken place during Kapilesvara's expedition
against Vijayanagara

The
history of the Devarakonda branch of the Recerla family
may be said to have terminated with the death of Linga Though
his son Parvata and grandson Kumara Linga are mentioned in the
Vamsavali, nothing worthy of notice is recorded about them The
history of their descendants, if they had any, is not mentioned any-
where and nothing is known about the Velamas of Devarakonda
;

subsequent to this period.

Smga III (Sarvajna)

Singa III, known popularly as Sarvajna, is the best remember-
ed of the Velama kings Curiously enough, very little is known
about the events of his reign His fame rests not on victories won
on the field of battle, nor on administrative deeds of lasting public
benefit, but on the patronage which he extended to men of letters
Judging from what is said of him by his contemporaries, Sarvajna
Singa must be regarded as a great scholar, who spent most of his
time in the company of poets and learned men Potana, the
author of the Telugu Bhagavatam, and Bommakanti Appalacarya,
the commentator of the Namali'nqamisdsana flourished at his court;
and the poet Srinatha in the course of his peregrinations visited
Racakon<Ja, and discoursed on poetry in his presence Sarvajna
admired the erudition and poetical talents of the author, and
bestowed on him valuable gifts as a mark of his appreciation. .

a Sarvajna Singa must have ascended the throne in 1425 A D ,

father was slain, as noticed already, by Sultan Ahmad

for, his
Shah in that year, in a battle near Warangal Although the Muham-
'madans established themselves in Telingana, Smga III appears to
t
have kept his hold on his ancestral dominions a little longer. He
even appears to have got possession of Warangal during the
44 INTRODUCTION

time of Atmad Shah's wars with the Sultans of Malwa and Gujerat.
When Ahmad Shah came to Telingana in 1433 A D to re-establish
his authority, Smga submitted to him and was consequently left
un4isturbed in the possession of his territory But Sanjar Khan
whom the Sultan left in Telmgana to complete the subjugation of
the country, was not disposed to leave him unmolested He seems
to have attacked Smga, and deprived him of his possessions includ-
ing Racakonda, his ancestral home The whole of Telingana ap-
pears to have passed into Ahmad Shah's hands during the last years
of his reign, for he assigned, as noticed already, Racakon<Ja with
its dependencies as an appanage to his second son, Daud Khan.

What happened to Smga III subsequent to the loss of his king-

dom is not known Probably he retired to Bellamkonda m the
Guntur district where he appears to have led an uneventful life
until 1455 A D 75a Tradition embodied in some literary works com-
posed by the members of the Pusapati family of Vizianagaram
(Vizag Dt ) suggests that his end was not peaceful It is said in the
Visnubhaktisudhdkaram that Tammiraja, one of the early chiefs
of the Pusapati family, inflicted a defeat on Tribhuvani Ravu Smga
in a battle near Bellamkonda and 'Rangarajukontfa but the Usd-
,

bhyudaya clearly states that he was killed in the battle As Tammi-

raja, who was a subordinate of the Gajapati lived about 1460 A D
76
,

it is not improbable that he should have come into conflict with

Smga III, although he might not have actually slam him in battle
Whether he lost his life in the battle-field or not, Sings, disappears
from the realm of known facts, and history knows no more of
him

Fifteenth Generation Rdyappa

The
history of the descendants of Smga II lapses, as pointed
out already, into obscurity, after the death of Smga III and Linga.
They are not heard of again The leadership of the family
passes on to an younger branch The scene of their activities is
shifted from Telingana to Karnataka, where they play a humble
part assuming the role of subordinate chiefs dependent on the *

Rayas of Vijayanagara t

75a An epigraph dated 1453 A.D in the Narasimhaswami temple at

Bellamkonda registers a gift of Smga to Nagarikunta Santa Narasimha V. H.
Inscriptions of the Madras Presidency, 11 Gt 767
76 The Catupadyamammanjari, u p 79
 45

Rayappa or Peda Raya, as he is sometimes called, is the first

member of the junior branch of whom anything of historical interest
is known He was a Descendant of Dharma, an younger brother of
Singa II and his name is associated with two incidents which
,

deserve notice It is said that he caused an umbrella to be held

over his head, while standing on the wall of the fort of his capital
Velugo<Ju and obtained as a consequence, from the Gajapati, the
,

" "
title of Moreover, he is said to have lost his
king of Velugodu
life which he fought with an unknown .enemy in the
in a battle
neighbourhood of Mahanandi in the Kurnool district Though the
information furnished by the Vamsavali is meagre, the two facts
mentioned above clearly show that Rayappa lived during the era
of the Gajapati rule over the east coast of the Telugu country He
was probably a subordinate of the Gajapati, as he is said to have
" "
obtained the title king of Velugodu for the courage he displayed
m causing an umbrella, the insignia of his rank, to be held over his
head wh'le standing on the fort wall, evidently during a siege 77
The battle of Mahanandi in which Rayappa perished was probably
fought m
the course of one of Kapilesvara Gajapati's expeditions
into the mtepor of the Vijayan^gara kingdom

Seventeenth Generation Gam Timma

Gam Timma, so called after the name of his capital, Gani, in
the* Kurnool district, was the most distinguished member of the
17th generation He was a grandson of Rayappa, and a subordinate
of the emperors Krsnadevaraya and Acyutadevaraya of Vijaya-
nagark An elaborate account of his deeds, given in the Vamsavali,
hot only describes the part played by him in the affairs of the em-
pire, but brings to light certain facts which are not known from
other sources It is said that he led an attack upon Mukti Santaya

Lmga, the head of the Bhiksavrtti Matha at Srisaila, and having

inflicted a defeat on him won the approbation of Krsnadevaraya
He destroyed a contingent of the Muslim infantry, while they
attempted to cross the frontier and enter the Vijayanagara territory ;

defeated the forces of Bhairava (Bahrain) Khan aj Rompicerla,

77 The Velugotivanvaihsacarltra (p 77) asserts that Rayappa was* a

^
subordinate of the emperor, Krsnadevaraya of Vijayanagara, and that when
an unnamed Muhammadan chief attacked Velugodu, Rayappa opposed him
and put him to death As a mark of his victory over the Muhammadan in-
vader, he carried away the white umbrella belonging to him In grateful
appreciation of his service, the emperor is said to have conferred on him the
' '
title of the lord of the white umbrella The authority on which this story is
based is not mentioned, it is not at any rate supported by the Vamsavali.
46 INTRODUCTION

vanquished Khan-i-Khanan and Hayat Khan and captured the in-

'

He also overthrew the army of the 'Adil Khan

signia of their office.
and compelled them to seek safety in flight^in utmost confusion.
Besides his victories over the Mussalmans, Timma led an attack
upon the fort of Tondamarayagulla, and displayed such remarkable
skill during the operations that, in appreciation of his valuable
"
services,Acyutadevaraya referred to him as the lord of the
"
Manne Moreover, he marched at the head of his forces
chiefs
against Cebrplu Timma, defeated him in an engagement at
Matlaceruvu, and put him to death together with all the members
of his family. He destroyed the cavalry of the Kanna<Jiraya who
opposed him in a narrow defile between lofty hills and overpower-
,

ed the host of the Andhra Manne chiefs who came down upon him
in the plain of Mallapuram Timma is also said to have threatened .

Ramaraja opposed the army of the Gajapati and put to death in

; ,

the battle of Nannur a certain chief called Caya Lastly, he in-

flicted a defeat on Kandanavolu Honnappa Naya^u, and chased
him as far as Kuccelacenu, and slew a certain Yara Timma evidently
after a fight Sura, son of a certain Sun Nayacju, an enemy of
Timma, died of fright as soon as he heard of these victories.

The earliest of Timma's deeds, mentioned

in the foregoing
account is, over Santa Linga, as it had taken
of course, his victory

place during the days of Krsnadevaraya (1509 A D 1529 A D.)

Santa Linga was the pontiff of the matha, and besides his spiritual
authority over the disciples of his matha, he exercised some tem-
poral power as the manager of the extensive properties belonging
to the shrine of Mallikarjuna at Srlsailam He was a fanatic andt
78

believed that one of the means of gaming heaven was to slaughter

the heretical Jainas of the Svetambara sect 79 The causes of Gani
Timma's conflict with the bigoted Saiva pontiff are not known The

aggressive methods which he adopted in propagating his creed

might have excited the anger of the enlightened emperor and ;

Timma who was commissioned to curb his activities loyally

executed the royal command

.
78 Mac Mss 1532 (Srlsailam) p 19
, "The Dharmakarta of Che
temple, Bhiksavrtti Santa Llngayya of the Jangam community, constructed
a man^apam near by, where he established a matha He looked after tjie pro- 4

perties belonging to the matha, utilising the income for its maintenance He
also caused a fort to be constructed in the neighbourhood where he stationed
a garrison for the protection of the villages belonging to the God Mallikarjuna ,

and his own matha On account of his great eminence Bhiksavrtti Santayya'
was endowed with all the insignia of royalty "
79 16 of 191$,
 VELUG6TWAWVAMaAVAtt IT

The destruction of the Muslim infantry which Timma effected on

the frontier, and his encounter with the forces of the Gajapati must
be assigned to the first year of the reign of Acyutadevaraya. Quly
Qutb Shah, the Sultan of Golkonda, sent an expedition against the
fort of Korwjavldu in 1530 A.D., and captured it after a siege of a
few months 80 Acyuta who was in Candragiri at that time,
*
marcned with his army to recover the fort and he was accompanied
,

, by all his nobles. 81 Timma participated in this war, and defeated

the reinforcements sent by Quly Qutb Shah to the rescue of the
garrison which he left at Kondavi^u Acyuta expelled the Muham-
madans and re-occupied the fort without much difficulty.
Tradition has it that immediately after the death of Krsna-
devaraya, the Gajapati king Prataparudra invaded the kingdom of
Vijayanagara Allasam Peddana, the poet laureate of the late
monarch, on obtaining the news of the invasion, composed a poem re-
proaching the Gajapati and recalling to his mind the humiliation
which he suffered at the hands of his late master and dispatched it
to his camp When the poem was delivered to the Gajapati, he
read it, and overcome with shame retired to his own country The
evidence of this tradition must nbt be rejected as entirely valueless,
as it embodies an element of truth Inscriptions of the early years of
the reign of AcyutadevarSya as well as the contemporary Telugu
literature distinctly allude to an Uriya invasion and its expulsion
by the emperor in 1530 AD 82 Timma appears to have joined, like
the other nobles, the imperial army, and assisted the emperor to
drive .back the Unyas into their own kingdom It is obvious that

the poem of the poet laureate, if it was actually sent to the Gajapati,
was backed up by military force , and the Gajapati was compelled
to beat a hasty retreat

Timma's loyalty to the emperor dragged him into the tangle

of political strife Aliya Ramaraja, who had designs on the imperial
throne, found that most of the nobles were opposed to his ambitious
schemesHowever, he was not deterred from his purpose and he ,

"
work with Machiavellian skill to destroy many of the ancient
set to
"
nobility Timma who was prominent among the nobles both by
reason of his unbending loyalty and consummate military skill, was
naturally selected by Ramaraja as one of his earliest victims rfe

80. Briggs Ferishta, ill. (App.), pp. 374-5.

'

1. L.R. iv pp. 273-7.

82. 256 of 1910, M.E.R. 1911 p. 82; Radham&dhava . T&rakabrahma-
rajiyam, Canto i.
48 INTRODUCTION

instigated the Manne chiefs of Tehngana, on whom he exercised

considerable influence owing to his early association with the Qutb
Shahi court, to make war upon him and cripple his power, if itwas
not possible to destroy him altogether They collected 30,000 foot
and 7,000 horse and proceeded towards the Sriparvata, at the foot
of which lay his estates Timma gathered his forces as soon as he
heard of the invasion and barred their path near the village of
Mallapuram In the engagement that took place, Timma slew
several chiefs of the enemy's host and dispersed the rest Timma'b
victory at Mallapiiram must have caused great disappointment to
Ramaraja, as it made the chances of his success more remote than
ever.

The circumstances in which Timma came into conflict with the

'Adil Khan are not so well known He might have accompanied '

Krsnadevaraya in one of his numerous expeditions against the

Bijapur kingdom It is, however, more likely that he followed

Acyutadevaraya when he invaded the Raicur doab in 1534 and AD ,

contributed to the success of the imperial army

Timma's reputation was greatly enhanced by the success which
uniformly attended his arms The imperial government held him
in high esteem, and were accustomed to entrust him with the execu-
tion of important and difficult commissions Therefore, when the
eastern districts of the empire were thrown into confusion by, the
depredations of a bandit, Cebrolu Timma and his lieutenants, they
commissioned Gam Timma to track the bandit to his lair and put an
end to his activities In obedience to the orders of the imperial
government, he quickly proceeded to Puttakota on the Gun<Jlar
kamma, where the bandits resided inflicted a defeat on them in a
,

battle near Matlaceruvu, seized their stronghold and put them all

to death without mercy 83

The other enemies whom Gam Timma is said to have vanquished
are not known and
,
not even possible to conjecture who they
it is

were in the present state of knowledge About 1544 Gam AD

Timma came into conflict with Havadi Aubalaraja, a scion of the
Nandyala branch of the Aravldu family, and was slam by him in
battle <h

Eighteenth Generation The sons of Gam Timma

Three sons of Gam Peda Tunma, Nayana, and Yara
Timma,
Timma, represent the 18th generation Of these, little is known

83. The Velugotivdrivamaacaritra, pp 83-84.

 VELUG6TIVARTVAMSAVA3HI 49

>f Peda Timma, the eldest Nayana, the second son, took upon
limself the task of avenging his dead father. He collected his
,roops, and proceeding at their head to Nagarjunakonda, the head-
quarters of Hava<Ji Aubalaraja, put him to death in 1546 AD TJie
nost distinguished of Gam
Timma's children was, no doubt, Yara
Punma, the youngest He attached himself to Ramaraja and his
brotKers, and rose by their help to great prominence
Warbroke out between Vijayanagara and Golkonda in 1563
\ D. Kamaraja resolved to chastise Ibrahim Qub Shah, for having
issisted Husam Nizam Shah to seize the fort of Kalyam belonging
to his ally 'Ah 'Adil Shah He sent an army under the command
Df his brother, Venkatadri, against the kingdom of Golkonda, with

instructions to devastate the -country without hesitation At the

same time, he ordered his nephew, Siddhiraju Timmappa, the
governor of Koncjavidu, to march against Kondapalli and Masuli-
:>atam and capture them and commanded Sitapati and Vidiadry
,

o attack the cities of Rajahmundry and Ellore Ibrahim Qutb Shah

who was at Kalyam at the time of the invasion hastened to his capi-
tal, and made an attempt to repel the invaders but he found it ,

impossible to dislodge them from his territories He delivered seve-

ral attacks on Venkatadri who lay encamped in the neighbourhood
of his capital, but was defeated by him repeatedly 84 The Konda-

however, offered better chances of success

vi<Ju frontier, Rama-
raja weakened the garrison defending the fort by ordering its
governor with the major portion of his army to invade the enemy's
country Ibrahim Qutb Shah perceived the weak point in the
enemy's position and resolved to strike hard quickly to break the
enemies that surrounded him. He proceeded without
circle of the

unnecessary delay towards the Rrsna, accompanied by Mustafa

Khan, A'azam Khan, Yakub Khan, Cmtagunta Dharmarao and
other officers of distinction A part of the army seems to have
crossed the Krsna and actually succeeded in reaching Kondavidu
Another section under Mustafa Khan penetrated into the hilly
tracts of the Kurnool district inhabited by the Boya and the Cencu
tribes and created panic among them Ibrahim Qubb Shah's new
manoeuvre did not fail to attract attention Ramaraja noticed the
object of this move, and commanded his brother Yara TimmarUja
to concert measures for the defence of the Kondavi<Ju country
Yara *Timmaraja promptly despatched his forces under his name-
sake and lieutenant Yara Tunma Nayatfu, the youngest of Gani
Timma's sons, to beat back the Qutb Shahi army.

84 Briggs Ferishta, iii (App ) p 408.

 5ft INTRODUCTION

Yara Timma Naya^u justified the confidence which his master

had placed in him. At first, he marched against Mustafa Khan who
was causing disturbance among the Boya tribes and having de-
,

feated him in battle captured his elephants Next, he proceeded to

Kondavidu, and falling suddenly on the Mussalmans besieging the
fort put them to the sword He chased the fugitives as far as the
Krsna, where the main body of the Muhammadan forces lay en-
camped When the Muhammadans attempted to bar his passage
across the river, he cut them to pieces in a fierce engagement which
was precipitated by their action Ibrahim Qutb Shah, thus foiled
in his attempts, had to fall back upon his own territory and Yara
,

Timma, elated by his victories, crossed the river, and overran the
Qutb Shahi dominions without encountering serious opposition The
forts on which depended the safety of the kingdom fell into his
hands one after another The garrisons protecting them submitted
without resistance , Devarakonda, Cittela, Perur, Devulapalli,
Nagulapatfu, Odapalli, Nallagonda, Aruvapalli, Undrakonda, and
other forts of less importance surrendei ed without a struggle This
series of defeats which his armies suffered in the field, and the
consequent loss of a large part of his territory, soon convinced
Ibrahim Qutb Shah that it was futile to contend against the armies
of Vijayanagara Therefore, he sued for peace and Ramaraja who
,

was satisfied that Ibrahim Shah was properly punished for his trea-
chery granted him easy terms Ramaraja and his brothers bestowed
many favours upon Yara Timma Nayadu, whose victories in the field
contributed so much to the successful termination of the war

Nineteenth Generation Kasturi Ranga and Cenna

Kasturi Ranga and Cenna were the leading members of the

19th generation They flourished during the last quarter of the
16th century and rose to great prominence in the service of Ven-
kata II, and won considerable distinction m
his wars with the
Mussalman kings of the Deccan Kasturi Ranga came into conflict
with Math Timma and slew him in battle with 12,000 forces
He destroyed a Manne force of 26,000 men at Kottakanama
and exacted tribute from Tammappa Gauda, who defied the autho-
rity of the Raya ,
he chased the Manne troops of Kondaviiju
and Vinukonda as far as Koccerlakota, and defeated a Muhamma-
dan army at the junction of three rivers in the vicinity of Kotta-
lanka and Kota Cenna dyed the waters of the Pennar with the
blood of the Mussalmans of Qutb-ul-Mulk's army, whom he had
slain on the banks of the river Moreover he displayed dogged
perseverence in his efforts to capture the fort of Gan<Jikota.
 VELUGOTIVARIVAMSAVAW 51

The hostility between Kasturi Ranga and Math Timma was

not engendered by family feuds or conflicting loyalties. It had its
origin in one of those obscure feudal wars which became the
characteristic feature of the later Vijayanagara history After the
disaster of Raksasi-Tangidi, the condition of the Telugu districts
of the empire was disturbed by the frequent incursions of the Qutb
Shahi kings. Ibrahim Qutb Shah conquered the Kondavldu and
Udayagiri raj y as during the last years of his reign and Sriranga I
,

who was then ruling at Penugonda was helpless, and the subjuga-
tion of the empire appeared to be near at hand, but the evil was
averted by the exertions of some of the nobles, who rose against
the Muhammadans and forced them out of the country Of the
nobles that took an active pact in opposing the Muhammadans, the
chiefs of the Kondaraju family who held the fief of Siddhavattam
deserve particular mention, as they defeated Ibrahim Qutb Shah,
and partially emancipated the country from the Mussalman yoke.
The success of the Kondaraju family in their wars with the
Mussalmans fired their ambition, and they began to extend their
territory by seizing the lands of the petty palaigars in their neigh-
bourhood Their aggressio'ns brought them ultimately into con-
flict with the Velamas of Velugodu whose estates were situated in

the district of Eruva Sari Obula Nayadu, one of the dispossessed

ch;efs took refuge with Kasturi Ranga and solicited his help
Kasturi who was probably jealous of the growing* power of the
Kondaraju. family, warmly espoused his cause, and marched at the
head* of his army against Siddhavattam, their family seat He,
however, neglected to ask the permission of the Math chiefs for
passing through their lands which lay on his route It was this

negligence that involved him in a war with Math Timma Konda-

raju Tirupati and his brothers who were eager to secure allies, seiz-
ed on this as a suitable opportunity for obtaining valuable support,
drew the attention of Timma to Kasturi Ranga's disregard of his;
rights, and persuaded him to join them in a war against him
Timma whose vanity was piqued, readily consented to join them
and briskly prepared himself for war A large number 6*f petty
cluefs ranged themselves on either side and the contending forces
met at. the village of Kodur in the Badvel taluk in August 1579 A*D
And jn the battle that followed, Kasturi routed his enemies and
slew Math Timma with a large part of his retinue

The military activities of Kasturi Ranga were soon called into

'play in a far wider field On the death of Srlranga I, he was suc-
ceeded by his brother Venkata II in 1586 AD As soon as he
ascended the throne at Penugonda, he had to face an invasion of
52 INTRODUCTION

the Sultan of Golkoiwja. Muhammad Quly Qutb Shah, who was

eager to complete the work of his father, resolved to subjugate the
whole of Karnataka and add it to his dominions Expecting that the
task of conquest would be easy before Venkata II had time to estab-
lish himself firmly upon his throne, he mobilised his troops and
maiched towards the kingdom of Vijayanagara Having crossed the
Krsna at Musalimadugu in the Kurnool district, he overran the
neighbouring territory without meeting serious opposition The
forts of Nandyala, Kalagur, Done, Sirivella, Nandavaramkota,
Joodry (Jutur ? ), Jammalmadugu, and Cennur surrendered, and
several petty chiefs of the locality submitted to the Muhammadan
yoke The Sultan then directed his prime minister Amir-ul-Mulk
to capture the fort of Gandikota, and .proceeded personally to Penu-
gonda and laid siege to the fort 85

Venkata II, who was not able to offer resistance, sent ambassa-
dors to the Sultan's camp announcing his submission, and begged
that he might be allowed a brief respite for arranging the terms of
peace The Sultan who did not suspect any treachery, graciously
complied with the request, and returned from the vicinity of the
'

fort with all his troops Venkata II was, as a matter of fact, pre-
tending submission with the object of gaming time, he took ad-
vantage of the truce, and within the short duration of three or
four days managed to smuggle into the fort provisions and troops
sufficient to enable the garrison to stand a siege as these As soon
proceedings came to the notice of the Sultan, he, no doubt,
renewed the siege operations, but he soon realised that the chance
of taking the fort had gone Meanwhile, large reinforcements ar-f
rived from the distant provinces in the vicinity of the capital, and
his position became precarious, placed as he was between two
sections of the enemy's troops Before he could extricate himself
from this hazardous situation, his camp was set upon "by the
enemy, and his troops were routed The Sultan who came with
full expectations of capturing the Hindu capital was compelled to
flee precipitately towards his dominions He did not fail, however, to
make arrangements for the defence of the territory, which he had
recently conquered He posted Asva Row and Jagat Row to
Musalunadugu and Nandyala respectively commanded Sanjar,

Khan to hold Gandikota and appointed Murtaza Khan is the

,

military governor with jurisdiction over the whole of the conquered

territory Having completed these arrangements, he returned to
his capital

85 Briggs Fenshta, 111 (App), p 453-4.

 VELUGGTIVARIVAMSAVA]^ 58
i

Venkata II, encouraged by his success over the army of the

Qutb Shah, resolved to recover his territories wrested by the Sultan
in the recent war; but a more urgent problem demanded his at-
tention immediately. Taking advantage of the Muhammadan in-
vasion, some of his nobles withheld the payment of tribute and at-
tempted to repudiate his authority Tammappa Gauda, who held
'some forts including Kolar in the Morasu country was the most
powerful of these disloyal nobles, and it was of utmost importance
against the Muham-
to put down his activities before he proceeded
madans Therefore, Venkata II commissioned Kastun Ranga, Math
Ananta, and Raghunatha Nayak of Tanjore to lead their forces
against Tammappa Gauda, and bring him back to subjection As
soon as they received the royal orders, Kastun Ranga and his col-
leagues set out from the capital accompanied by their respective
troops for Morasu-nadu, and reached the district without loss of
time Math Ananta advanced upon K5lar, and laid siege to the
town, Kastun Ranga and Raghunatha raided the country, and the
former inflicted a Tammappa Gauda at the head of
defeat on
25,000 foot at The garrison defending the fort of
Kottakanama
Kolar, unabte to resist the vigorous onslaughts of Math Ananta's
men, surrendered about the same time, and Kolar which was pro-
bably the headquarters oi Tammappa Gauda fell into his hands
The defeat of his forces in the field and the loss of his principal
strohghold soon convinced Tammappa that it was no longer possible
for him to resist the royal forces Therefore, he gave up the fight and
concluded peace with the Rdya having agreed to pay the arrears
of tribute which he had withheld from the treasury
Venkata II marched, in the meantime, at the head of a large
army to clear off the Qutb Shahi garrisons which still remained in
his dominions He proceeded at first to Gandikota, which com-
manded *he upper Pennar valley, and laid siege to it The strate-

gic importance of the fort was so great that the Muhammadans

could ill afford to lose it Their hold on the fertile Pennar valley
depended entirely upon the possession of the fort But the defeat
t
which the Sultan had recently suffered at Penugon<Ja reduced their
military strength,
and the army which he left under Murtaza
Khan was too small to offer effective resistance to the Hindus
Moreover, the Sultan was ]ust then not in a position to send pro-
per reinforcements, however, he made an attempt to strengthen
the hands of Murtaza Khan by commanding Afzal Khan, the gov-
ernor of Kon^avidu, to march into the Pennar valley with his
88
troo'ps.
*

86 Bnggs Ferishta, in (App),p. 453.

54 INTRODUCTION

Afzal Khan gathered together his men, and placing himself at

their head, set out for Gan^ikota. When the news of Afzal Khan's
advance reached the camp of Venkata II, he took steps immedi-
ately to prevent Afzal Khan from reaching his destination. He
sent Kasturi Ranga and Math Ananta who evidently joined him
after their victory over Tammappa Gaufla, with instructions to^block
up Afzal Khan's path, and commanded at the same time the gov-
ernor of Udayagin to co-operate with them, and devastate the
country of Kxmda,vidu as far as the bank of the Krsna: When
Kasturi Ranga and Math Ananta arrived at Udayagiri, the gover-
nor sent with them a strong contingent of his own troops under
his son-in-law Woonas Ray They marched into the territory
of Kontfavldu and laid waste the country, according to the instruc-
tions of their master.

Afzal Khan was compelled to halt, and organize the defence

of his district He could not continue his march without dislodg-
ing the marauders from his territory To accomplish this object,
he instigated the jagirddrs under his jurisdiction to make inroads in-
to the Vrjayanagara territory m the neighbourhood The jdgirddrs
accordingly collected their retainers and descending on the Uda-
yagiri district m
the south, plundered the country This produced
the desired effect The governor of Udayagiri was compelled to
call his son-in-law for defending his own territory, and Kas-
back
turi Ranga and Math Ananta were similarly obliged to return to
save their respective estates which lay m the district from des-
truction On their return, they found the ydglrdars encamped at
Kamalakuru in Math Ananta's estates, and having overpowered
them in battle chased them as far as Koccerlakota, the last Vijaya-
nagara stronghold on the frontier The jdglrddrs being thus chased
across the frontier, Kasturi Ranga and Woonas Ray were free to
attack the Qutb Shahi kingdom once again They penetrated into
the interior of Kondavidu where they encountered Afzal Khan
>

in an unnamed place Though the Anonymous Golkonda Historian,

who gives a^graphic account of these events attributes victory to
Afzal Khan, 87 the Hindus, on the contrary, appear to have prevail-*
etd against him, for, the failure of Afzal Khan to march to Gan<Ji-
kota with reinforcements as required by the Sultan, does nqt accord
well with his claim of victory It may be attributed with .greater
reason to a disaster which had overtaken him on the field of battle

Perhaps, the destruction of the Muhammadans which Kastun Ranga

87 Briggs Fenshta, m (App),p 455

 VELUG6TTVARIVAMSAVAXJ 56

,
is said to have effected at the junction of three rivers in the vicinity
of Ko{a and Kottalanka was accomplished on this occasion

Meanwhile, the condition of the garrison at Gan^ikota became

desperate Sanjar Khan, the brave commander of the fort, made
frequent sallies to break the cordon which the enemy had set up
,
around him, but the Vijayanagara officers who were in charge of the
siege operations repelled his attacks firmly To distract the atten-
tion of the besiegers, Murtaza Khan made incursions into Vijaya-
'

nagara territory, but his efforts were of no avai). The Sultan was
dissatisfied with the progress of the war he failed to form a proper
,

estimate of the difficulties which Murtaza Khan had to face ,

and
attributing his failure against the Hindus to his mcompetency, he
superseded him in his office, and appointed Rustum Khan, one of
the nobles of his court, as the supreme commander of the southern
armies

Rustum Khan, the new commander, was a swash-buckler, he

had no genuine military talent, though he regarded himself as a
great general destined to win glory in the field. He joined the army
with five thousand horse, but- his .arrival did not produce any appre-
ciable change in the situation, for he treated the experienced
Murtaza Khan with contempt, and showed no disposition to co-
operate with him.

Venkata II, on learning that a new commander with reinforce-

ments was coming from G61kon<Ja, left sufficient force around
Gandi^ota to keep Sanjar Khan engaged, and marched with the
major portion of his army against Murtaza Khan's camp He halt-
ed on the bank of the Pennar, and awaited a favourable opportu-
nity to deliver an attack Rustum Khan, who was impatient of
delay, crossed the river contrary to the advice of Murtaza Khan,
and pitched his tents on the clayey soil, wet with recent rains,
within the sight of the enemy's camp The clash between the two
armies came unexpectedly One day Rustum Khan who was in
front of his army was frightened by a bull, painted in brilliant
colours, which suddenly rushed towards him from the "Hindu camp
At $ie sight of this unusual appearance, he lost his presence of
mind and galloped off, in great dismay, to the rear, thereby spreacf-
mg pan^ic in the camp Perceiving the confusion prevailing m the
Muhammadan army, Venkata commanded his troops to charge. A
fierce engagement ensued, and the Muhammadans who found them-
selves in a position of great disadvantage were overpowered The
cavalry in which lay their strength could take little or no part in the
action) as the wet clayey soil impeded their movements. The ulti-
56 INTRODUCTION

mate decision of the battle, therefore, rested with the infantry, an 4

arm in which the Hindus certainly excelled Velugoti Cenna who

was in charge of the famous Velama foot naturally took the lead
mthe action and made no mean contribution to the success of the
Hindu army The Muhammadans were hemmed in on all sides
and cut to pieces

The Muslim army in the battle of the Pen-

destruction of the
nar sounded .the death knell of Quly Qutb Shah's power in the
south Deprived 6f the support of the army in occupation of the
neighbouring country, the Qutb Shahi garrisons could not hold
their own against the Hindus Venkata II who realised this fact
despatched Cenna and his cousin Yacama with a strong contingent
to expedite the siege of Gandikota, while he proceeded with the,
rest of the army to expel the Muhammadans from the rest of his
dominions Cenna and Yacama on arriving at Gandikota, pushed
on the siege operations with great vigour, and compelled Sanjar
Khan to surrender the fort within a short time The fall of Gan$i-
kota was quickly followed by the submission of the other forts,
and Sultan Quly Padshah acknowledging defeat, sued for peace A
treaty was soon concluded and the river Krsna was recognized as
the boundary between the two kingdoms

Twentieth Generation Venkatapati and Yacama

The name of Venkatapati is associated with a eingle event,

though several verses are devoted to the description of his prowess
He is said to have met in battle a certain Timmaraja who marched
against him with a powerful army from Penugonda, and put him
to death The identity of this Timmaraja, and the circumstances
under which he attacked Venkatapati cannot be ascertained at
present

Yaca or Yacama, the second son of Kasturi Hanga of the previ-

ous generation, was perhaps the most distinguished warrior that
the Velugotc family produced Endowed by nature with al\
the qualities that were indispensable for successful
leadership^ he
soon gained the confidence of the emperor, and rendered him in-
valuable help both in the field and the council chamber. Yaca
firsf
won his spurs under his cousin Cenna in theMuhammadan wars
during the early years of the reign of Venkata II He assisted
Cenna, as noticed already, at the siege of Ganflikota, and wa*
instrumental in capturing the forts of Gutti and Kandanavolu. 'But
his conspicuous services to the empire by which he earned the
 VELUG6TIVARIVAMiSAVAI 67

affection and the gratitude of his contemporaries were rendered

later during the first quarter of the 17th century.

Two important events, associated with the career of Yacama,

are mentioned in the Varhsavali It is said that he defeated and
killed a warrior called Davula Papa who came down upon him at
the fbrt of Uttaramallur and that he espoused the cause of
;

omperor Sriranga II, and having exterminated after a prolonged

fierce struggle the usurper Gobburu Jaggaraja and Ijis allies, cele-
brated in Vellore the coronation of Ramadeva, one of the emperor's
sons, whom he had rescued from prison

little is known about the former

Of these events very and the ;

Yacama came into conflict with Davula

circumstances in which
Papa had been hidden under the veil of obscurity Papa who
was well known for his prowess in the field, owed allegiance to
Linga, the Nayak of Vellore, one of the most powerful of Ven-
kata II's tributaries Becoming apprehensive of Linga's loyalty to
the throne, Venkata, with a view to curb his disloyal activities, con-
ferred Uttaramallur, one of the forts belonging to the former, as
ndyankara on Yaca, and corhmaQided him to take possession of the
fort Yaca, proceeded accordingly to Uttaramallur with his men
and seized the town As* soon as Linga heard of the capture of
Uttaramallur, he became indignant with the emperor, and collecting
troops from Cenji and Madura and placing them under Davula
Papa, sent bim against Uttaramallur with instructions to recapture
the fqrt and expel Yacama
*
Papa who arrived at Uttaramallur with 30,000 troops proceed-
ed without delay to invest the fort on 31st May 1601 A D Yaca
perceived the activities of the enemy and immediately prepared
himself for war He sallied out of the fort with 2000 foot accom-
panied by his younger brother Singa, fell upon the beseiger and
after a fierce hand-to-hand fight, routed them. Papa perished in
the melee, and his followers fled in panic
Nothing is known of Yaca's activities during tfie remaining
years of Venkata II's reign but on the death of the emperor in
;

16f4 A.D he suddenly comes to the limelight again during the short
,

but stormy reign of Sriranga II. The facts mentioned in the

'VamsaVaJi are familiar to the students of Vijayanagara history.
Venkata II, on his death-bed, nominated his nephew griranga II as
his successor; but this was distasteful to the emperor's brother-in-law
k

Gobburi Jaggaraju, who, however, bided his time unable to oppose

^he wishes of the dying emperor. But, within a short time after
9
SB INTRODUCTION

the emperor's death, he managed to win over the nobles to his

side by means of bribes and cajolery. He usurped the office of the
Raya-dalavay, seized the fort of Vellore by stratagem, murdered
Ite* Obulesa, took possession of the treasury and imprisoned
the emperor with the other members of the royal family*
But when Yaca, who did not approve of Jaggaraja's treason,
smuggled prince Rama out of prison through the instrumentality
of a washerman, and made persistent efforts to set the emperor also
at liberty, he put the emperor with his family to death. However,
when he attempted to overthrow Yaca, he was defeated in a fight,
and was constrained to seek safety in the jungles Nevertheless, Jag-
garaja did not lose courage, owing mainly to the adherence of Ravela
Venka, Makaraja, and other chiefs who were bitterly opposed to
Yaca; the Nayaks of Cenji and Madura who were anxious to re-
pudiate their subordination to the empire also entered into an alli-
ance with him and promised their support Therefore, Jaggaraja,
notwithstanding his defeat in his first encounter with Yaca, be-
came more formidable than ever
As soon as the assassination of the emperor and the other
members of the royal family reached his ears, Yaca promptly
declared prince Rama as emperor, and took a vow that he would
celebrate his coronation at Vellore, notwithstanding the opposi-
tion of Jaggaraja and his friends To ensure the success of his
enterprise, he persuaded Raghunatha, the powerful Nayak of
Tanjore to join him, and feeling confident of his success, he ad-
vanced to Topur in the neighbourhood of Trichinopoly, where
Jaggaraja and his confederates lay encamped Raghunatha joined
him with his troops on the way Their combined forces came
upon the enemy who were ready to give them a warm reception.
After a brief rest, they launched an attack and won a complete
,

victory over them, in spite of the brave resistance offered by them

Jaggaraja was slam in the battle, and his allies were compelled
to flee

The death of Jaggaraja did not end the war, owing mainly to
the irreconciliable opposition of the Nayaks of Madura and Cenji.
They supported Etiraja, an younger brother of Jaggaraja, who
continued the struggle Yaca defeated him in a battle near
Palemkota, and put him to flight

The tune for celebrating Ramaraja's coronation had at last

come His enemies were crushed and the obstacles in his patty
,

were cleared one after another Yaca felt that there was no nee^ t
for further delay He led Ramaraja in triumph to Vellore in
1616 A.D., and formally celebrated his abhi$eka as the emperor
of Karnataka with becoming pomp and dignity.

Twenty-first Generation, Twenty-fourth Generation : Kumara Ydca,

and Singa.

Though Kumara Yaca and Smga were contemporaries, they

belonged to two different generations The former who represent-
ed the lst generation appears to have been younger age than m
his cousin of the 24th generation Both of thefti flourished during
the reign of Sriranga III, the last of the Karnataka emperors, and
took part in the wars that convulsed South India in the middle t

of the 17th century

A
who ascended the throne in 1642 D. found him-
feriranga III
self in the midst of a sea of troubles The Nayaks of Madura
and Cenji were openly hostile and were not disposed to counte-
nance his claims of overlordship, the ruler of Mysore who was
practically independent held himself severely aloof the Nayak of
,

Tanjore was indifferent, and the other great nobles showed distinct
indications of insubordination .To add to, his troubles, the Sultans
of Bijapur and Golkonda made frequent inroads into his domi-
nions whenever they -could forget their mutual jealousies,
and snatched from him, slices of his territory Sriranga III manfully
struggled against his enemies and endeavoured to "save his king-
dom from destruction Though the majority of his nobles desert-
ed him, he could still count upon the loyalty and support of a few
^among them Of the small band of devoted followers that still stood
*by him, Velugoti Smga was the most important

The Sultan of Golkonda sent an army in 1643 AD to besiege

and capture Udayagiri, an important fort in the north of Sriranga's
dominions There was a small garrison in the fort ; but it was
not strong enough to hold out against the Sultan's army without
reinforcements The Nayaks of Cenji and Kalahasti having risen
up in rebellion just about this time, Sriranga experienced great
difficultyin sending help, but relief came from an unexpected
quarter. The Sultan of Bijapur who was jealous of Golkonda, with
the object of preventing the aggrandisement of the Qutb Shafus
, on the east coast, sent to Sriranga 6,000 horse and 20,000 infantry
On the arrival of help from
Bijapur, Sriranga marched against
Qutb Shahi army, and meeting them in the tank of Vem-
the
*gallu defeated them and chased them across the frontier Smga
, played an important part in the battle, and distinguished himself
by slaughtering the Golkonda forces.
60 INTRODUCTION

Despite Srrranga's efforts to save his kingdom, he had to suc>

cumb to his enemies ultimately. Harassed by the Muhaitt-
madans, and betrayed by his nobles, he was obliged to flee froth
hi kingdom in 1649 A.D., and seek protection from Sivappa
Nayaka of Ikkeri who still acknowledged his overlordship.
Sivappa received him warmly, and gave him an army witfe the
help of which* he established himself at Srirangapattanam. With-
in a short time he subdued the ruler of Mysore and
r
several other chiefs in the neighbourhood and succeeded in
imposing his yoke over that region. Srlranga never abandon-
ed the hope of recovering his empire. Discovering that
the tune was favourable for making an attempt, he led an expedi-
tion about 1659 AD
against Penugonda, his ancestral capital
As the Sultan of Bijapur to whom the fort then belonged neglected
to make adequate provision for its defence, Sriranga experienced
little difficulty in taking possession of it Whether at the instance
of the Sultan of Bijapur or by his own initiative, 'Abul Hasan,
Sultan of Golkontfa, sent an army to recapture the place. Velugoti
Kumara Yaca, son of the elder Yaca, who had by this time become
a subordinate of Golkonfla, accompanied the Sultan's army to Penu-
gonda. Sriranga seems to have deputed the Raja of Mysore to check
the advance of the Golkon^a army The Raja came up with the
Mussalmans at the village of Camali, but was rudely repulsed by
them He was pursued by the enemy and his army suffered severely
at the hands of Kumara Yacama during the retreat The success of
the Golkonda army did not produce any result for, Ravela Linga ;

who seems to have entered into alliance with Sriranga attacked^

the Mussalmans in the rear and forced them to retreat M Sriranga
remained the master of Penugonda, probably until the time of his
death.

88 SQugandhikapraaavapaharanam,
 GENEALOGICAL TREE OF 1

Chevvi Reddi (/) Bheul* Naidu

Tbinipan Naida Tbuuou Naidu \ crra Thimnu Naidu raThimma

w
I

Cheaoappa
Naida
Thimma
NaiUa
|

Thlrupati
Naidu
|

Kondappa
NdT Venkaiappa VenltaUppa

Curavappj Thimnu K.vjppa Ay>appa Ch nna Nj)anayya Rautppa Teda Chmna Cbcnnappa Ptna Tlumma Rangappa Krishna
Na,du Na,du NaJu NiJa Naidu Na.du Nalja Koudappa Wtdu KotAappi Ndrih NAh. N*di
Kcj^pp

Ramacbaadra Naidu VtBjapw Naidu Venkatadri NaWii

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1. A, B.
Bo"Bo^>;
2. A. B. ibSG
^r*^-cn^
3. A, eo^cj-*

4- A. B "3^ 3$^o. The two foims lS%5 and t>3 are employed in

this work not possible to adopt a uniform method of

Ifc is

spelling the word, owing to the considerations of prosody.

6. A B TTfi5
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"5 S^XfcSa

1. The order of the following six lines has been changed, as the
order m the original makes the meaning of the whole of the
passage unintelligible.
2 The matter enclosed within the brackets throughout this work
has been added
8. A. B. wCcX5bo7r S^Bo-O

4,5. ***
6. A. B. w)c*5bo

7. A. w -3sx;"8|
"So^io -AoS^&s&z&oao $& -&. The reading of B/
"Cofi
 &8A I ofceS ooootf

atoc

1. A B.
a.
erg ana

B
The following thiee lines are m a corrupt condition
fc5

, 6. A B, ; but as does not rhyme with "8, r.c"S2)^ has

tfSS|
Wj&OTS^
been substituted.
7. A. B,
TGo^&s&otfc^ The two forms and ^05 are
rfoJ'B*. ^scg
employed in this poem The adoption of uniform method of
spelling is precluded by the requirements of prosody.

8
 SS&tfc

J 5$<&c zS"- cfiaoo&J&o

dtSMO<S. I -S,^ o*3ic 25^000

jhc

1. A. B;

2.

8. .

4.

6.

6. A B SjaTT'S'ffe. This verse and the following recount a dialogue

between Oevvi Beddi and the demon Betala. They hang loosely
in the text having no connection whatever with what proceeds
and what succeeds. Probably they have been interpolated.
s'.

1. A B
2 The text of this Sisamahkais m a viry corrupt condition,
forms w?&sSo^Kr and >jfc5&K<T are both uaed m the text
3. A B,
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o5o-S$s$x>o

1. A B. W^afc ^sfiTT'
^ JO'BoJSb "SoT^oto
7jTVoe
2.

8.

4. *,

6.

6.

7.

8 ,,
Q
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55.

11

12

^i^r" g^oOTJ^c^ J^^^. 7 !3

\**S c*~> O ^~

. eo ^Ke^osk). 14

1. A, B $*$

8* ^ and <sfc do net rhyme ^vith each other ; the correct form of
the wor d c&uso is oit>sx>

5.
Traowg^jQsir*^.
The emendation of the editors of VVC is

accepted above.

7. VV C. emendation ;
A B -&>*3STaoo.a-w

V, Rao (m Ac. 11, 1

 15

25^0 TVC

1. V, V 0., A B
olj
2- TPdcfc has been added by the editors of VVC to complete the
line.
8. V V C, eseJzKr^&c^*^ ^o3ctf; A B Ke-^^tfowDoo
4. A. B,
cbe;D"SjEP^T<&>T!5
? j
^ ^ oes no ^ rhjine with 3 but the
correct form of the word is etaao and not dtfewSJo- To make the

line strictly conform to the rules of the Telugu prosody, the

editors of the V.V 0. corrected the line thus ^StfA
J"p^
But as the word is spelt throughout the work as

I have retained the reading of the Mss.

6. V.V.C. 3o$tr*tSostoo&'&t Tr*&>v ^cS^

6. fl
^^ar*gw^g) c6^cs>s>^ , A. B
 16

17

18

S'. 33"*
ope

1. VY.O The original has w^%

2. A. B, TT-ggo 2'' fVfcTT'ca&^fcsSbc^ ?
this has been corrected by the
"editois of the V V.G as

3. V.V C ^ifcKdSa&oo ;
A. B,

4.
T^g^o^o^) <*-atf, A B
C.
&\rr>g6&8r*$ ifrrtattow ttio-Q
cBotfoSfo 8o<Sd^r. A. B,

6. A.
fctf^-^aPo^ sfr*B^5fc>8$o-cfcc TnC^^T^c-BHS".
'

w8 B,

7. The colloquial forms *fcfS, Ks6*_2, CttSc&s^f^iiid "B^ti

wlllcl1 occur
m this passage have been corrected, V V.O quotes the following
verse here, The source from which it has been taken is not known,
-5-5'
> * 6 I t5&tf ?gR> <

This appears to be a recent interpolation.

8. A. B, -sr*dBbo&5x>7r jTVeo-Q
 -3-tftf 8bi# f I 8#sSMi7T\ 19
CO v _s V_

TPO

20

s5. wo^ cysS^TSc^ tfof&l -^^e. 21

23

, Wo tfKtt-ofifo. 24

25

1, A
2 V,

3. A.
Eao (AC n P
B We>
29) A. B, <ST i
^
4.
?,
fcfl&oo
2 ^o wKR T5^s6 V V,C
5. V.VC ; A, B.

6. A B
7. A, B,
^Oo^oK
8. V V.C.sjoar^KtfT^L* A.

10
 . 26
2
55. W'SofcsPd&ftlS) zr-d&sfco&db J5wirxr^c2io ^Bjtfb. 27

g'.

28

Ko -s-36>S6coc ? 2^*38 ^S)r3^". 29

80

31

33

1, A, B.

2.

3. V, Rao sro&Tr'~X'(S (Ac 11) , A. B

4, (Ac n), -ytfeTT-dft.

f
5. A. B. afta^

6, A. irC>o-i&^* B. TTDo^b^*. V.V.C.

7, V.V.C. A B
3fo. oc teo'CPSSS tf-tfVraJfes fcf or

84

85

86

87

1. A B. S^ed&JT. It involves a breach of the lules of prosody, V.V.O.

3. B.

4. A. B.

5.

V.V.O, P 24

7. A/B, and V.V.C,

<^.
8. -ifo06oe7r.

9. < Ktfoow.
fifj^e
8
10. A. ^oabjr 1 c:ow$ Ij^es ; B.

IS
St.

38
60

fecKc tf Atf ?

40

1. A B,

2.

3
4.

5.

6.

7. 8, 9. A. B
10. A,B.
9

11,12,13. A, B
14. V.V.C. , A.B
15, A, *-*.
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43
-44

o
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45

46

85.

47

"
48

1. B.
2. A, B.
3.

4 V V.O A, B. ,

5. V V.O. A. B ;

fi.A. B V.V.O
^ogsjbr.
7 V,V i TTtoiD

8. This verse is m'a most corrupt condition It is impossible to restore it

without the help of another Ms The text furnished by the Mro

runs thus:

14
tf* 49

R 60

51

52

>C; A B

4, A, B.

5.

1
6.

7.B.

8. A. B
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SJobo J 1S6&3J-*
g (^556 tf^tfc
k>

,, 56

5bj

S:n

,
58

sS,

1. A.B.

2 A.

3. A B
4.

6.

8. ;,

9
10. H
11

12, ,,

16
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T
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A ^ra*
(To
9

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C?
,
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4
^

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6. A. B.
^-SE-g ,

7. A B,
ag*d*tftf
8.
^
9. A 1

^BoJ^;
B
10." A. B.

ll.

B the meaning
1 2. A,
O^6 ,'but it can also be read as -O^sfc. -O^Ksfc;

of the term, however, is far from clear.

17
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,
s$n&*e<o Sr^&
0000^3

1. A B.
2
<;
Theie is probably some lacuna m the text hero.
4. A B
5.

6. ,,

7.

9.

10. B,

11. A- B.
12
13.

14
16.
16.

18
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l. A, B
2*

8.

4- 9)

6. A
6. A. B,
7. ,,

5 )) I iW^t
9.

10. ,,

11.

11.

18. ,,

14.
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1. A. B.
2.

8. >,

4. >?

B. 11

6 B.
7. A, B
8. ,,

9-

10.

11.

18.

14. Aftei is mentioned. This is superfluoui

rtoiro$j^, sSo^erg^
as sjoTrio has aheady been included in the list.

16. S>^.
16. B,

17. A B,

20
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). 60

l. A. B

5. ,,

. O-
B. A -riogei ;
B
9. AB
10.

11.

12. ,,

18.

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16. )9 aoo'-ra^c
9
IS.

It. )
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SSSo^c

61

zx^sSe/f

J 8S^Jtfozo tfofltf
jjfijc
6
^0 e>

62

new

nex) 63
C?

1. A. B,
2.

8.

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5. .

6.

7. .

8.

9.

10.

11.

IS. M
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ad&(bc

O
J

J
8
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61

Sd&c J

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65

1. A. B.
2 A, JtoJB3tfxx>; B.
8. A. B.
4. A ^(t)tfjor*T^^rsb^tft
}
, B
6. A B
6.

7.

8.
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tfxb ^a^j ^7T. 4 67
O o_

68

1. A ijSlfctir*
B,
^56
2. A B (S^syo^er
1

8- -4r^0
4. The verse has been altered in V V.O, p 41 thus:

dr.

6. A. B.

6. B.
7. A. B.

8. A,

9. A, B. 8>cKc*6ifo&>o

10.

1L

84
 JOtfotfo

8
for ^ ^o
J 2300^ e^c^o^c'd. 70

71

fo J

"So

1. B
2. B,

3. cf V P Sastri (Cmm i P T)8)

A, B, oMsfc-rfsl

4. V.V.C. pu; A,B.

5. Ibicl; A B. $63
6. ,,
tfeg

7. V.V.C; A. B,

8.

9.

25
 CPdfcTT* f Sfctf. 1 78

78

1. A. B. w
1

2, The second pait of the line is changed into"

by the authors of V.V C,

3- A, B.

4 A B
5. A B,

6 The first seven lines are m a coriupt state m the Mss.

7.VV.C. p 32
8, Ibid,
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J TT'i
r

1. A. B,
1
2,
!*r4Snr^-^. . .(TCs^ewSy^Tg. (jc' in the word must be
^s'jS^ra
slurred ovei in pronunciation

6,

6. ,,
 74

'

75

"So J

ooooafc

1, A, 8. 7B8.

2. The colloquial form ^oc^ is retained owing to the considerations of

thyme.
3. The third foot of the verse is missing.
4, A. B,
0*oJ
6. A.
jtee>fc;
B "*
<35oojf
6. A, B. -0T>
7. Bach of the 4 lines
 "SKI

76
tf. KttsSco !

77

ao

78

1. A. B,

.*'

8.

*
*
6. ,,

7.
'

,
8. V. V. 0. p 50
9.
JA:
10. p, 50
11. A. B. twMB\
 tf efoo d6tfeT*;fc ?
#0(^2.

79

O&fifc

r*^Md^o. 80
T 8
A. tfof^to ^wo2$6 ^Ji$we5^^8 Ko^ wctf l^o

1. A. B.

2.

4. A, B,
tfoge
6. A, B.

6.

7. V. P, Sastn. *&*>**>. Sr Sr. p 51

8.
 81

TTaex>

82

tf e
J

J 55a^o r'&tfa ^5bo2fo -sSJfof. 83

85

L ^ B.

2.

8.

4.

6. i,

7. ,

8. V,V,0, p 56 ; O.V- 'Rao (AO in p 39)

81
o
86

&c'8
eo
87

1, V.VO. p51
2. A B, 3$
8. V VC p 51; A, B
4. ,,

A B,

6. A, B
6.

7.

8. A. 7CoexnTre), B.

11.

82
 89

90

1. V V.O. p 49
2. A.B
.8.

4. tfrfwsfofcS'V^ ; V V.C p 49
C. Sto^>

6.
s^BJOsfc^
7.

8,

9.

10.

11. V V.O. p 51? A.B.

12. pfil
18- A. B. r*to;Sb

38
 92

^Cc ^ J

93

9
1. Y.V.O, p 42 fi^a^

2.
;
A, B. #B
8. A B,
d8b^go^ sr^k.&j ,
VVC p 42
4. A. B and V.VO, p 42
6. VV.O, p42 fi^i-
6. A XSoft^oAoO ;
B.

t. A B,

8.

10.

84
 .
94

f)r"

&

J s^o"3^5b Tr55^^6 c5^s5TP'. 95

tfjoao

J
es
J

1. B.

8. A. B.

4. V.P. Sastri, Omm. i. p 67 ;

A,B.

6. Ktfxfc A, ?tf>v, B, ?<6\T

?

6. A. B.

86
 9o

97

98

1, A, B.
2
8.

4.

8.

6. -r<S

TI 8, 9, 10. B, A,

11.-A.B,

18. A. T^tf B.
;

14. A B. s*

IB. j
 99

l.-A. B
2. ,

8.

4.

6. i,

6.

7.

8. TT^ ^>K-^J\e"*^) These words are superfluous.

9. V.V.O. p53;A,B.
10. ;

11. A B 5$P^7r-^j-^
u
;
V.V.O. p 53 a^ao^JD -xne!

12. M
^o^^o^jsdiJO
18. i>
&? Tpofio^-<W 10^ X^tfo.
yo&<>*>'6*
! V.V.O, p

8?
 100
S5. ef)e${0 d5b^bwo^>. 101

102

tip

8. Wo
108
tf.

o^ T8

104

1. V.V.O p 68
I. A. B.

8.

4.

6.

6.
t

7.

8.

9.
S)^^-^^^ ^^e meaning of the first two lines of the stan?a

is not quite intelligible.

88
 r*5$cn>tf"3*Ae J ^ratf&orf^) fc&c
105

^55btf^<Ss5cr-c5p^". 106

ORJOO

&&y

'

1. A B

4. A, B.

6, V P. Sastri , A

89
 108

ctf

109

110

1. A. B.
2.

8. A. ttc*b*$ , V, P. Sastri, Sr. 8r. p 132

4. A ^dSdJbo ;
B. &>^&
6. A B, ***>* ;
V. P. Sastri s&ttJ

64
7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

40
 "343 *3tf. Ill

be
c

. 112

J A ^A
O O

113

00-6^6 S6n>^>)^?) f OoKj6wr6 r^ScTT^ K

1. A, B s^
*2. A.
^ft^b^ ;
B.
8. A, B

& A,
6. A.

7. A. B.

9.

10.

11.

41
 114

115

&JO J J0?)j6
ooooS' "S
TT'fflgsSba

H6
cxxr*

6
cJ5otfD S)bcNb-l5br. 117
SfoJ^otfox* ^^x-Cfe

pex So co co on
co

1. A B.

8.

4.

6* ))

6.

T. ***>
Jfcodtfcc

180 J Xftfco

J DoK^Sr*^. |19

J
^2fo

120

1. A.B.
2.
dojlSee ;
V.V C, p 58
8. T^^POSG i
gjowv* ;
V.V.C. p 58 ^Bex*
4.

5.

6. dBatftoeao-tf ; V. V.O. p 68.

goD
7.
Oa5bo2 V V.C. p 58 ?
 * fo

S5?6c?< O^^S J

5 0X^6. 121

J
-3^:552?
J

c ttsfoj
O
5*>

c* J

1. A B
a.

8,

4*

6.

6.

7.

44
 128

ctfbelc K TTBS)e> J

124

125

1. A, B,

2. A c38J>w-dr^fi
r<
, B.
8. B
4. A, B,

5.
-R5^
6.

7. The subject T>-$DoX'53onr*dcfioifo is repeated in the MBS at the end

of the passage.
*
 5

ZTc8tf

1. The places marked with . . indicate the omission of lines which

attribute to Lmga all the achievements of his ancestors These lines are given

below in the order in which they are found in the Mas.

 SSo-Oo-tf

^5^ AsSx^TS-ftc 5
ro T d.
$

A. B.

47
 J
o

J
CO CO

1
Bttfi I
L

i. A, B.
r^i^g
*. A, B wspoo-^^^o^^^c^ ;
B V, C. p. 117

8. The correct form IB

4. R.VO. p. 117*t)^2
B. K*tfolQ& \

48
 1. B V.C.
A 13.

2. p 117 ; AB

4. ,,

6. ,,

6. A. $rS ; B.
7. A. B. ^S
8. ctssj*SoS'

9. B.V.O. p 118
10.
11. ,
 eo

1. B.V.G p 118
2. B.V.O 118 Ttwtt^-Rj-c^ . A B
8. ^'^O
4. A. ^eafiv&io^tf B *>tfdqn6ffVS ;
B.V.O. p 118

6- E V.C. p 118 *?ae

6. V. B. (Ac. iii, p 104.)

7. A. B. -jjexrtf

8. B,V 0. p US
9. A B. TT^a?^)

10. B.V.O p 118

11.

50
 Ijk
5
83

J XorfBXotf 3

>c

J
*

J
-C^C/T-C
8
c t ST !)

1. B.V C, p 118
2. A, B. -5to*aT>-> 6ax**> R.V.C. p 118
Ttog-sncefo.

8. B.

4. B.V.C.

6. i, ar^flTocS) I j

6* ,1 (p. 119) has the following oorreotion.

A. B,
^ i

7* A. B. 35r^R

8. n Vtnvcife

u
 a?>

J26

r todfctr8jr
l
_

8. B.V.O p 119
4. A. B, c*box; B.V.C, p, 119,

6. B.V.O, p 119; A K**n$>sto& "B* , B.

52
 tf

r"s$r^e)oK (3

127
_

S).

jS-0

128

129

)7Tc^)
130

*
1. A. B
*.
t

8.

4.

5
 181

182

188

55. wo ^^Kw'cjsSo.
184

^. tffsfc&oowo

185

186

137

.188

1. A. B.

8.

4. A
6 A.
6. B. ^
7. A B.
8.

t. A. a*$ ; B.

64
 139

1. A. B
2f. B
8. A. B.

4.

6.

6.

1.

8. ,,

9.

10. .,

55
 8
. 141

142

S)

". J48

SDp
&*$& ^^ fe

1. A.
B
2. A. B.

8. V V.O. (p 61) has an additional line

4. V, P. Basin, Cmm i p 57 ; A B. ^efc

6. A. B.

7.

8.

56
 sfcjo *tf>

5 &&&> TMSS". 145

147

148

1. A. B,

a-

8.

4-

6.

6.

7.

a-

9. ,,
 149

150

cr

1* A, do^S 6o(5 ; but the word ir^ is transcribed over the line above

the first
#oj5 by the scribe.

B. -9-

2. A. B,

8. *t

4. M

B.

6. ,.

7.

58
 151

1
52

TTdS;>cr^) t ^^^-eToT . 153

75wt)0-S)

dfiafcw X>o"3k
ro ro

154

1-

2. B V,0. p 12'3. A B,
8.
afoga
4. -l)00, A. B.

6. A. B.
wJjaro
6. B. ^*t5 , B,V,0, p, 123

59
 155

Wo 25X^0^. 156

7^98 ?5

1 This verseis not found in the

Velugotivan Vams'avfch* but is quote 1
both in V-V.O and B.V.C.
2. V.V.O p 68 K.V.C p 12 fc;68>oK
,

8. A. B,
^
4.

6.

o
 157

8
rfioo^T* t
eo

&o?C<&7?Dar-^fl&otf6. 158

159

1. A.
^

2. A. B
8* 99

4-

6.

6. 9

7.

8.

M
 160
o

'161

162

1. A. B
3.

8.

4. 1, V P Sastn Sr. Sr. App. p 5

6. it V. P Sasfcn, Sr. Sr, App p. 5.

6.

t. V. P. Saatri. Sr. Sr. p. 196

tt
 168

5ex>ej^>e>Drfb ? J^r-^JO fe$)t) x5or4o<ix>5~. 164

165

]66

-tf.

167

168

85. ^ZS^-Sa
zSrfajBex) ^Djg'^'S bi5c35^o?<Ar^bc9od"
5Sbg'85foSbo^^M x) ? s^n>438 S^o&wo 6 3oXe#Dr

169

1. A. B.

2. M

8.

4. of V. P. Sastn, Sr Sr, App.

^jSa^^-Tr-^a^JS^B'-KT-^^, p. 5.

5. V,V,0, p 70
6. A.

7. B
8. A. B.

68
 170

fefiio

1. A. B.

I- 11

8.

4. ,.

6. A- B,

6. A- B.

7. A. , B
e. A,
 178

174

"Sir-

176

177

8- ,

4-

5. V V,C, p 71.
w*rfo ^r*53b^o^ 160 vS6
Oiyg&e
6. A.
^^S5'3tf03^o v-'gg>ex> j B,

1. V V,C, p, 71.

10. A.
 J

r
J

o 5

178

17

TTc

". '180

181

o
182

1. A, B.
2.

8.

4. B.
6. A. B, -snflSow IS
6. V.V.C p 74 8fctfrfnra&Kofe V I

7.

8. A. B, $r^7r- ao *b) dj-tfas, VV.C. p 74

55.

"343 ^{0^. 188

184

185

sS. ^jDSbsSirS3oc^>. 186

187

1.

8.
*

4. 6, , t, A. B, &
8. A, B, tftfi>#

9' This short prose passage w#jOGrfW6oa seems to have been

wrongly inserted here by the scribe,

11. V.V.C p, 75 substitutes sfc^oi -w

12. A. sfrMke&oCflSab; B,

14. ^i^ox^oes.
 J
JOtftfg

190

191

1. V.V.O. 80 fits*
p,
J^oeoeog- ^aw<T
2. V.V.C, p. 80 and V. P Sasfcn, (Cmm i
p, 58)

8. A, B 8tf< V.V.C. p. 80 cwtfafcT; V P. Sastn. (Omni p, 58)

4. V, P. Sastii..(Gmm. p 58)

6. A B,
6.

7. B
*. A. B
9.

10.

68
 192

J 198
sfcotf^oj.

^5

i. B.

a.

8. This line is not found mB

4. A,

6. B,
 194

tfelc }

J "a

mlhcJtoc i KftS
C? w

J95

196

1. A line is omitted.

*. A B. ir&
3.

4.

5.

t. A.

70
 197

tf.

199

200

1. A,

B.

2. A.

8. M

4.

6.

6. B.

7. A.

8.

9.

71
 "SOD*

202

1. A.

n
8. A. B.
4.

6. A. B.
6. A B
7.

8.

9. A. B.

72
 204

sfc.

205

206

8. A. B.
1
4. t

0. A, *Kto^-SoctfbojjB.
7. B.

78
10
 Cootffer>B sfctf&S". 207

TTdSb?5c w-0 ooo^-S^. 210

811

212

1. A. B.
a. ac
8* atoSc

* M *$Jfo

5.

6.

7-
 213

214

215

-25

". 216

1. A B.

a. M
8,

4.

6.

*
8.

9.

10.
 1
J &oXd&X&>c2feS~ . 217

(f.

218

W^fo$V^ofe
221

1. A. B,

*.

8.

4.

.' V, Vr>C, p 82,, A. B.

6. A. B. ireo5fo

7.
^Jo
8. In the place of this passage, 0$*!
is found m the Mss ; but the verses that follow describe the
descendants of Rangapa.
9. A. B.

78
 228

SbJfc&X fcosfc
^c

KD 225

wo

227

?28

1. A B.
tfa^oS^tfx^oi*) SfoSftfasJo^ ^^bo^o. But this would make
Kumara Timma a descendant of Gopa of the preceding verse.
a. V V. C. p 83, a&sbesx-
7T^ooa
8. V P. Sastn, Omm. i,
r
p 57. 8 '&*t
4. V. V. p 83. X-adt5bcK3o

6. B, *
6. A. B. ^rf ; of V P, Sastri (Omm, i. 57).
R N ARt
7. A ;
B,
p

77
 229

oc
C?

230

1. A. B $&o?*tt\;$o&>. But this would suggest that *&&& was a

discdndant of Tirupatendra of the preceding verse.

8. A, tf^to B,* tf^iS

8. A. B. &*>

4. ,,

6 t

6.

7.

78
 o

tf^oKsfcsef ? ^,615

J aw

1. A. B. de
2. A X-^oKTB , B,

8. A B.

4.

79
 288

284

1. A.B
2.

8.

4. ibcfib^o* The next three lines end similarly.

6.

6.

7. A, ?Co ;
B. Ko
8. A, B.
eOSeS^OfoX^TSSS ;

9.

10. A,

80
 Ssfctf 5^358 a J

=v5^dt6ex> J

1. V V C p 85, A
B.
2. A. B
8-

4. B
6. V.V-0 p. 85, A B,
6. A B.
7. A B.
8. A,

9. A. B.
10.

11.

81
U
 ) J

237

-setftf-m
--<?

A. ,
B
A B.
8. ,,

4. B.

B. A
6. A. 0^)06 B ftgtf
7. A B.
8.

10.

11.
 288

13

13 8

239

1. A. B.

.2.

8. B
4. A B.

6.

6.

t.

88
ssb.

240

Soft

J -^6

,
241

[foj

242

1. A. tfo$tf j3eKS~ j
B
2. A. B.
8.

4.

6.

6.

7.

8.

10.

11.

18.

84
V.

244

. eo tfjKwosfe.
245

85.

246
8
s5. tfo?<o7J*c3&a ^sfr^^Sbo^. 247
,
00 CO

1. A, B
2 A line is missing,

8.

4.

6. ^0
6. A
1

7.

8. According to the prose passage above, the name ought to be

Peda Tirumala, Nallagandla Nayadu is probably an alias of*
the same chief.
. A, <6XOo43&'

86
 J

G^
sfcswcKbc

248

^J^
J ^rd5bTSo. 249

o
J
J0-C5^'er gc02joc
ST

l. A, B,

8.

4.

5.
 o
09 J
7F>&toT$o\&, 250

251

1. B
2. A, B,

8.

4. A.

6. A B,

6.

1.

8.

9. A line is missing

87
 252

253

254

1. A B,
2. The MSB. repeat here the second part of the previous line
8. This line is not found mB
4. A B.

6. ,,

7.

8. M
 256

1. A, B,
aoe>S'k_tf38& ;

a. B,

8. A. B,

4. wrfawv^^ ' V, V C p 86.

5. A ^r<Sao^)A3K-Soto ;
B tfr

*6. A. B.

7. B
8. B
9. A, B.

89
 "So

tjo ? r8 ^
J

Xotftf

258

TTc5ar*-g

1. B.

2. A B.

8.

4.

e.

90
 "H J

259

2SO

S^f

acsfeo

1. A. B.
*
2.

8.

4.

6.

91
 261

X'Stf^c

1. A, B.

2* ,,

8.

1. A.

i. A, B.
 ! ^tf^&S&^tf&fcxtfo -0* J -zpdfco wotfc7r>&". 268
#_tef
Sfc.
C? ro (J

*
wK 53^80 "SKtr-Bx -crao;r^bc"S
-u) o
J

". 264

CS.

265

51 ed?i Sb^rSbo^>. 266

267

1. A B. A-SPtfw ^^>i3basSe>^ i6A2 S'S)

2*

8. B.

4* A. B.
2$. etfjo d&(&o<>, 268

270

27J

;
B.

The verses marked 'with # have been extracted by the com-

pilers of this chronicle from the Bhanumatiparinayam of

Benturi Rangaraju.

94
 25/2

273

. 274

1. A. B
2. B. P.

8* A. B.

4. B. P,

6. A- B

7.

. P,

96
 J arTr'Xo{)8&&ff. 275

SS.
tf&^sfc^tfstoo^tfo tf^wosfc. 276

277

i. A. B.

a.

4- ,
 2/0

279

5
'. 280

sinwo
'

281

J ^5el8

a
1. A. B.

a.

8.

4.

7.

8. A.

B.

18
 282

888

$>,

284

l. A. B,
1. A. B

8*

4. A.

5. A. B.

99
qifctf sfcft

1. A,

8. A, B.

8.

4* ,t

6.

6.

1. B.
8. A. B.

100
 289

1. A. B,

2.

8.

4.

6.

101
 290

291

292

1. A B, fa*
2. B. *Qfe

8. A. B.

4.

10B
tf. e#ad&&wo!fc. 294

A.

J ^
55C)^2pooo. 295

296

1. A. B.

2. B. P; A. B.

8. A, B.

4. ,

C. ,

6.

106
 stf 5fc

800

301

BOS

1. A
8. A, B,

8. B. P.
4,

6 A. B.
6.

7. ,,

8.
(
A,

104
 Ocr^caoK

^^^ew^)^
808

804

1. A. B.

2. t

8.

4. M
6. B,

6., A. B.;

105
14
 aKtfwe*

806

qoc

807

809

310

811

1* A/B,

]. it

8.

4.

106
 818

5$. ftotfOic as&!$8'&cjfc-^ M 2teo. 814

SfctfSSO
^ej 4
c 5fc9
jw [A8^8]
^", 815

816

wo tfiKtt'oafc. 317

o^?5Sc Ko^3o^> Sfc>^r'^)'33 sfcST

318

1. A B,
2.

8. ,,

6.

6.

7.

Though Pinakonda and Timma are mentioned in this

stanza asthe only sons of Tirupati, he had also two other
sons, Banga and Krishna, whose valour is described below
in stanzas. 322-327
8
gc
10. w

107
 3543

J "343^

319

1. A. B.

5. A. ;
B.

8. B.

4. B.

6. A. B,

6.

7. A, B,

8. A. B.

t t

10. A, B.

108
 821
9
5Sboa8 o"3e TT
o5n^c
#tf JsfcozS (^bcfS^^raozw be^iOo
exk

fosS13 "^o
"Ss^tfoa
322

1. B.

(
2. D
8.

4. A, B.

5. A.
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 INDEX TO INTRODUCTION
The following abbreviations are used ch = chief chron. chronicle . , ,

co = country corn. = community

, dyn = dynasty gen =. general hit>t ~ , , ,

historical k = king lit = literary rel = religious n = river s a =. same

, , , , ,

as, sans = Sanskrit tel = telugu tn. = town vi. = village wk =. work
, , , ,

Bahadur Khan, gen , 12

Bahmam Sultans of Golkon^a, dyn ,

2
Khan, gen, 37 ff, 49
'A'azixn
'Abul Hasan, k , 60 Balid Khan, ch, 31
Acyuta, k , 45, 46, 47, 48 Banala, m, 32
'Add Khan, k. t 46, 48 Bantfi pass, 26, 30
Afzal Khan, gen, 53 j Barm, Muslim Historian, 4-5, 9
Ahmad Shah, k , 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 43 ff Bellamkonqla, vi , 44
Ahobalam, tn 23 ,
Benp^apuoU, vi , 17, 20
Akhan^a-Gautami, n 18 ,
Bhadracalam, vi , 29 n
'Ala-ud-DIn Hasan, k 12, 14, 31 Bhairava (Bahram) Khan, gen , 45
,

'Alaud-DIn U, k , son of Ahmad Shah, Bhaktiraja, ch, 14, 15, 16

39 and n , 40 Bhdnumatiparinayam, Tel poem, t>y
'Ala-ud-DIn Khaljl, k 4, 5 Renturi Rangaraju, p 1
,

'Ah 'Adil Shah, k 49 ,

Bhikavrtti-matha, at Srlsailam, 45
Allada, sa, Dotfdaya Alia, 25 /, 27, Bhimahnga, ch , 15
32 / Bhlmavaram, vi., 11
Allasam Peddana, poet, 47 Bhuvanagrri (Bongur, Bhonagir), fort,
11, 31, 38, 40
Allaya Vema, ch 15, , 32, 33, 34
Allu Coppa, ch, 34 Bidar, tn , 38
Brjjana, Telungu, h 5
Amir-ul-Mulk, 52 ,

Anamanaganti-puravarddhlsvara, Birar, tn , 39
title of Kapaya Nayaka, 11
Bommakanti Appalacarya, 43
Anapota I, ch , 10 ff, 20 Boya tribes, 29, 31, 49, 50
Anapota H, ch , of Racakontfa, 23, 26
Bukka I, k. 12 t

and n , 28, 30 and n , 35, 37

Bukka II, k 21, 22 ,

Bukkaraju, ch, 32, 43

Anapota n, ch., 17
Anapota, ch son of Pma Smga, 22
,

Anapota Retf^i, ch , 11, 12, 14

Anavema Re^^i, ch, 14, 15 f, 17
Andhrasuratrana, title, held by Cadu Khan, gen , 31
Kapaya' Nayaka, 11 Calikya, ch , 19 and n
Anitalk, dau
, of Kataya Vema, 33. Camali, vi , 60
Anna, son ot Smga II, s a , Camatkaracandnha, lit wk , by
Anna, son of Allada, 32 Visvesvara, 17, 21
,Annama, son of Smga II, 22 Candragiri, fort, 8, 47
Annadeva Co^a, ch , 16, 20, 23, 24 ff , Caya, ch , 46
27. Cebrolu, vi , 46, 48
Appalacarya, Bomnxakanti, author, 43. Cejjerla Bhumi, co , 10 and 71

Aravlti family, 48 Celamacarla, vt , 32

Arjunadeva of Od^adi, ch , 15 Cencu tribes, 31, 36, 49.
Aruvapalh, vi, 20 n, 50. Cenji, fort, 57
Asva Row, Cenji Nayaks, dyn., 58, 59
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|A.vanca, vi, 34 Cennama Nayadu, ch 15. ,

Cennapattana, vi , 26 n.
Cennur, vt, 52
Cerla Bhuna Reddi, ch, 31, 34.
Badami, vi , 31, 35. Cewi Re^i, ch , 2 3.
Bagava<^a, vi , 32. Ceyur, vi., 2
170 INDEX TO INTRODUCTION

Cilaka lake, 33 Gangavara, vi., 34.

Cina Kommerla, vi , 23 Gam, vi., 45.
Cintagunta Dharma Rao, gen, 49 Gam Timma, ch 45 f. ,

Citi Cennaya, 32 Ganna, gen., 31.

Citi VaUabhayya, 32. Gauravakon^a, vi., 32
Cittela vi., 50 Gautami, n, *.a, Godavarl, 17, 18
Cival, vi, 39 n. Golkonda, tn, 13, 37, 49
Cuttack, 43 Gollapalli, vi , 5
Gopalakrsna, ch., 31, 36.
Gorantla, vi, 32.
Gosangi Chiefs, dyn, 8.
Daca, ch., son of Singa II, 17 Gulburga, tn, 13, 19, 20, 24, 27, 37
Dama, ch, 3, 4 Gun^a, ch 32.,

Damerla Timma, gen, 42 Gundaya Dan^anatha, gen, 20, 22

Daud Khan, gen, 39 and n, 44 Gun<^ukolanu, vi , 24.
Davula Papa, gen., 57 Gutti, tn, 56.
Delhi, tn, 9
Desati family, dyn , 32
Devarakontfa, m,
13, 16, 19, 26, 27,
30, 33, 41, 50 37 n Hamvira, (s.a Amber Ray) 41 /
Devaraya I, k, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, Harihara II, k, 16, 20, 21, 23, 32
37. Hariharamba, princess, 32
Devaraya II, k, 26 n, 31, 33, 34 ff, Hava^i Aubajaraja, gen, 48, 49.
37, 41 Hayat Khan, gen, 46
Devulapalh, vi , 50 Honnappa Naya^u, Kandanavolu, 46
Dharamkota, vi 12, 27 , Hoysalas, dyn , 7, 8
Dharma, ch brothei of Singa II, 45
, Humayun Shah alias 2allm, k , 40 f
Dod^a, ch., son of Allada, .15, 25 /, Husain Nizam Shah, k., 49.
31, 32
Done, vi., 52.
Draksaramam, in, 7, 15
Ibrahim Qutb Shah, k , 49, 50, SI.
Ibrahim Sanjar Khan, gen , 38.
4
Indirala, m, 13
Eastern Throne ', 20 Inukurti, vi., 11
fica, ch, 8, 9 Irugapa Dan^anatha, gen, 21,
Ellore, vi, 32, 49 ite Obulesa, 58
firra Daca, ch, 5, 6, 7, 8
firuvas, dyn, 14
firuva, co, 14, 16, 51
Eruva Bhima, ch 14 ,
Jagat Row, gen , 52
fitgir, vi, 35
Jaggaraju, Gobbum, gen , 57 ff
Etiraja, ch , 58
Jamas, rel com., 46
Jalal Khan, gen, 39 n, 40
JalhpaUi, /ort, 10 and n, 11
Jammalama^ugu, vi, 52
Fakhr-ud-DIn Juiia, gen, 4 Jangh Khan or Manne Jangli, 13
ch.,
s a Ulugh Khan, 8,
,
Jhaju of Kharra, Malik, gen, 4.
sa, Muhammad bin Tughlaq, 9 Jilugupalh, v., 9
Ferishta, Muslim Historian, 12, 29, 35, Joodry (Jutur), vi., 52
39 n.
Jupalhkon4a, gen., 22
Filampattan, tn., 12
Firuz Shah, fc., 19, 24, 25 f., 27 /, 37.

Kakati-rdiyasthdpan&c&rya, title, 4.
Kakatlyas, dyn, 5
Gajapati, k, 1, 14, 18, 32, 33, 34, 35,
43, 44
Kalagur, m, 52.
Kalahasti Nayaks, dyn., 59.
Gajarao Tippa, gen., 24, 42.
Ganapati, k., 1, 3, 6. Kalinga, co, 15, 17, 33, 34, 35, 41.
, fort, 22, 50, 52, 53, 50. Kallam, 39.
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. . , fort, 49 M
Kamalakuru, vi., 54
Kamapuri, vi., 14 Maca, governor of Dharamkota, 27
Kambhammet, vi., 42 Mada I, ch 10 f ,

Kamma Chiefs, dyn, 10 Mada, son of Linga II, 16

*

Kanci, tn., 5, 6, 7, 36 Mada n, son of Vedagin II, 23, 27, 28

Kandanavolu, vi , 56 Mada Nayadu, Pma, 20
Kankala, ch, 19 and n Madura, tn, 57
Kankaraparti, vi , 25, 26 Madura Nayakas, dyn, 58, 59
KanrTaoliraya, ch, 46. Magatula, tn, 9
Ka/inadis, 31 Mahanandi, vi 45 ,

fCannara, ch., 19, 20 n. Mahmud Khan, gen, 39 and n.

Kapaya Nayaka, ch , 2, 9, 10, 11. Mahur, tn 39 a'hd
, n
Kapilesvara Gajapati, k 41, 43, 45 ,
Mailaru, ch, 10
Kasturi Ranga, ch 50 ff ,
Makaraja, ch, 58
Kdta, ch son of Kataya Vema, 23
,
Makledi, vt., 17
Kataya Vema, ch , 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24 Malaka Polarjuna, ch 32, 35 ,

Kfitaya-Vemum-talagondaganda, . Malik Kafur, gen, 5, 6

tHle, of the Koppunulla family, 24 Malik Nemar (Malik Naib), 5, 8
Kaulas, co, 12 Mallana, poet, 1
Khalji Sultans, dyn, 4 Mallapuram, r>i 46, 48 ,

Khan-i-Khanan, gen, 46 Mamidela, m

19 n , 34 ,

Khwaja Jahan, gen , 41

Manavira, ch 8 ,

Klmmur, vi 17 , Mandu Malnedu, ch 31 ,

Koccerlakota, fort , 50, 54 Mannangikota, fort, 31

Kodur, vi., 51 Manne Chiefs,dyn, 6, 7, 32, 46, 48
Kolacalama, in, 8 Masnadi-i-'Ah Habib Nizam-ul-Mulk,
Kolar, co, 53 ch, 26.
Koh Malla Reddi, ch , 36 Masta Khan, gen, 31
Kona, co, 15 Masuhpatam, tn, 49
Konda Mallaya, ch., 32 Matlaceruvu, vt , 46, 48
Kondaraju family, dyn , 50 Matli Ananta, ch, 53, 54
Kondsraju Tirupati, ch , 51 Math Chiefs, dyn ,^51
Kondapalh, fort, 49 Math Timma, ch,*50f
Kontfavidu, fort 9, 19, 26, 27 , Matsa Chiefs, dyn, 9
Koppula chief, 14 Matsa Kampa, ch 32 ,

Koppunulla family, dyn, 24 Matsa Komma, ch , 9

KMa, fort , 50, 55 Mir Fazl-ul-la Anju, gen, 29
Kota Tikka, ch , 7 Moguluru, vi, 10, 11
Kottakanama, 50, 53 Morasu, co 53
Kottakonda, , 21, 31 m Muddogi, 29 and n
,

Kottalanka, vi , 50, 55 Muddu Dhakka, ch 31, 40 ,

Krsnadevaraya, k, 45 n, 45, 46, 47, Muhammad bin Tughlaq, k 8 a, ,

48 Ulugh Khan and Prince Fakhr-ud-

Kuccelacenu, vi 46 , Dm Juna, 8
Kulasekhara I, Maravarman, k, 6 Muhammad Gawan, gen 42 ,

Kulasekhara Pantfya, k , 6 Muhammad Quly Qutb Shah, k , 52

Kumaragiri Retftfi, ch, 14, 17, 18, 19, Muhammad Shah I, k 12, 21, , 37
. 2 Mukti Santaya Linga, 45
Kumaragiri II, son of Kataya Vema, Mummadi, ch , 10
33
Muppidi Nayaka, gen , 6, 7 and n., 8
K*unara Linga, ch, 43 Murtaza Khan, gen, 52, 53, 55
Kumara Yaca, ch, 59 f Musalimadugu, in, 52
Kuntlwri Immadi, ch, 5 Musi, n, 13, 26
Kuntluru, vi., 32 Mustafa Khan, gen, 49, 50
Mysore Raja, k , 59, 60
|Linga, ch., 29 n N
Linga, son of Mada n, ch , 30 ff.
Linga, Kumara, ch, grandson of Nao!upura, vi, 15.
Linga, 43 Naga, ch , 11, 12
Lmga, Nayak of Vellore, 57 Nagarikunta Santa Narasunha, 44 n
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Nagarjunakonda, vi , 36, 49 Potuganti Maih, ch., 5

Nagavamsi Kings of Rambha, dyn , Pras^ditya, ch., 3
33 Praudha Devaraya, k., 31.
Nagulapadu, vi, 31, 50 Prat&pacaritra, hist chron. 4.
Nalla Daca, ch 5 , Prataparudra, k , 3, 4, 5, 6.
NaUagonda, fort, 31, 50 Prataparudra Gajapali, k , 47.
Nallasiddha, ch, 6 Prolaya Vema, ch 11, 32 ,

Ndmahngdnusdsana, Sews wk , 43 Pula Ganga, ch 32 ,

Nandavaramkota, fort,
' '
52 Puknda
'
tribes, 33
Nandikantapotaraju 30, 33 Purvasimhasanadhi&vara ', title, ^K
Nandyala, tn, 52 Pusapati family, dyn , 44.
Nannur, vi , 46 Puttakota, vt , 48
Narayanavanam, tfi 7 ,

Navalgund, tn 40 ,

Nayakship, 4
Nayana, ch , son of Gam Timma,
48f Quly Qutb Shah, k , 47, 52, 56

Ndyankara, 4 Qutb-ul-Mulk, gen, 50

Niravadyapura, tn 15 ,

Nissanku Kommana, Tel poet, 15 ,

Nizam-ul-Mulk, k, 41 f
Racakonda, tn, sa, Rajacala, 9, 13,
37 n
Racavema, ch 30, 32, 36 ,

Odapalh, vi , 50 Racur, vi , 39 n
Orissa, co , 41 Radhamadhava, Tel poet, 47 n
Raghunatha Nayaka, of Tan] ore, 53, 58
Rajacala, s aRajukonda, 32,
, 39, 42
Rajamahendrapura, tn 15 ,

Rak?asi-Tangidi, 51
Palemkota, vi 58 , Ramacandra, ch , son of Vedagiri I,
Palivela, in , 15, 25 23, 26, 28
Panagal, tn 21 , " Ramadeva, k 57, 58 ,

Pancadhara, vi , 14 Ramagiri, vi 10 and n, 17, 38, 39

,

Panca-Pandyas, 7 n and n
Pandur, vi , 32 Ramaraja Ahya, k , 46, 47, 49, 50
Pandyas, di/n , 5 Ranga, Kastun, ch , 50 /, 53, 54
c
Pdndya-dala-vibhdla, title of Ranganatha, ch 7 ,

Daca, 6 Rangaraju, Renturi, Tel poet, p 1

Pdndya-gaja-kesan, title of Rangarajukonda, iort, 44
Daca, 6 Rangaya Bhlma, ch , 32
Panem family, dyn., 32 Rasarnavasudhakaram, lit wk., by
Pangal, tn, 37 Singa n, 22
Pangal-Nalgonda, tn, 25, 27, 28 Ravela Linga, ch , 60
Panta Chiefs, dj/n , 10 and n Ravela Venka, ch 58 ,

Parakrama-Pandya, k, 6 Ravivarman Kulasekhara, k , 6, 7 n

Pariahs, com , 3 Ravuvamsacamtra, hist chron 1, 17.
Parvata, ch , son of Linga, 43 30 and n
Peda Komati Vema, ch , 19, 27 /, 30
Rdyapitdmahanka, title, of Prasaditya,
and n, 33 4
Pedda Rudra, gen, son of Muppidi Rayappa, ch , son of Dharma, 44 ff.
Nayaka, 7, 8 Reca, a pariah, 2-3
Penugonda, fort, 50, 52 Recerla, vi 1, 31
Pernipadu, vi , 26 n
,

Recerla chiefs, dyn, 6

Perumalla, vt, 32
Peruru, vt, 50 Reddis, dyn, 7
Pina Smga, ch , son of Smga II ,
22 /, Reddis of Kondavldu, dyn , 11, 14, 18, 1
and n 20
[
Pina Undiraja, ch , 25 Rompicerla, vi 45 ,

Podicedu, vi , 22, 32 Rudra, ch , 3, 9.

Polepalh Bukkaraju, ch , 22 Rudramba, vi , 3, 4
Potana, Tel poet, 43 Rustum Khan, gen, 55
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Sabbi, ch , 4 Tambala Bommajlya, 10

Sabbi-nau, co, 31, 40 Tammappa Gautfa, ch, 50, 53, 54.
Sagar, vi , 19 Tammiraja, gen, 44.
Saifuddin Malik, gen , 13 Tange^a, vi 36 ,

Sakuntalam, Kataya Vema's commen- Tdrakdbrahmarajlyam, lit wk , 47 n

tary on, 17 T?. Telugu Codas, dyn., 6, 7, 14
Salakpraju family, 32 Telingana, co, 4,
4
9.
Saluva Ramadeva, ch , 21 Telungies ', com , 12
Saliva Telungaraya, ch, 34 Terala, vi , 34
bambeta* Pinna, ch 26 n, 31, 36 , Timma, Gam ch, son of Rayappa,
Sambeta Soma, ch, 26 and n 45 f
Sambuvarayas, dyn, 8 Timmaraja, ch 56 ,

Sangamaraya, ch, 31 Tippa, ch 32 ,

Sanjar Khan, gen, 40, 44, 52, 55 Tippa of Nellur, ch 32 ,

Santa Bhiksavrtti, rel teacher, 32 Tirukalaraja, ch 6, 7 ,

Santa Linga, rel teacher, 46 and n Tiruvengalanatha Yadavaraya, ch , 8

Sarama Khan, gen, 31 Tondamarayagulla, vi 46 ,

Sarepalh Timma, ch 26 and n , Topur, vi, 58

San 6bula Nayadu, ch 51 , Toragal, vi 9 31, 35
Sattiga, ch , 19 and n Tribhuvani Ravu Smga, ch , 44
Sayyid All, Muslim Historian, 25, 37 n , Trichmopoly, tn, 58
38, 39 n Tripurantakam, vi, 16
Seven Matfas, co , 31, 34 Tughlaq Sultans of Delhi, dyn, 4
Siddhavattam, tn, 51 Tumuruko^a, iort, 36.
Siddhiraju Timmappa, 49
Sikandar Khan, ch , ruler of Balkon^a, U
31, 40 /
Simhacalam, vi , 15, 18 Uccilla, vi., 32
Simhadn, 31, 34 Udayagin, iort, 51, 54, 59
Simhayikramapattana
tn , 31, 36 Udayana, ch 19 ,

Smdhur, vi , 13 Ulugh Khan/pen s a Fakhr-ud-Dln ,

t ,

Smga I,ch , 8 Juna and Muhammad-bm-Tughlaq,

Smga H, ch, 13 ff, 18, 21, 22 8
Smga III, Sarvajna, ch, 22 and n, Undrakonda, fort, 50
30tf, 36, 43 Upparapalle, vt, 5
Singa, ch, younger brother of Yaca, Uriyas, com, 47
57 Usabhyudayam, Tel wk , 44
Singa, Velugoti, 59 Uttaramallur, v: , 57
Singaladeva, ch , 32
Singama Nayadu, Cintalapalle, ch , 10
Singampalle, vi , 31
Singaya Eayapa, ch, 1 Vaidyarajavalldbham, lit wk , 21
Sirivella, vi , 52 Vajrakutam, vi , 17
Sitapati, ch , 49 Vasantaraya, ch, son of Anapota II,

SivaHldvilasam, Tel wk ,
15 n 36
Sivappa Nayaka of Ikkeri, ch ,
60 Vedadri, vi , 26
^
Srinatha, Tel poet, 22, 25, 30, 33, 34, Vedagiri I, ch , 13 fi , 19 and n , 20, 21
43 22
Srmatharaju, ch , 36 Vedagiri II, ch , son of Mada II, 27 f
Snranga I, k 51 ,
Vedagiri, ch, son of Singa II, 22
Vegavatinatha, title, of Ravivarman
Sriranga II, k , 57
Sriranga III, k , 59, 60
Kulasekhara, 6
Velamas, dyn, 4, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18
Srirangapattanam, tn , 60
Vellore, tn, 57
rirangara]ukona, vt, 26 Vellutla chiefs, 5
dyn ,
drisailam, vi , 32, 46
Velugodu, vi, 45
Sthaladurgas, 15
Velugoti Cenna, ch., 56
Sundara-Pan^ya, k, 6 Veltigottwfirwamsa-cantra, hist
Sura, ch., 46 chron. 1, 8-9, 10 n, 11 n, 16, 19 n ,

Suravaram, vi, 14.

22, 30 n., 45 n.
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Vema, ch., 15. Visnubhaktisudhakaram, lit. wk., tot

Vema, son of AUa<?a, 32. Visvesvara, author, of Camatfcdra-
Vemamba, princess, 15, 32 candrika, 17, 18.
Vemavaram, m 15 , Vitthama, ch., 32.
Vemgallu, vi., 59. Vodapalh Vazirabad, vi , 26
Vemulakonfla, vi, 19, 34
Venkata H, Je, 50, 5lff , 56ff.
Venkatadri, gen, brother of Rama-
raja, 49
Venkatapati, ch, 56 #. Warangal, tn., 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 21,
Venna, ch , 8 Woorias Ray, ch., 54
Vennama, ch., 4tf.
*
Vidiadry, tfi , 49
Vikrama-Pantfya, k , 6
Vmukon^a, vi , 50
Vira BaUala HI, k , 7, 8 Yacama, elder, ch, 56 tf.
VIrabhadra, son of Annadeva Coda, Yacama, Kumara, ch, son of elder
25 Yacama, 59 / *
Virabhadra Re^^i, ch., 15, 31, 32, 33, Yadavakonda, vi 32,

34 Yakub Khan, gen., 49

Viraghottam, co, 17 Yara Timma, ch , son of Gam Timma,
Virannavota, ch, son of Kumaragiri, 46,48/, 49/.
19 Yara Timmaraja, gen, brother of
Vira-Pandya, k , 6 Ramaraja, 49