Part 23 - Chiddanadeva Maharaja (A.D. 1182)

The earliest Telugu pallava, so far known in this area was Chiddana deva Maharaja. Nothing about his antecedents is known. His only record is from Chintalaputtur. near Pushpagiri dated A.D. 1182-83 registering his grant of lands ih Koduru in Mulikihadu and gifts of his minister—mahapradhani Vararajanayaka, This Chiddana was ruling Milikinadu forming part of modern Proddutur taluq. Probably his capital was Proddutur. The prefix—chidpuli is to chiddana’s name suggests his relationship to the Telugu paliavas of Nellore.

His Political Relations

Chiddana appears as mahamandalesvara chidpuli chiddanadeva maharaja in his record. Some of his contemporary rulers were Kulottunga III of the Cholas, Gonka III of the Velanandus, Mallideva IV of the Telugu cholas of Pottapi, Kamana choda of Konidena cholas, Siddhi I of the Nellore cholas, Allutikka of the Nellore Paliavas, and Rudra I of the Kakatiyas. Chiddana seems to have ruled independently, as the authority of the Chalukyas ceased to prevail by this time.