Part 23 - Bhimadeva Kesavadeva (A.D. 1231-1235)

It has been suggested that Bhimadeva Kesavadeva was a descendant of Opilisiddhi II. He was the son of Chodadeva maharaja and Kalyana mahadevi. He owed allegiance to Ganapati of the Kakatiyas. In A.D. 1231, he made a grant at Ponnuru by the favour of Ganapati deva. His record of A.D. 1235 also at Ponnur, records the apportionment of land, formerly granted to him by Anugudeva Maharaja with the consent of Ganapatideva. Thus Bhimadeva Kesavadeva ruled as a feudatory of the Kakatiyas. His records later than A.D. 1235 are not known. His reign too, falls in the period of interregnum in the Konidena chola kingdom.

From a record at Poturu dated A.D. 1234. M.P.C. his son Brahmayadeva and grandson Manumayadeva C.M. are heard of. In the Andapur inscription of A.D. 1334 mentions Puluputturi and Brahmayadeva C.M. bearing a ordinary charanasororuha prasasti claiming lordship over Kanchi and his son Manumayadeva. Obviously Brahamaya and Manuma of the two records are identical. Apratimalla Ganapatideva C.M. and his son Ahoblesvara are heard of from a record at Goturu dated A.D. 1420. This Ganapati is probably identical with Apratimalla Gangayadeva C.M. who was ruling in A.D. 1397 and was the donor of a grant in a record of the era at Gotur.If so, he was exercising local sway about Goturu towards the close of the 14th century and the beginning of 15th century. Accepting this, Ahobalesvara is same as Aubalayyadeva C.M. who must have begun his rule in A D 1421 In A.D. 1467, Malladeva C.M. granted a village to Brahmins. By A.D. 1489 Purushottama of thu Gajapatis, definitly made himself the master of the Telugu Choda country. Pakanadu near Puttakota dated A.D, 1489 is Pakanati choda mabamandalesvara. Thus till the close of the 15th century A.D. when the country came under the Gajapatis, some Telugu chola princes were found ruling in Pottapinadu.