The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD)
by Yashoda Devi | 1933 | 138,355 words
This book recounts the History of the Andhra Pradesh Country from 1000 to 1500 A.D. including many dynasties (for example. the Reddis of Korukonda and the Eruva Chola of Rajahmundry)....
Part 6 - Ganapati (A.D. 1240)
Ganapati ruled for thirty years. His earliest inscription is from Kumaradevam dated A.D. 1240. The next record is from Rajahmundry, dated A.D. 1248 and indicates the extent of the Malaya kingdom. Ganapati’s latest record is from Kumaradevam dated A.D. 1250, mentioning Vengisvararaja of Vengi. As the earliest date for his successor Vishnuvardhana is A.D. 1281, Ganapati’s reign may have lasted till that year.
His Political Relations
Ganapati was a friend of the Kona Haihayas and the Chalukyas of Vengi. Lokema, the queen of Ganapati was the daughter of Kona Betaraja. Vengiswararaja of the Vengi Chalukyas and Ganapati together appear in A.D. 1250 in the record at Kumaradevam which attests their amicable relations.