The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD)
by Yashoda Devi | 1933 | 138,355 words
This book recounts the History of the Andhra Pradesh Country from 1000 to 1500 A.D. including many dynasties (for example. the Reddis of Korukonda and the Eruva Chola of Rajahmundry)....
Part 17 - Bayyaraja (A.D. 1226-1277)
Bayyaraja’s connection with Purushottama is not known. His earliest inscription is from Simhachalam dated A.D. 1226 recording the grant of Karuram in Prakkinadu by his queen Gangadevi, the daughter of Dasiredi Bhimi (Chami) nayaka and Singama. A record of A.D. 1277 at Srikrumam mentions gold coins of Biragottam. These must have been Pallava coins and the ruler at the time was probably Bayyaraja.
His Political Relations
Bayya is mentioned as Mahamandalsvara Viragotottamuna Bayyaraju in his Simhachalam inscription. Few details of events of Bayya’s reign are known. This was the period of the decline of the Velanandu chodas and growth of the Telugu chodas and the Kakatiyas. Many a Kakatiya general led expeditions into South Kalinga in this period e.g. Padikama Boppadeva in A.D. 1260. But there is no evidence of the conflicts between these Pallavas and the invaders.