19 Facts About Kakatiya

Kakatiya dynasty was an Indian dynasty that ruled most of eastern Deccan region comprising present day Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and parts of eastern Karnataka and southern Odisha between 12th and 14th centuries.

Early Kakatiya rulers served as feudatories to Rashtrakutas and Western Chalukyas for more than two centuries.

The demise of Kakatiya dynasty resulted in confusion and anarchy under alien rulers for sometime, before Musunuri Nayaks united the various Telugu clans and recovered Warangal from the Delhi Sultanate.

Kakatiya period saw the construction of reservoirs for irrigation in the uplands called "tanks" many of which are still used today.

Kakatiya era saw the development of a distinct style of architecture which improved and innovated upon the existing modes.

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Much of the information about the Kakatiya period comes from inscriptions, including around 1,000 stone inscriptions, and 12 copper-plate inscriptions.

Besides epigraphs and literature, the forts, temples and tanks constructed during the Kakatiya period are an important source of information about the contemporary society, art and architecture.

Kakatiya rulers traced their ancestry to a legendary chief or ruler named Durjaya.

Sastry believes that the early Kakatiya chiefs followed Jainism, which was patronized by the Rashtrakutas, thus strengthening the view that the two dynasties were connected.

Kakatiya organised the building of a massive granite wall around the city, complete with ramps designed for ease of access to its ramparts from within.

Kakatiya encouraged merchants to trade abroad, abolishing all taxes except for a fixed duty and supporting those who risked their lives to travel afar.

Kakatiya continued the planned fortification of the capital, raising the height of Ganapati's wall as well as adding a second earthen curtain wall 1.

Kakatiya's reign began in 1289 and ended with the demise of the dynasty in 1323.

Kakatiya kingdom attracted the attention of the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji because of the possibility for plunder.

The first foray into the Kakatiya kingdom was made in 1303 and was a disaster due to the resistance of the Kakatiya army in the battle at Upparapalli.

Kakatiya base was the city of Orugallu in the dry uplands of northern Telangana on the Deccan Plateau.

The structure of the Kakatiya polity disintegrated and their lands soon fell under the control of numerous families from communities such as the Reddies and Velamas.

Kakatiya is said to have left [Orugallu] for the northeast after anointing Prataparudra's son as king.

Kakatiya presented himself as a legitimate successor to Prataparudra, by portraying both of them as righteous monarchs, meanwhile reconstructing Prataparudra's life and career in a favourable way.