Part 14 - Later Kondapadumatis (A.D. 1252-1282)

A Manmaraja of the Kondapadumatis is heard of from an inscription dated A.D. 1252. A Ganapama of Venukulagotra and her husband figure in a record at Velpur dated A.D. 1262. In A.D. 1282 Devinayand Errama nayadu, grandson of Buddhavarman and his nephew Potyayadu are known from a record at Madala. This Buddhavarman is called the guardian of Kanchipura, bore some of the Kondapadumati epithets and belonged to Valaratla gotra. From another record of A,D. 1282 at Madala, Erramanayaka and his cousin Chodinayaka, who were descendants of Buddhavarman are heard of. Perhaps Erramanayadu and Erramanayaka are identical. But the identification of Buddhavarman of these records with the early ancestor of the Kondapaduamtis does not stand the test of chronology.

From two records dated A.D. 1277 and 1286 some Dur-jaya chiefs being Kondapadumati titles are heard of and they were in the service of Kakatiya Rudrama, styled in one of her records as Prataparudradeva maharaja Surapa, Potaya and Maraya, were the sons of Potinayadu; and Potaya and Maraya had tb? titles-ornament of the Durjaya family of Velarutla gotra protestor of Kanchi, demolisher of Kataka, the lion to the elephant i.e. Gajapati, the bee at the lotus feet of the Chalukyas of Vengi and the central pillar in the administration of the Chalukya kingdom.

The descent of Panda of AD. 1145, referred to already is as foliows-Ganda was born in the family of Buddhavarman who secured Orngerumargatraya from Mukkanti kaduvetti. Ganda’s son was Desati Panda. His son was Bhima who received Panchinikurru from the lord of Andhra. Bhima’s son was Ganda, whose son by Medama was Manda whose son by Burama was Bhimaraju. Bhima’s son by Eriyamba was Pan-daya, a mahamandalesvara.

Some of the Kondapadumatis who are yet unidentified are as follows Mahamandalesvara Buddharaja is mentioned in an undated inscription at Nadendla, Manmamandayaraju.subordinate of Kulottunga Choda, choda raja Manmachoda raja, are mentioned in three undated inscriptions at Nadendla. Besides, a son of Chodabhupa, a descendant of Buddhavarman is heard from a record at Bezwada. Manmamanda his younger brothers Choderaju, Buddharaja and Malleraju, the father of Mandaraju were all vassals of Kulottunga choda. A Konda-padumati Rudradeva was allied with kakatiya Ganapati by marriage alliance.