Part 12 - Alladanatha Devaraja and Bhimaraja (A.D. 1283)

Alladanatha devaraja and his brother Bhimaraja exercised joint sway like Bhima and Uttambhima. Their inscription range from A.D. 1283, which must have been the initial year of their reign. The Snkakulam inscription dated A.D. 1283 mentions mahamandalesvara Panchcheda Aladanathadevaraju and his parents Gonkaraju and Kamaladevamma. Alladanatha’s prasasti has the titles—Virajapuravaresvara, Durjaya kulakulachalamsigenda, Srikrishnavenvanadidakshinashatsahasravanivallabha, Kollipaka saptasahasravanivallabha, choda kataka vajraprakara, Katta katakaraksha palaka and Chalukya rajyamulasthambha, besides others. A record at Tirpurantakam with cyclic year, Pramadin, mentions Alladanathadevaraja and his younger brother Bhimaraju ruling. Allada is mentioned as the lord of Vijayavatika and of the Shatsahasra on the bank of the Krishna.

Extension of the Kingdom

The Parichchedi kingdom reached its widest limits in this period, as a result of the policy of conquest and annexation of Allada and Bhima. Allada had his capitals at Virarajapuri, Vijayavada and Kollapaka. His titles-ripuratripura mahesvara, Eladayarakkasa, parabalakarkasaganda dhanamjaya, ahavabhima, sribalaganda, prachchandamertanda, ranarangabhairava, Chola marupartha—show that he was a great warrior destroyer of enemies and a faithful subordinate of his overlord. Allada’s titles, the protector of the Ratta camp and main pillar of the chalukya kingdom are hereditary and indicate the past connections of the Parichchedis with the Rashtrakutas and the Imperial cholas.