Part 25 - The Later Haihayas

For a period of fifty years after the battle of Karempudi from A.D. 1185 to A.D. 1235, no Haihayas are heard of, though tradition has it, that Nalakama continued to rule after the battle. From an inscription, dated A.D. 1235, a Amtgudevamaharaja is heard of. From the name, he appears to be a Haihaya and probably was a son of Nalakama. A Mallidevaraja comes to light from an undated record at Terala. From his name, this prince may be taken to be a Haihaya.

The Kakatiya influence spread in to Palnad in this period. The inscription dated A.D. 1222 at Gamalapadu mentioning Jayapanayaka and the Mutukuru record dated A D. 126 8mentioning Sripati, a feudatory of the Kakatiyas as Ianapati, ruling from Gurindala i.e. Gunzala attest the suzerainty of the Kakatiyas over Palnad.

In the 15th century A.D. in 1434 Anugumandaleswara, the lord of Ayodhya is mentioned in a record from Karempudi. As the inscription records the building of a temple for Virakoti, this Anugu probably of Palnad Haihayas honoured his great ancestors.

Another record from Karempudi dated A.D. 1475 mentions Jivaraksha Timmanna, son of Macherla Chennudu, raising a tower here in Chilamanayudu, Jivaraksha Timmanna, Padamalli devaraju, Vobineni, brother of Macherla Timma and his son are figured on the beam, some with speares in hands. Perhaps these chiefs were later members of the family to which Brahmanayudu and his colleagues belonged.

A Minugu Mallanayaningaru bearing many titles is mentioned in a record dated A.D. 1481 from Charlagudipadu in Gurindalasthala.

Mahamandaleswara Kumara birudungumaraju is known to us from an inscription at Veludurti, with no date registering a grant to the temple Raddigutla at Sasanapumbrolu. From the name this Kamaraju appears to be a Haihaya, perhaps a grandson of Nalakama and son of Anuguraja (A.D. 1234).

Other Haihayas: Prince Naraiparudra a brother of Vijaydaitya II of the Chalukyas of Vengi, was a descendant of the Haihaya race. Queen Sridevi, mother of Nannichoda of the Telugu Chodas of Konidena and wife of Chodaballi was a princess of the Haihaya race. Chandaladevi, wife of Mallapa II of the Chalukyas of Pithapur was the daughter of prince Brahman, the ornament of the Haihayas and lord of Sagaravishya. An inscription of Perananitta (Ongole taluq) mentions Haihaya titles and seems to mention a Haihaya prince.

Cheruvasani, wife of mahasamantakallayanayaka was of Haihaya lineage and her mother was Jakkambika. She is heard of from a Chagi record at Amaravati bearing the date A.D. 1260

The Inugala gotra family had among its titles—mahishmatipuravaradhisvara. The Korkanti family bore the epithets Ayodhyapuralakshmisamrajyanirvakaka and Mahirmatipuravaradhisvara. These titles are reminiscent of Haihaya rule in Andhara.