The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD)
by Yashoda Devi | 1933 | 138,355 words
This book recounts the History of the Andhra Pradesh Country from 1000 to 1500 A.D. including many dynasties (for example. the Reddis of Korukonda and the Eruva Chola of Rajahmundry)....
Part 5 - Mallideva and Manmasatya II (A.D. 1182-1231)
Mallideva and Manmasatya II exercised joint sway for a long period of nearly fifty years. In the succession of Manmasatya II to the throne for the first time in Kona Haihayas history, we see the eldest son succeeding his father. Mallideva and Manmasatya II owed allegiance to the Chola monarch and the Velanandu Chodas and had a peaceful and prosperous reign.
The earliest inscription of the reign is the Pithapur pillar record dated A. D. 1195. In this, the two rulers jointly called together people of Guddavadi to make a grant. It traces the Eastern Chalukya genealogy up to Mangiyuvarja, mentions Rajaraja and praises Jayamahadevi, mother of Prithvisvara of Velanandu Chodas. Two records of Satya II one dated A.D. 1207 and another undatedare from Palakol and Drakshar-ama; respectively. After A.D. 1207, for the rest of the reign, no records are available till A.D. 1231 when Mallideva and Satya were succeeded by Mallideva II and Bhima IV.
Their Political Relations
Mallideva and Satya followed their predecessors in preferring the blessings of peace for the glory of war. So they had no hostilities towards any of the contemporary rulers.
Mallideva and Satya and the Cholas
The Chola emperors in this period were Kulottunga III (A.D. 1178-1216) and Rajaraja III (A.D. 1216-1246). The Pithapur pillar inscription traces the Chalukya Chola genealogy up to Rajaraja III, which is a positive proof of the Kona Haihaya subordination to the Chola emperor in A.D. 1195. And this position continued for the rest of the reign of Mallideva and Satya.
Mallideva and Satya and the Velanandu Chodas
At Tsandavole Gonka III and Pnthvisvara exercised sway in this period. After the subjugation in A.D. 1175 and Loka’s death, the Konahaihayas remained subservient to the Velanandu Chodas. Mallideva and Satya continued their loyalty as attested by the inclusion of two verses in praise of Jaya mahadevi in their Pithapur piller inscription. It is likely that the Kona Haihayas helped the Velanandus in their wars against the Kakatiyas, the Telugu Chodas and the Kalachuris in this period.