Part 51 - The Telugu Cholas of Hemavati

As feudatories of the Chalukyas of Kalyani, a branch of the Telugu cholas ruled the tracts about Nidugal and Hemavati—several of their records are found at Konakandla, Eradukera, Kanbudura, and other places in modern Anantapur district. Some other Telugu cholas ruled in the districts of Cuddapah. Kurnool etc. as feudatories of the Kalyani Chalukyas.

The earliest member was mahamandalesvara Chiddanadeva 'C.M. ruling over Sindavadi 1000. He bore a prasasti beginning with Charana saroruha etc. and some of his titles are—ayyanasingha, Kanchipura samharana, and Balenarayana. He was the feudatory of Trailokyamalladeva i.e. Somesvara II. His record dated A.D. 1059 is from Donekallu (Gooty taluq). Mahamandalesvara Bijjana C.M. was ruling over Kanna 300, Pedakal 800, and Naravadi 500 from Etageri in A D. 1079. His prasasti is similar to that of Chiddanadeva C.M. He made a grant at Sangaraesvara (Nandikotkur taluq) in c.v. 3 (A.D. 1079). Ballaya chola M was ruling Sindavadi 1000 is a subordinate of Tribhuvanamalla i.e. Vikramaditya VI. In A.D. 1088 and c.v. 12 he made a grant at Konakandla (Gooty taluq). Tribhuvanamalla C.M. Chateyana figures in a record at Thinnatambulam (Adoni taluq). The Uravakonda inscription dated c.v. 30 (A.D. 1109) mentions mahamandalesvara Ghateyana C.M. a subordinate of Vikramaditya VI. He was uling over Kaniyakallu.

Dasavarmadeva, Irugala C.M. and Bijjana C.M. were the feudatories of Vikramaditya VI. Vankana C.M. ruled over Hadavikallu, Kannenadu, and Renadu from Nandyala, as the feudatory of Somesvara III. His record dated c.v. 5 8 and A.D. 1134 is at Kolimigundla. Bhagadeva C.M. was ruling from Jenjeru as a feudatory of Somesva a IV.

Madhurantakadeva C.M. and his son Jagatapa Dandideva C.M., feudatories of Yadava Narasinga ore heard of from a record at Nilur (Gooty taluq) dated in the 6th year of Yadava Narasinga. A record at Nindali (Venkatagiri taluq) mentions Aprati malla Bachayadeva choda and registers the grant of Siddhavaram to the god at Draksharama. A Chola M and his grandson Rayapuraja figure in two records at Ramapuram (Madakasira taluq) date A.D. 1483.

The titles—Chodakatakavajraprakara of the Mutnulla family. Chodaraiyastha paracharya of the Balasetla family and Karikala chodaraja padarndhaka and Rajendra chodarajya pratipalaka of the Karkanti family—perhaps show that some early members of these families served the Telugu cholas. The names Tribhuvana malla Mallideva and Trailokyamalla Mallideva show the practice of the fuedatory assuming names and titles of their overlords.