Part 10 - The Chagis of Vinukonda

How these chagis are related to the Chagis of Gudimetta is unknown though the common surname Chagi, certainly suggests their belonging to a common stock. The ending Nayaka or Nayudu of the names of the Chagis of this branch indicates their giving up of the Kshatriya lineage and levelling themselves with the Chaturthanvayas i.e. people of the burth caste definitely.

Early History

In the fourth caste was born Annamanayaka. His son was Peda Ganna. His son was Gada, Gada’s son was Sagi Ganna or Gannamanayaka. Gannama bore the titles—Karavalabhairava, Puliyamarkoluganda and Gandabherunda He issued two inscriptions from Vinukonda, his capital. From the first of them, the following genealogy is given in the Kaifiyat of Vinukonda.

SAGI KOMMANAYAKA
TIPPA	GATHA-TIPPAMBA	CHENNA
PEDATIPPA	GANNA (DONOR)	CHINNATIPPA

 

The second inscription mentions Ganna’s mother as Tammasani and the genealogy in inscription differs from that in the Kaifiyat. From inscriptions it is as follows:

ANNAMANAYAKA
    PEDAGANNA
GADE-TAMMASANI
    GADE (DONOR)

The political relations of the Chagi of Vinukonda

Of this family only Ganna of A.D. 1477 was a man of some consequence and ruled at Vinukonda, formerly a fortress of importance under the Reddis. He is said to have been a governor under Purushottama and constructed the hill fortress. This Ganna owed allegiance to the Gajapati viceroy Ganadeva at Kondapalle and through him to Gajapati Kapileswara and Purushottama. No sons and successors of Chagi Ganna are heard off.