02 c reddi kingdom
- Vema reddy Annam pettukoni Annatho Kumaragiri konda vekkaru. konda medh Peddh Racha tharuvatha Kottukunaru.
PA Anil Kumar Planned for Removal of Krishna Mama
- P = Prolaya vema reddi
- A = Anapotha Reddi
- A = Anavema reddi
- K = Kumagiri reddi
- P = peda komati vema Reddi
- R = Racha vema reddi
- K = kataya vema reddi
SOCIAL AND COLTONET
REDDI KINGDOMS
- Prince juna or Juna Khan, alias Ulugh Khan, the son of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlak, the founder of the Tughlak dynasty, conquered Warangal in 1323.
- He renamed it Sultanpur and annexed the Kakatiya kingdom to the Delhi Sultanate.
- He captured other South Indian towns including Rajahmundry and Madurai.
- Ulugh Khan ascended the throne of Delhi in 1325 and assumed the title of Muhammad-bin Tughlak (1325-1351).
- The fall of the Kakatiya empire resulted in anarchy. The tyranny of the Muslim rule under Muhammad-bin tuglak led to the various Hindu Nayakas of the Kakatiyas to close their ranks and thrown off the Muslim yoke.
- The leader of the liberation movement was Prolaya Nayaka of the Musunuri family.
- He was supported by 76 Nayakas.
- These Nayakas belonged to different castes like the Kamas, Velamas and Reddis.
- They were able to free Andra from Muslim occupation within fifteen years and asserted their independence in their respective regions.
REDDI KINGDOM OF KONDAVIDU (1325-1424)
Prolaya Vema Reddi (1325-1353)
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PA Anil Kumar Planned for Removal of Krishna Mama
- P = Prolaya vema reddi
- A = Anapotha Reddi
- A = Anavema reddi
- K = Kumagiri reddi
- P = peda komati vema Reddi
- R = Racha vema reddi
- K = kataya vema reddi
- One of the 76 Nayakas who supported Kapaya Nayaka to free Andhra from the Tyrannical rules of the Muslims was Prolaya Vema Reddi (1325-1353).
- Ruled from 1325 to 1355
Anapotha Reddi (1353-1364)
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PA Anil Kumar Planned for Removal of Krishna Mama
- P = Prolaya vema reddi
- A = Anapotha Reddi
- A = Anavema reddi
- K = Kumagiri reddi
- P = peda komati vema Reddi
- R = Racha vema reddi
- K = kataya vema reddi
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Anapotha became the ruler after the death of his father in A.D.1353.
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As a prince he assisted his father in the administration.
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During his short reign of eleven years
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Apart from this victory, Anapotha had no other military exploit to boast of.
- Anapotha, in spite of his military pre-occupation, evinced keen interest in the development of international trade and improved the facilities at Motupalli port.
Anavema Reddi (1364-1368)
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PA Anil Kumar Planned for Removal of Krishna Mama
- P = Prolaya vema reddi
- A = Anapotha Reddi
- A = Anavema reddi
- K = Kumagiri reddi
- P = peda komati vema Reddi
- R = Racha vema reddi
- K = kataya vema reddi
- He was succeeded by his nephew Kumaragiri Reddi.
Kumaragiri Reddi (1386-1403)
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PA Anil Kumar Planned for Removal of Krishna Mama
- P = Prolaya vema reddi
- A = Anapotha Reddi
- A = Anavema reddi
- K = Kumagiri reddi
- P = peda komati vema Reddi
- R = Racha vema reddi
- K = kataya vema reddi
- He made popular, the celebration of the spring festival (Vasanthostavam).
Deposition of Kumaragiri
- Kumaragiri Reddi had only one son named Anapota who died suddenly in A.D.1390
- Kumaragiri thereupon nominated his brother-in-law Kataya Vema as his successor.
- This move was resented by collaterals in the family who instigated Peda Komati Vema, a grandson of Macha Reddi, elder brother of Prolaya Vema Reddi, to stake his claims for the throne.
- Peda Komati Vema took up arms and defeated Kumara Giri.
- The latter fled to Rajahmundry and took refuge in the court of his brother-in-law Kataya Vema.
- Thus ended the reign of Kumaragiri Reddi one of the beloved kings of the dynasty.
- He was a patron of the learned and the details of his reign are recorded in a work called Kumaragiri Vijayam.
Peda Komati Vema Reddi (1403-1420)
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PA Anil Kumar Planned for Removal of Krishna Mama
- P = Prolaya vema reddi
- A = Anapotha Reddi
- A = Anavema reddi
- K = Kumagiri reddi
- P = peda komati vema Reddi
- R = Racha vema reddi
- K = kataya vema reddi
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Added to this frequent quarrels with the Recharla chiefs and Vijayanagar kings had depleted the treasury.
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Peda Komati Reddi, the Recharla chiefs and the Bahmini Sultan Tajuddin Feroz Shah (1397-1423) joined their forces against Deva Raya I.
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At the battle of Attili, Kataya Vema Reddi lost his life and Feorz's army entered Rajahmundry.
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Meanwhile, to divert the attention of the Bahmani forces, Deva Raya laid siege to Nalgonda and Panagal.
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This move had the desired effect. Feroz withdrew from Rajamundry.
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At the same time the Velamas changed sides and allied themselves with Deva Raya I.
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Feroz was defeated in 1419 and he returned to his kingdom.
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At Rajahmundry, Allada, a general of Kataya Vema took up the cause of Kumaragiri and defeated Peda Komati Vema.
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The latter returned to Kondavidu where he was killed in an encounter with Recharla Velamas in A.D. 1420.
The Age of Srinatha
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PA Anil Kumar Planned for Removal of Krishna Mama
- P = Prolaya vema reddi
- A = Anapotha Reddi
- A = Anavema reddi
- K = Kumagiri reddi
- P = peda komati vema Reddi
- R = Racha vema reddi
- K = kataya vema reddi
Racha Vema Reddi (1420-1425)
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PA Anil Kumar Planned for Removal of Krishna Mama
- P = Prolaya vema reddi
- A = Anapotha Reddi
- A = Anavema reddi
- K = Kumagiri reddi
- P = peda komati vema Reddi
- R = Racha vema reddi
- K = kataya vema reddi
- It was absorbed into the Vijayanagar empire.
Reddis of Rajahmundry (1403-1448)
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- The Reddi Kingdom at Rajahmundry came into existence in 1403 when Kumaragiri Reddi made the Purva Rajya or the eastern province of the Kondavidu kingdom into an independent principality and conferred it on the ruler, his brother-in-law Kataya Vema Reddi.
Kataya Vema Reddi (1403-1415)
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PA Anil Kumar Planned for Removal of Krishna Mama
- P = Prolaya vema reddi
- A = Anapotha Reddi
- A = Anavema reddi
- K = Kumagiri reddi
- P = peda komati vema Reddi
- R = Racha vema reddi
- K = kataya vema reddi
