Sankaraganda I is the earliest known patriarch of the Panara Ratta lineage in Telangana. He served as a senior provincial authority under the Rashtrakuta emperor Amoghavarsha I (Nripatunga) (c. 814–878 CE). The 846 CE record confirms that the Panara Rattas were already managing vast territories in eastern Telangana during the height of the Rashtrakuta empire.

The Jaffarghad inscription confirms that the family rose to prominence during Nripatunga’s reign. Sankaraganda is described as “administering the area”, suggesting he acted as a provincial governor supervising multiple local chiefs.

Panuravadi-27,000 Division: This is the earliest historical reference to this administrative unit. In 846 CE, Kommana is mentioned as lord of Panuravadi-27,000; in 872 CE, mahasamantadhipati Bhimarasa (modern Khazipet area) appears; Sankaraganda functioned as the superior provincial administrator. The division likely covered much of modern Medak and Sangareddy districts.

Ancient Settlements: Piriya Pippari (likely modern Sadasivpet region) and Munipalle (modern Munipally in Sangareddy district). The reference to a Jinalaya at Munipalle shows Jain patronage existed already in 846 CE.

Economic System: The inscription mentions Rajamana (royal standard of land measurement) and Siddhaya (fixed land tax for temples). Grants included 12 marttars of dry land and 1 marttar of wet land, indicating standardized revenue administration.

Garuda Lanchhana and Imperial Kinship: The Jaffarghad inscription records the use of the Garuda Lanchhana. Garuda was the royal emblem of the Rashtrakutas. The fact that the Panara Rattas used this emblem strongly suggests that they were regarded as an imperial branch or kin group rather than ordinary feudatories.

Ayyanayyarasar was one of the most powerful chiefs of the Panara Ratta family. He ruled during the late Rashtrakuta period and witnessed the collapse of the empire.

913 CE Padaturu Inscription shows a clear power structure: Emperor Nityavarsha (Indra III); Provincial Lord Mahasamanta Nurmadidhavala; District Governor Gommarasa who administered Kollipaka-7000. This provides the earliest historical reference to the Kollipaka administrative division. The inscription mentions income from the Siddhaya tax, donated by Chamangamunda, son of Aydamayya.

972 CE Manthapuri Inscription captures the political collapse of the Rashtrakuta empire. The record does not mention an overlord – a brief moment when the Panara Rattas exercised independent sovereignty. It describes the installation of the deity Ranadhiresvara, named after Ayyanayyarasar’s title Ranadhira. The temple received land measured using the Rajamana standard. Revenue details include Aruvana tax and revenue of 20 gold pons for two crops.

Ayyanayya carried the titles Nurmadidhavala and Nanniya-Meru. The record is attested by Sri Nanniyameru, suggesting this title functioned as a family signet.

The 979 CE Sitaramapalli Inscription demonstrates the transition from Rashtrakuta rule to the Western Chalukya dynasty. It confirms an earlier grant made by Sankaraganda (likely Sankaraganda II). The confirmation took place only a few years after the fall of the Rashtrakuta empire, showing that local Ratta legal grants remained authoritative.

Administrative Geography: Medaku-366 (province of 366 villages), Baliya Ravipola (subdivision), Velura (granted village).

Economic Data: Siddhaya tax – 125 Gadyanas; Bhatta tax – 120 Visas from wetlands. Beneficiaries included 8 Prabhus and 100 Mahajanas.

The inscription dated 23 May 987 CE from Jinjarakonda documents the transition of authority from the Rashtrakutas to the Western Chalukyas. It identifies Somayyarasar as a feudatory of the Western Chalukya ruler Tailapa II (Ahavamalla), who overthrew the Rashtrakuta empire around 973 CE.

The 1006 CE Vendikole inscription represents a “Sacred Contract” between the military aristocracy and the Jain monastic orders. At the center stands Mahasamanta Gangayyarasa. The inscription notes that emperor Irivabedanga Satyasraya was stationed in a temporary royal transit camp at Ravulakola, indicating exceptional trust.

The reference to the “Merit of Somayyarasa” ensures spiritual merit for the predecessor and reinforces the family's legal claim to Vendikole. This marks the foundation of the Soma-Jinalaya lineage.

The grant consisted of 8 marttars of garden land (thota). Gangayyarasa performed the ritual act of washing the feet of the Jain monk Vimalachandra Pandita.

Together these inscriptions demonstrate that the Panara Ratta chiefs maintained continuous dominance over the Medak heartland for more than 150 years.

The 1017 CE inscription from Vendicole mentions two ruling figures acting under Western Chalukya emperor Irivabedemgadeva (Satyasraya): Bijjeyyarasa (grant to Soma-Jinalaya) and Gangayyarasa (grant to Ramesavaradeva). The inscription also refers to the Jain pontiff Vimalachandrapanditabhattaraka, showing inter‑religious trust.

Territorial landmarks: Vendikola (modern Vendikole) and Polparela‑tirtha (sacred water source).

An inscription in Kannada dated to Saka 954 (A.D. 1032) belongs to the reign of Western Chalukya king Jagadekamalla (Jayasimha II). It records an endowment by royal officer maneverggade Nannapaya, who granted the village Gadicheruvu (part of Anemargge-70) for worship to deity Nanni-Narayana.

The period 1048–1065 CE marks the authority of Sankaragandarasa II, one of the most prominent figures of the Panara Ratta lineage during the height of the Western Chalukya Empire. He administered Kandur, while Mahasamanta Melarasa (Amilarasa) governed Kollipake-7000.

The 1049 CE inscription from Ramajipalli shows Sankaraganda II “camping at Kondur” – likely participating in a military expedition on behalf of emperor Somesvara I (Trailokyamalla). The donation was made on Kanya-Samkranti (Sun entering Virgo) and granted 12 mattars of land to the Shaivite temple of Mahesvara Deva for daily worship, nivedya, and annadana.

The 1067 CE inscription from Kolanupaka records a formal restoration of land rights originally granted by Sankaraganda II during the Rashtrakuta period. The original grants were issued through Tamra-sasanas (Copper-Plate Charters) for lands at Juvvikumte and Nidungaluru. After the Rashtrakuta fall, the lands were illegally alienated. In 1067 CE, during a solar eclipse, Chalukya queen Mahadevi ordered restoration to the Jain monasteries Revandi Basadi and Nerila Basadi.

The new power structure included Mahasamanta Melarasa (governor of Kollipake-7000), Kesimayya (Mahasandhivigrahi), and Rebbi-setti (merchant guild Vira-Banajugas).

Kumara Somesvara exercised authority over Kolipaka-7000 including Gajwel. Dandanayaka Kalimayya served as local military officer.

• 1065 CE: Asagarasa – Mulugu, Gazvel Taluk, Medak, titled Kollipakeyagova
• 1067 CE: Asaga Bhupati – his eulogy celebrates his role as a "General of the North" during the invasion of the Chola country.
• 1074 CE: Asagarasa – Kolanupaka, titled Lattalurpuravaresvara, Rattaradheya, Kollipakeya Gova
• Infrastructure: Arasara Kaluva (canal) cleared of all impediments for a Brahmana named Suraya on the occasion of Uttarayana-Samkranti
• Sangamarasa (Sangamaraja) – likely brother or son of Asagarasa; managed Kolanupaka while Asagarasa oversaw works in Gajwel.

The inscription records Sankaragandarasa IV at the height of his urban authority, acting as military governor and supreme regulator of the Kollipaka economy.

• Titles: Lattalurpuravaresvara, Ratta Martanda, Kollipakeya Gova
• Urban Economics: Mandate that merchant guilds pay one Gadyana (gold coin) per shop per year; beneficiaries were Perggada Kavanayya and Karanams (local administrative staff).
• Date: Saka 999 Pingala, one year after Vikramaditya VI’s ascension (1076 CE).

The Nidigona Natavati or Natavadi Chiefs are of Ratta origin. The inscription dated 24th December 1104 CE introduces the king's feudatory Mandalika Duggarasa, lord of Natavati region. It records gifts of wet land by this chief and his wife Muppama to Muppesvara, constructed by her.