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The Gonas or Konas (1190 AD - 1294 AD), of Haihaya descent, are the feudatories of Kakatiyas and ruled over tracts around Raichur with Vardhamanapuram (Mahabubnagar) as capital. The main centres of this Kingdom are Vardhamanpuram and Budapuram (Bhoothpur). Claiming descent from Kartaviryarjuna and also lorship over Mahishmati. Gona Kata Bhupati a minister of Ganapati Gona Kata Bhupati - Rudra Bhupati - Buddha Bhupati - Vithaia Raja - Buddha Reddy ( the author )   Gona Ruda Bhupathi 1190 AD - 1217 AD : Gona Buddha reddi I   Gona Budda Reddy ruled a kingdom from Vardhamaanapuram (currently known as Nandi Vaddemaan) in NagarKurnool and Khilla Ghanpur (Fort Ghanpur) in modern-day Ghanpur, Wanaparthy  district.  Gona Buddha had a daughter Kuppamambika alias Kuppasanamma and her husband Malyala Gunda was a general of Ganapati. 1219 AD - 1230 AD: Gona Ganapayya or  Vithala  son of Gona Buddha reddi I 1219 AD : Nagadevapalli, Nagarkurnool....

Family of Induluri Chiefs more or less the whole of Vengi and beyond  the Godavari and protected Kakatiya Kingdom for a long time. Nana Gaura Devotee of Siva and a resident of the village Induluru, after which the family got its name. Migrated to Hanamkonda. Peddamalla and Pinnamalla (sons of Nana Gaura) Served Kakatiya King Rudradeva as ministers. When Rudradeva shifted the capital from Hanamkonda to Warangal, he made Peddamalla Commander in chief and Chinnamalla chief accountant. Soma-mantri and Peda Ganna (sons of Peddamalla) Under Kakatiya King Ganapatideva, led expedition to eastern parts of  Andhra namely Gogulanadu, Kolanu and Kalinga.  Kolanu in Vengimandala ruled by Kesavadeva was defeated by soma-mantri and annexed his territory to Kakatiya Kingdom and  was appointed as the governor of Kolanu for his services. 1291 AD : Manuma Ganna (son of Soma-mantri) Served under Kakatiya Rudramadevi as commander and fought with  Kayastha chief Ambadeva. ...

Kayasthas (1239 AD - 1297 AD) were the most powerful of all the Kakatiya chiefs ruling Panugallu. It is believed that these chiefs originally belonged to a class of warriors of Western India. This view has been further supported by inscription discovered in Chityala village in the Nalgonda district. They were originally stationed by the king Ganapatideva at Panugallu as the governors of that part of the kingdom, Horsemanship and commanding of the cavalry were their specialized branches of war craft and most likely Ganapatideva brought the for the particular purpose of training his horsed and build up the cavalry force. In the history of the Kakatiyas the Kayastha chiefs thus played a prominent role both as loyal subordinates and traitors. 1239 AD - 1258 AD : Ganagaya Sahini Capital : Kroccherla (Eruva-73 region) Kayastha Chief Ganagaya Sahini was ruling the region extending from Panugallu in Nalgonda District to Valluru in the Cuddapah district and has the title of Gandapendara. 1250 A...

The Cheraku Chiefs (c.1085 AD to 1323 AD)  Similar to the names of other families of chiefs this family also got its name after the small town Cheraku in Eruva region and were subordinate/feudatory rulers of Kandur Cholas and later Kakatiyas from around. Goruvankapalli inscription of Śaka 1214 calls these chief as belonging to the Ikshukula Capitals : Jammulur (Nalgonda) and Amarabad (Mahabubnagar) regions. The first capital of Cheraku chiefs was Jammulur, tirumalagiri talk, Nalgonda District. Cheraku family is the one which played an important role in the affairs of the Kakatlya empires and inscriptions embodying the fact come from Kurnool, Nalgonda, Mahaboobnagar and Krsna districts. They served as subordinates under Kakatiya Rudradeva, Mahadeva, Ganapatideva, Rudrama devi and Prataparudra periods. Devarakonda of Nalgonda district, Cherakupalli village of Nakrekal taluq were their native places. Jammuluru branch Cheruku rulers of Jammuluru have an area comprising of Tungaturti De...

1104 AD - 1269 AD : Natavadi Chiefs Capital : Madapalle / Madhira (Khammam district, Telangana), Nandigama (NTR district, AP) The Natavadis or Natavatis ruled over Natavadi vishaya from c.1050 AD - 1269 AD with capital at Madapalli (Khammam).  Madapalle, Madhira (Khammam, Telangana) is part of Natavadi Vishaya and extended until Nidikonda, Raghunathpalle, Jangoan district and Narsampet in Warangal Rural District. 1101 AD : Their earliest inscription found in Narsampet in Warangal District. The Natavadi records are at Nidikonda, Tripurantakam, Draksharama and Simhachalam. Madapalli has been identified with the village Madapalle near Madhira, Khammama district, which gains support from the Nidikonda inscription. So there is no probability of its identity with the village Madepalle near Ellore. Natavadi chiefs, were originally subordinates of Western Chalukyas. Later on, they shifted their loyalty to the Kakatiyas. Beta Kshanipalaka c.1050 AD : Beta Kshanipalaka figuring in the Inugur...