Part 57 - Other feudatories in South Kalinga

Kilana Vivama Mahapatra and his son Mallaya Mahapatra figure in a record at Amaravati dated A.D. 1294. Mallaya made grants at the instance of the Panchanammavaru between Kondapalle and Bezwads. A record at Simhachalam dated A.D. 1379 mentions Ramana Mahapatra. Svapnesvara mahapatra and his son Sankarajiyana figure in a Simhachalam inscription dated A D. 1384. Chandana Mahapatra and Kundalesvara Mahapatra made grants at Simhachalam in A.D. 1414 and 1455 respectively. Mallaya Mahapatra is heard of from a record at Amaravati, dated A.D. 1494. Raghudeva Narendra Mahapatra was the governor of Rajahmundry. A.D. 1458 in the reign of Kapilesvara as attested by a record at Tirupati. Tirumaladeva Mahapatra and his father Santesvara Kumara guruvu Mahapatra figure in a record at Guntur dated A.D. 1495 Kesava Patra and Chandra Mahapatra were on the fort at Kondavidu in 1515 A.D. and captured alive by Krishnaroya.

Tradition has it that a Kalinga Gangu ruled over Sajianagara (Sajjanagara?) or Sajjapura near Peddapur (E. Godavari District), that on his refusal to give audiance to poet Vemulavada Bhima, was cursed by him, lost the kingdom to his enemies, and when the poet took mercy on him, acquired the kingdom by winning the enemies, and prospered. Further, according to tradition, Kapilesvara had a son Vidyadhara Gajapati, who by his wife Bhavaniamma had two daughters. Muttiyalamma and Paidamma. Vidyadhara buit Vidhyadharapura and the three ladies gave their names to Bhavanipuram. Muttiyalampadu, and Pardurpadu, (Bezvada taluq). Kapilesvarapuram (Nuzvid taluq) is after King Kapilesvara. The successors of Vidyadhara were—Hamvira, Langula, Purushottama and Prataparudra.

From three records at Simhachalam, the Chiefs bearing the epithet Sahasamalla are heard of. In A.D. 1360, Dharmadasa Sahasamalla alias Dammayi Sahasa Mallandu, the Kalinga Pariksha, granted lands in Tadrangi Ghuvvula. In A.D. 1374, Krishnadasa Sahasamalla made gifts at Simhachalam for the merit of his wife, Annamarayuralu Krishna dasa’s relationship to Dharmadasa is not known. In A.D. 1428 Dharmayi Sahasa malla, son of Baraki Chingu Sasumalla of Potnuruvidu made gifts for his own merit. Obviously this Dharmayi is same as Dharmadasa of the above record.

A record at Boni mentions Sri Merumadhavaraya. Another record also at Bhogapuram (Boni) mentions Nommananayaka, the ruler of Bhogapura and a devotee of Jina. Another undated inscription at Boni mentions a king, son of Narasimha and grandson of Bhima.

Sriramadeva of Ravikula is solar race, and his son Harchandana are heard of from a Srikurmam inscription of A.D. 1379 Viraparaju and his son Chinchalada Mullabhupati also of solar lineage are heard of from a record of A.D. 1495 at Panchadharala. Malla’s epithets were—Suryakulavamsodhbhava and birudarkarudra.

Kamadeva Paggada, son of Markanda nayaka of Mulaghatika family made grants to Nakaramu Madhukesvaradevi at Mukhalingam in the 59th year of Anantavarma deva corresponding to s 1055 i.e. A.D. 1133. We may note that the family name of Ketana, the author of Dasakurmaracharitra in Telugu was Mulaghatika.

Lakshuma Maharaju and his daughter figure in a record at Srikurmam dated in the 34th year of Viranarasimha Here Narasimha is Narasimha III of the Gangas, whose 34th year corresponds to A.D. 1306. Lakumadevi and her father Ramadeva of the Ganga family in Kataka find mention in a Simhachalam inscription of A.D. 1387. Thus Ramadeva was of Ganga lineage. Mahamandalesvara Singarapungota pratapa Annaparaya made grants to deities at Duttika in the cyclic year Prabhava, as mentioned in an inscription at Nattar ames varam.

Errapota, Lord of Chintada and his son Mantri Dugga are mentioned in an inscription at Sri Kurmam, dated A.D.l 196. Yerusenapati his queen Umadevi, and Pupil Singadhara, figure in two records at Simhachalam. Rajamartanda raju of Chingapuram (in Kalina) and his son Rayaparaju are mentioned in a record from Simhachalam dated A.D. 1142.