Part 1 - Muppa I (C. A.D. 1118)

Muppa is the first historical member of the Chagi dynasty. None of his inscriptions are available and a few details are known from the records of his successors. Muppa had another name Arya or Ariya. As a warrior he received regal insigma from king Rajendra choda i.e. Kulottunga I. (A.D. 1070—1118). Hence, must be, Muppa served loyally Kulottunga I in his wars like the early Velanandu chodas, and was duly rewarded with royal nsigns and perhaps also some tracts to govern, which must have formed the nucleus of the Chagi kingdom. This must have happened before A.D. 1118—the end of Kulottunga I’s reign.