Part 7 - Malleraja (A.D. 1139-1149)

Son of Manda III and Kundambika, Malleraja ruled the kondapadumati kingdom for a decade from A.D. 1139. The earliest inscription of the reign is from Nadendla dated A.D. 1143 and mentions Buddharaja, brother of Maheraja, and his wife Gundamadevi. From a record dated A.D. 1145 at Chebrole mahamandalesvara Pandya and his father Bhimaraja are known. The relationship of this father and son to Malleraja is not known. A record from Vaddavalli dated A.D. 1145 mentions Kondapanayaka, lord of Tanirumbariti and his father Maddenayaka. In his record from Nadendla dated A.D. 1147 Malleraja bore the usual Kondapadumati prasasti < along with the title-Giripaschimasasana.

His Political Relations

Malleraja’s reign lasted up to A.D. 1149-the earliest date for Manda IV. Probably Malla associated Buddha in the governance of the kingdom from A.D. 1143. This Buddha is heard of from another inscription at Nadendla, dated A.D. 1148, as Mahamandalesvara Kondapadumeti Buddharaja.Like his predecessors, Malleraja probably continued his allegiance to Kulottunga II the Choia emperor and maintained friendly relations with Velanandu Gonka II.