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] [2] Kota chiefs ruled Kammanadu with Dharanikota as capital.

Kota Kings belonged to the Shudra varna. [3] [4] After they became the rulers, they came to be recognized as Kshatriyas. [4] They had marital links with the Kakatiyas. Ganapatideva's daughter Ganapamadevi was married to the grandson of Kota Keta II. [5]

References

  1. ↑ V, Yashoda Devi (1975). "Social and Economic Structure in Ândhradesa in the Reddi Age". Sri Venkateswara University Oriental Journal. Vol. 18. Sri Venkateswara University Oriental Research Institute. p. 58.
  2. ↑ Sōmaśēkharaśarma, Mallampalli (1946). History of the Reddi Kingdoms (circa. 1325 A.D. to Circa 1448 A.D.). Andhra University. p. 267.
  3. ↑ Sastry, P. V. Parabhrama (1978). N. Ramesan, ed. The Kākatiyas of Warangal. Hyderabad: Government of Andhra Pradesh
  4. 1 2 The Rule Of The Chalukya Cholas In Andhrapradesa. 1978. p. 288.
  5. ↑ Talbot, Cynthia (2001). Precolonial India in practice: society, region and identity in medieval Andhra. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. p. 156. ISBN   9780195136616.


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