Kota Vamsa

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Kota Vamsa was a medieval dynasty which ruled in parts of the modern-day Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The Kotas belonged to Dhananjaya gotra. [1] Kota chiefs ruled Kammanadu with Dharanikota as capital.

Kota Kings belonged to the Shudra varna. [2] [3] After they became the rulers, they came to be recognized as Kshatriyas. [3] They had marital links with the Kakatiyas. Ganapatideva's daughter Ganapamadevi was married to the grandson of Kota Keta II. [4]

References

  1. V, Yashoda Devi (1975). "Social and Economie Structure in Ândhradesa in the Reddi Age". Sri Venkateswara University Oriental Journal. Vol. 18. Sri Venkatesvara University Oriental Research Institute. p. 58.
  2. Sastry, P. V. Parabhrama (1978). N. Ramesan, ed. The Kākatiyas of Warangal. Hyderabad: Government of Andhra Pradesh
  3. 1 2 The Rule Of The Chalukya Cholas In Andhrapradesa. 1978. p. 288.
  4. Talbot, Cynthia (2001). Precolonial India in practice: society, region and identity in medieval Andhra. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. p. 156. ISBN   9780195136616.