Part 26 - Allada Pemmayadeva (A.D. 1311)

During his independent rule, after the close of the reign of Vijayagandagopala, to whom he was a feudatory as seen elsewhere, Allada Pemmaya achieved some important political victories. For his Mopur records of AD. 1311 says that Ahobalanatha, son of Vengi Tribhuvanamalla. a subordinate of Allada led an expedition to Narjavadi country and died at Dharatirtha. In this period—the beginning of the 14th Century A D.—the Kakatiya king was Prataparudra. The Kayasthas under Ambadeva were almost independent power in the Cuddapah area, causing no end of trouble to the Kakatiyas. Their kingdom was extensive including Palnad in Guntur District. Allada Pemmaya defying the suzerainty of Ambadeva, brought on himself the wrath of the Kayasthas who must have invaded the Telugu Pallava territories. Allands send his armies under Ahobala to oppose the enemy at Dharatirtha. In the battle which followed Ahobala lost his his life and the Pallavas lost the battle. As Ambadvea was victorious it is likely that after A.D. 1311, Alluda had to recognise Kayastha supremacy. Allada Pemmaya seems to have been the last of the Pallavas who ruled over Mulikinadu—Cuddapah tracts.