Kota Vamsa

Kota Vamsa was a medieval dynasty which ruled in parts of the modern-day Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The Kotas belonged to Dhananjaya gotra.[1][2] According to V. Yashoda Devi, the Kotas are one of the four lineages—alongside the Parichchedis, Kakatiyas, and Varnatas—from whom the Kshatriyas of the Telugu country have descended.[1] Kota chiefs ruled Kammanadu with Dharanikota as capital.

Kota Kings belonged to the Shudra varna.[3][4] After they became the rulers, they came to be recognized as Kshatriyas.[4] They had marital links with the Kakatiyas. Ganapatideva's daughter Ganapamadevi was married to the grandson of Kota Keta II.[5]

List of rulers

The Kotas consisted of a main branch with its capital at Dhanyakataka, and four collateral branches based in Yenamadala, Tripurantakam, Tadikonda, and Draksharama, respectively.[6]

Kotas of Dhanyakataka

Source:[6]

  • Beta I (A. D. 1050-1081/91)
  • Ganda (A.D. 1081/91-1108)
  • Bhima I (A.D. 1108-1127)
  • Beta II (A.D. 1127-1148)
  • Keta I (A.D. 1148-1156)
  • Bhima II (AD 1156-1182)
  • Keta II (A.D. 1182-1231)
  • Bhima III (A.D. 1231-1234)
  • Keta III & Ganapati (co-rule) (A.D. 1234-1240)
  • Ganapati (sole-rule) (A.D. 1240-1262)
  • Bhima IV (A.D. 1262-1268)
  • Devaraja & Mummadiraja (co-rule) (A.D. 1268)

Kotas of Yenamadala

Source:[6]

  • Rudraraja (A.D. 1216-1241)
  • Betaraja & Ganapamba (co-rule) (A.D. 1241-1251)
  • Ganapamadevi (female) (A.D. 1251-1264)
  • Devaraju (A.D. 1264)

Kotas of Tadikonda

Source:[6]

  • Manmapota (around A.D. 1117)
  • Pandambika (female) (around A.D. 1117)
  • Vennaladevi (female) (around A.D. 1261)
  • Prorraju & Bayyaraju (co-rule)

Kotas of Tripurantakam

Source:[6]

  • Mummadipota (around A.D. 1246)

Kotas of Draksharama

Source:[6]

  • Bhimaraja (around A.D. 1140)
  • Pota (around A.D. 1140)
  • Chodaraja (around A.D. 1179)

References

  1. 1 2 V, Yashoda Devi (1975). "Social and Economic Structure in Ândhradesa in the Reddi Age". Sri Venkateswara University Oriental Journal. Vol. 18. Sri Venkateswara University Oriental Research Institute. p. 58.
  2. ↑ Sōmaśēkharaśarma, Mallampalli (1946). History of the Reddi Kingdoms (circa. 1325 A.D. to Circa 1448 A.D.). Andhra University. p. 267.
  3. ↑ Sastry, P. V. Parabhrama (1978). N. Ramesan, ed. The Kākatiyas of Warangal. Hyderabad: Government of Andhra Pradesh
  4. 1 2 The Rule Of The Chalukya Cholas In Andhrapradesa. 1978. p. 288.
  5. ↑ Talbot, Cynthia (2001). Precolonial India in practice: society, region and identity in medieval Andhra. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. p. 156. ISBN 9780195136616.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Devi, Yashoda (1993). "The Kotas (A.D. 1100-1270)". The History of Andhra Country, 1000 A.D.-1500 A.D. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 148–177. ISBN 978-81-212-0438-5.


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