The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c9.s2.t58: Redḍis of Konḍavīḍu
The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c9.s2.t58
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Redḍis of Konḍavīḍu
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These chiefs are said to belong to the Paṇṭakula family. Their original seat was Addanki in Nellore District, and their tract was called the Puṅināḍu, or Pākanāḍu. The founder of the family was Donṭi-Allāḍa-Reḍḍi, who acquired a fortune (*E. I. iii. 286; iv. 321; viii. 13; xi. 313; 162 of 1899; B. and V. C. iii. 1022, 1462, etc. . .*).
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Vēmayya | Mācha 'Māchayya,' 'Peḍḍayya.' | Prōlaya Vēma ? 1325-1349. Md. Annamā. Built the steps on the hill at Śrīśailam. | Doḍḍa | Annabhūpa, or Annayya | Malla I ('Jaganobbaganḍa.') | Vēma | Pina Komaṭi 1355 (Md. Gaurambikā). | Anna. | Pōṭa or Vōṭa | Komaṭindra (Md. Ananṭa-dēvi) | Nāga | Annavōṭa 1347, 1361 | Dau. Doḍḍāmbikā Md. Kāṭa or Kāṭaya-Vēma II of Rajahmundry | Komaṭi (died young) | Anavēma (1361, 1381) | Dau. Vēmasāni (Md. Nalla-Nunka) | Malla-Bhūpa (and 10 other sons) | Malla II. | Peḍḍa Komaṭi-Vēma 1398-1415. Killed. (Md. Suramāmbikā) | Mācha (Killed) | Kumāragiri 1381-? 1407. Founded the Rajahmundry Branch by making over that tract to his minister Kāṭa or Kāṭaya Vēma III. | Dau : Mallāmbikā Md. her brother's Minister Kāṭa or Kāṭaya-Vēma III of Rajahmundry. | Śrīgiri I Md. Gangāmbikā. 1398, 1400 | Vēma, or Rācha-Vēma 1398, 1408 | Mācha | Annadēva 1388 | Peḍḍi | Vēmaya, or Rāchavēmana or Rāchaya (no issue) | Komaṭi 1431 | Malla III 1408 | Anavēma | Nārāyaṇa | Komaṭi Vēma 1430-1 | Malla, or Śrīgiri | Tippaya | Tippaya 'Śrigiranna' | Rāmayya | Dēvarāyunḍu | Nārāyaṇa | Sōmēśa | Śivalinga-Bhūpati 'Rāja-Vēsha-Bhujanḍa.'
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NOTES.—Annamā, the wife of Prōlaya-Vēma (1325-), was daughter of Doḍḍa. Her nephew was Nalla-Nunka, or Nūkabhūpāla, who married Prōlaya-Vēma's daughter Vēmasāni. Prōlaya-Vēma also built the steps at Ahōbilam. He was called 'Pallava-Trinētra' and 'Jaganobbaganḍa.' He fought against the Khilji Muḥammadans of Delhi during their invasion; and seized the Amarāvati tract from the officers of the Kākatīya king.
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For Malla I and his son and grandson see *V. R. i, Cuḍḍapah 880; 433 of 1911*. Malla I commanded the army.
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Annavēma, son of Prōlaya-Vēma was also called 'Vasantarāya,' 'Pallava-Trinētra,' 'Kshurikāsahaya.'
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Vēmasāni, wife of Nalla-Nunka, had by him a daughter Hēmāmbikā who married King Dēvarāya I of Vijayanagar.
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For Pina Komaṭi son of Malla I see *B. and V. C. ii, 549*. For Peḍḍa Komaṭi, son of Komaṭindra, see *V. R. ii, Gunṭur 803; 162 of 1891*.
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For Kumāragiri and the division of the Kingdom see *V. R. ii, Gōdāvari 17; E. I. iv, 318; E. R. 1900, p. 25*.
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The Reḍḍi dynasty of Konḍavīḍu was overthrown by Aḥmad I Bāhmanī about A.D. 1427.
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For Śrīgiri's descendants see *B. and V. C. i. 495; ii. 502, 507, 549*.