3.5.6 Kakatiyas notes

1. 3.5.6.1Rise of the Kakatiyas: Beta I to Mahadeva

   The Kakatiyas began as subordinate chiefs at Hanumakonda serving the Kalyani Chalukyas; Prola II made them the leading power in Telangana and his son Rudradeva declared independence in 1163, before Mahadeva died attacking the Yadava capital Devagiri in 1199.

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2. 3.5.6.2Ganapatideva: expansion, Motupalli and Muttukur

   Ganapatideva (1199–1262), the longest-reigning Kakatiya, united Telangana with coastal Andhra, moved the capital to Orugallu, protected sea trade at Motupalli, and was checked late in his reign by the Pandyas at Muttukur.

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3. 3.5.6.3Rudrama Devi: reign, rivals and Marco Polo's account

   Rudrama Devi (1262–1289), the only woman ruler of the Kakatiyas, ruled under the name Rudradeva Maharaja, defeated the Yadava king Mahadeva, faced the rebel Kayastha chief Ambadeva, and left a kingdom that Marco Polo praised for its queen, diamonds and fine cloth.

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4. 3.5.6.4Prataparudra and the fall of Warangal 1323

   Prataparudra (1289–1323), the last Kakatiya, restored his grandmother's kingdom and reorganised the nayakas, but repeated invasions from Delhi first made him a tributary and then, in 1323, ended the dynasty when Ulugh Khan took Warangal.

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5. 3.5.6.5Kakatiya administration and economy: nayankara, tanks and trade

   The Kakatiyas ran a decentralised military state through nayakas who held villages in return for troops, and built its wealth on tank-fed farming in the uplands, forest clearance and sea trade through Motupalli.

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6. 3.5.6.6Kakatiya religion, society and literature

   Under the Kakatiyas the early Jain faith of the family gave way to a powerful Saivism, Veerasaiva and Aradhya teachers wrote in Telugu for the people, and Sanskrit and Telugu writing flourished at the court and among its nobles and feudatories.

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7. 3.5.6.7Kakatiya architecture: Thousand Pillar temple, Ramappa and the Kala Thoranam

   Kakatiya builders took the later Chalukya temple style and gave it a Telugu stamp: star-shaped platforms, polished black-stone pillars and bracket figures, light brick towers and sandbox foundations, seen best at the Thousand Pillar temple, the Ramappa temple and the gateways of Warangal fort.

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