Part 11 - The Second Kona Kandravadi Dynasty

After Bada. the last of the Konakandravadis, a family also of Durjaya descent, ruled over the Kona Kandravadi territory. The names of the rulers of this line are similar to those of the Konakandravadis. But the actual connection between the two lines is not known. The ancestry of the second Kona Kandravadi dynasty is as follows. In Durjayavamsal was born king Pota. His son was Rajendra Choda, the lord of Konakandravadi. He received Vengi 1000 (Vengi gramasahasrakam) and the epithet Vengindra from Kulottunga choda. Some of his titles were—Durjayavamsarajatilaka. the frightener of the elephants of Kalinga and the conqueror of the lord of Trikalinga.

Rajendrachoda’ s Political Relations

Rajendra chola owed alleginace to the Chola emperor Kulottuuga I. His victories over the Kalingas must have been acquired during the first or the second Kalinga wars in A.D. 1090 and 1110 respectively under the leadership of Vikramachoda. For, as the subordinate of the Cholas, he must have served in the imperial wars, along with the Velanandus the Kondapadumatis, the Kotas and other powers in Vengi. Rajen-drachoda was duly rewarded by Kulottunga with Vengi 1000 and the title Vengindra. So his kingdom included Konakandravadi and Vengi 1000.