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 13 - Choda I (A.D. 1242-1300)

Choda I was the ruler of the Kona Haihaya kingdom oj Panchadharala and it is not known how he came to be in possession of a kingdom. Probably he served the Ganga emperors and secured the kingdom as a reward, or taking advantage of the lack of control by the Gangas over southern Kalmga, carved out a kingdom for himself independent of the Ganga authority.

His inscription dated A.D. 1242 at Simhachalam and the Panchadharala pillar inscription of Choda III are the only material for Choda I’s reign. In the former Choda is mentioned as Kona Chodaraju born in sahasrabahavama or Kartaviranvaya, belonging to Atrneya Gotra and a man of great prowess. The pillar record says that Choda I ruled over the country between the Vmdhyas and the ocean. Some of choda’s titles were Mahishmatiadhipa, saubhadra, birudankarudra, Atreya Gotra gandavenda, and manniya Kshmapalamrigaventakara.

Choda I’s Political Career

In extending and consolidating his kingdom, as a result of aggressive warfare, Choda I came in to conflict with the chieftains of the hill tribes on the north and west of his kingdom—in the region forming the boundary of Kalinga and Bastar area beyond. Choda’s title Manniyakshmapalamrigaventakara means hunter of the mrigas i.e. (here) manne chiefs. Who exactly these Manne chiefs were the inscription does not specify. But no doubt they were the hill chiefs on the Kalmgam border who gave no end of trouble from time to time to the Ganga emperors, the local rulers in south Kalinga and the rulers in Vengi by constant incursions into their kingdoms. So Choda I hunted them out of Kalinga which appears to have been an important achievement for it was on the results of this, his kingdom extended up to the Vindhyas in the north and west.

Probably Choda maintained friendly relations with other rulers in Kalinga—the Chalukyas, the Natsyas, the Silvansis and others. As for his relations with the Ganga emperors, it is not known what exactly the position was. Choda did not date his only record in Ganga era or regnal year of the Ganga emperors.

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