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 5 - Kesava II (A.D. 1207-1234)
Kesavaraja was the greatest of the Ivahi kandravadis. His records range from A.D. 1207 to 1234. The earliest record is from Muktyala dated A.D. 1207, mentioning him as the lord of Ivani kandravadi. Of his records dated A.D. 1209—two are from Anigandlapada and another from Muktyala. His last inscription is from Muktyala dated A D. 1234, in which his name is lost. Two of his undated records at Muktyala trace his ancestry to Panda.
His Political Relations
Kesava II bore the titles—Mahamandalesvara, of Durjayakula and the lord of Bhogapura. By A.D. 1209 he shifted his capital from Ivani to Bhogapura. He was loyal to Prithvisvara of the Yelanandus and would have helped him in fighting his enemies-especially the Kakatiyas. Probably Kesava was the last of the Ivani Kandravadis, as no sons and successors of him are heard of.
From an Amaravati record dated A.D. 1155 is heard of Kanninayaka, the son of Itamanayaka, subordinate of Gonka II and lord of Damalur and ruler of Kurugallu in Ivani kandravadi. The contemporary Ivani kandravadi ruler was either Kanta, or Kesava I, the grandfather of Kesava II. No doubt Komminayaka was a subordinate of Kanta or his brother Kesava I.