A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c15.26

c15.26

Krishna was succeeded by his brother Mahādeva (1260-71). He fought a successful war against Kākatīya Rudrāmbā, capturing her elephants and some of her insignia but sparing her life as she was a woman. He invaded northern Konkan, defeated its Śilāra ruler Someśvara in a naval battle and annexed his territory to the Yādava empire. The celebrated Hemādri was minister (śrikaraṇādhipa) under him and his successors. A voluminous writer himself, Hemādri encouraged many other writers by his patronage, and built so many temples that a style of architecture came to be associated with his name.