Part 27 - The Pallavas of Pentrala

This family of the Telugu pallavas who ruled over Pentrala had the prefix—Podakanuri added to the names of its members. The earliest member known so far is Podakanuri Siddhiraja, Siddhiraja and his grandson mahamandalesvara Allada Siddhadeva are heard of from the record, at Pentrala dated A.D. 1259.Siddhideva bore the usual Pallava prasasti. He made gifts for the increase of kingdom the of Mahamandalesvara Bhajabalavira Manmasiddhayadeva chola Maharaja, identical with Manmasiddhi III of the Telugu cholas of Nellore. Hence obviously Siddhadeva was a feudatory of the Telugu cholas.

Siddhamadevula Vijayadeva, son of ka...rajabhimadevamaharaja was another member of this pallavas family, The name of the father is lost partly in the record. In A.D. 1261 Vijayadeva made grants at Pentrala for the incresse of the kingdom of his suzerain—mahamandalesvara Bhujabalavira Manmasiddhayadeva maharaja i.e. Manmasiddha III. Thus Vijayadeva was a subordinat e of the Telugu cholas. None of his successors are heard of.