The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c9.s2.t37: Kāyastha Family—The

The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c9.s2.t37

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Kāyastha Family—The

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In Southern India the earliest chief known was Gāṅgeya Sāhini, who was a general of the Kākatīya king, Gaṇapati (A.D. 1199–1260.) The family acquired large territories in Kurnool and in parts of Mysore and Hyderabad. (See *V. R. ii. Kurnool* Nos. 260, 261, *etc. and note, p.* 932).

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1. *Gāṅgeya-Sāhini* ‘Gaṇḍapeṇḍara,’ ‘Maṇḍalika-Brahma-Rākshasa. A.D. 1255.

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| (*relationship uncertain*)

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2. *Jannigadēva* (same titles). A.D. 1259.

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3. *Tripurāridēva* 1272–73
4. *Ambadēva* c. 1273–4—at least 1302.

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NOTES.—For No 2 see *V. R. i. Cuddapah* 824, 850; *ii. Guntur* 500, 502, 520. For No. 3 see V. Rangachari's notes to his *Kurnool* 262, (*II. p.* 932).