The nexus of politics and military was a significant feature of the era, and the Kakatiya recruitment of peasants into the military did much to create a new warrior class, to develop social mobility and to extend the influence of the dynasty into areas of its kingdom that previously would have been untouched.Historian P.V.P. He appears to have improved the irrigation of the country by building tanks. Malik Kafur reached Warangal in January 1310, after conquering a fort on the Kakatiya frontier and ransacking their territory. Sastry theorizes that Betiya was the son of Eriya (alias Erra) and father of Gundyana (alias Pindi-Gunda), but may have become too insignificant to be mentioned by his descendants, because of a premature death or another reason.The significance of the suffix "Rashtrakuta" in the names of the early Kakatiya chiefs is debated. Besides this, not much else is known about this Kakatiya ruler.Durgaraja began actively participating in the Kakatiya administration even before his father's death. Etymology and names 995 AD : The earliest known record of Tailapa II in the region is the Jammikunta epigraph, dated to 995. Kakatiya epigraphs refer to more than 38 tanks of considerable size which provided water through artificial channels to thousands of acres. The Palanadu chiefs fight amongst themselves, so Rudradeva renders military assistance to Nalagama’s faction. Nothing further is known about this chief.A few copper-plate inscriptions of the Kakatiya family describe them as belonging to the The regnal years of the early members of the Kakatiya family are not certain. By this time, A notable trend during the dynastic period was the construction of reservoirs for irrigation in the uplands, around 5000 of which were built by warrior families subordinate to the Kakatiyas. He later kills the warriors Anuma and Konda who ruled over their capital Anumakunda or Hanumakonda. Anumakonda and Gandikota among the 'giridurgas', Kandur and Narayanavanam among the 'vanadurgas', Divi and Kolanu among the 'jaladurgas', and Warangal and Dharanikota among the 'sthaladurgas' were reckoned as the most famous strongholds in the Kakatiya period. Established by Prataparudra 1, the Kakatiya Dynasty saw powerful rulers like Ganapathi Deva and Rudramadevi.
When Vikramaditya won the Chalukya civil war and became king in 1076, he thus conferred on Beta the title of Vikrama-chakrin. He took the opportunity to expand his fledgling dominions by attacking his neighbors to the southeast, the Mudigonda Chalukyas of the modern-day Khammam district. The dramatically altered the possibilities for development in the sparsely populated dry areas. They ruled over the region of Kandurunadu, which comprises parts of modern-day Nalgonda and Mahbubnagar districts. However, respecting the fact that Durgaraja was still his brother, he offered protection for his son (Prola's nephew). Well versed in art and culture and literary pursuits, Kakatiya kings were great builders too. He was also known as Rudra Deva, Kakatiya Rudradeva, Venkata, and Venkataraya He was the son of Prola II, who had made efforts to assert greater Kakatiya influence on territories in the western parts of the declining Western Chalukyan empire and who died in a battle fought against the Velanati Choda ruler Gonka II around 1157/1158 while doing so. These mighty kings were benevolent, egalitarian and able administrators - having democratic outlook in their governance. 1199 : Mahadeva dies fighting Yadavas of Devagiri to release his Son Ganapatideva. The 1163 Anumakonda inscription of Prataparudra I is the earliest known record that describes the Kakatiyas as a sovereign power.According to Sastry, Prataparudra I reigned between around 1158Mahadeva succeeded Prataparudra I as king, reigning probably from 1195 to 1199.Just as the Seuna and Hoysala dynasties took control of linguistically related areas during the 13th century, so too did the Kakatiyas under the rule of Ganapati.The Kakatiya capital at Orugallu, established in 1195, was not forgotten while Ganapati expanded his territory. Of all the tanks, the Ramappa and the Pakala lakes are of large size and require special mention. Even before the arrival of the dynasty, there were large, well-established and well-endowed Hindu places of worship in the relatively populous delta areas; however, the temples of the uplands, which were smaller and less cosmopolitan in origin and funding, did not exist until the Kakatiya period. Gunda III dies fighting for his overlord, the Rashtrakuta king Krishna II (878-914), against the Eastern Chalukyas ruled by King Bhima I (892-921). Descendants of Tipu Sultan One of the greatest warriors India has produced, whose descendants are now pulling rickshaws for a living. The rulers are children of their predecessors, unless otherwise specified.Tughlaq control of the area lasted only for around a decade.A brother of Prataparudra II, Annamaraja, has been associated with ruling what eventually became the He is said to have left [Orugallu] for the northeast after anointing Prataparudra's son as king. It was ruled by the Satavahana Dynasty, the Kakatiya Dynasty (1083–1323), the Musunuri Nayaks (1326–1356) the Delhi Sultanate, the Bahmani Sultanate (1347–1512), Golconda Sultanate (1512–1687) and Asaf Jahi dynasty (1724-1950).In late 1309, the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji sent his general Malik Kafur on an expedition to the Kakatiya capital Warangal. The Kakatiya temples, dedicated mostly to Siva, reveal in their construction a happy blending of the styles of North India and South India which influenced the political life of the Deccan.