Part 54 - The Palakonda Chiefs

In the 14th century A.D., Palakonda was ruled by the princes of Matsya lineage. For Palakonda Karrijiyana of Matsykula made gifts at Simhachalam in A.D. 1359. In the 15th century A.D. a family of chiefs held sway over Palakonda. Palakonda Bodraju is heard of from two records of his son Sarvajnadeva at Srikurmam. In A.D. 1470 and the 7th year of Pratapavijaya Purushottamadeva. Sarvajnadevandu, son of Palakonda Bodraju made gifts at Srikurmam. The next year in A.D. 1471 and the 7th year of Gajapati Purushottama, Sarvajnadevarajungaru, son of Bodraju in Palakonda kingdom made grants to Kurmesvara at Srikurmam. The father and son were obviously ruled Palakonda as subordinates of the Gajapatis of Orissa, the contemporary being Purushottama. The prefix Pratapa Vijaya attests Purushottama’s valour and probably was assumed after his victorious expeditoin into the south.

No sons or successors of Sarvajna at Palakonda are heard of.