Vengi Chalukya King Gifted Villages To Early Kakatiya Rulers
According to Dr. K. Munirathnam Reddy, director (epigraphy), Archaeological Survey of India, “This is the earliest copper plate that mentions Kakatiya ruler Erra as having three sons
Hyderabad:The last set of nine copper plate inscriptions, recently found at Kodad village in Suryapet district, belonging to the Vengi Chalukya dynasty, detail the praises and heroic deeds of the early Kakatiya rulers.
According to Dr. K. Munirathnam Reddy, director (epigraphy), Archaeological Survey of India, “This is the earliest copper plate that mentions Kakatiya ruler Erra as having three sons. His eldest son Gunda was responsible for administering Kondapalli Viṣaya. The second son, Betiya, who was married to Chadyanambikā, administered Bojjaprolu. The youngest son, recorded in the inscription, was Gonaka.”
It further states that King Danarnava granted the village of Ravipuram, along with its hamlet Santirenipalli, to the Kakatiya ruler Gunda. He also granted the village of Kavacheruvulu, with its hamlet Vannulapattu, to King Erra in Kondapalli, as a reward for their services.
The inscription belongs to the Vengi Chalukya king Danarnava (970–973 CE), a son of Chalukya Bhima II. It is written in Sanskrit, using Telugu characters of the 10th century CE. The seal contains the symbol of a boar (Varaha) and the legend Shri Tribhuvanaṅkusha. The inscription records the genealogy of the dynasty from Kubja Vishnuvardhana down to Danarnava, along with their ruling periods. It was composed by Potanabhatta, executed by Katakadhipa, and engraved by Kondacharya, son of Vacchalacharya.
