Part 12 - Doraparuju (A.D. 1050-1102)

The earliest member of the dynasty was Doraparaju. He may be placed about the latter half of the 11th century A.D. as the initial date for his son and successor was A.D. 1102.None of his records are available. Probably his kingdom was confined to Udayagiri area, with capital at Chodapuram.

His Political Relations

Dorapa bore an elaborate prasasti. Some of the epithets—pallavakulatilaka, bharadvajagotra, Khatvanggadhwaja, kaduvettivamsavatara, lord of Kanchi, and devotee of Goddess Mamakoti attest Dorapa’s Pallava origin. His titles noduvadisahasarjuna, samaraprachanda and digvijayartha speak for his capacities as a warrior. He, probably established himself an independent ruler in the period of the unsettled political condition of Vengi—prior to the accession of kulottunga I, when the Chalukyas of Vengi were declaming before the Chalukyas of Kalyani and the Velananda chodas and Telugu Choda powers were yet to emerge. But, he must have recognised Chalukya Chola supremacy under Kulottunga I along with other rulers in Vengi and helped the Chola viceroys, in their wars.