The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c15.s2.t3.41

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Kammanāḍu. The affairs of Kammanāḍu demanded immediate attention. Some of the chiefs in the district, most probably the Telugu Chōḷas of Koṇidena, appear to have defied Gaṇapati’s authority and begun to rule as independent princes. Ōpili Siddhi, a scion of the Pottapi branch of the Telugu Chōḷa family, was commissioned by Gaṇapati to reduce them to obedience and to bring the entire district under his sway. Ōpili Siddhi accomplished the task to the entire satisfaction of his master and obtained the governorship of the territory from him as a reward for his services.¹ The Chakranārāyaṇa princes who were ruling over Addaṅki and its neighbourhood seem to have been conquered about the same time. Though direct proof of this is lacking, the provenance of Gaṇapati’s numerous inscriptions leaves no room for doubt that this region also passed into his hands before A.D. 1217-18.²