The Kakatiyas of Warangal
This path tells the story of the Kakatiya kings, their capitals, temples and lakes, and the end of their kingdom. It has 14 pages and takes about 2 and a half hours to read.
- ErasKakatiyas
The big picture: how the Kakatiyas united much of the Telugu-speaking country, and how they fell.
- DynastiesKakatiyas
The dynasty from feudatories to sovereigns, and the chiefs, nayakas and village assemblies its rule rested on.
- PlacesHanamkonda
Anumakonda, the first Kakatiya capital, and the inscriptions that record the dynasty's rise.
- PeopleProla II
The Kakatiya chief who defeated his rivals around Anumakonda as a Western Chalukya feudatory.
- PeopleRudradeva
The ruler who proclaimed his family's independence and began the fortified capital at Warangal.
- MonumentsThousand Pillar Temple
The triple-shrined temple at Hanamkonda that carries the record of the family's rise.
- PeopleGanapatideva
The king whose sixty-year reign carried Kakatiya power from Telangana to the coast.
- PeopleJaya (Jayapa)
Ganapatideva's general and minister, who also wrote a Sanskrit book on dance.
- MonumentsRamappa Temple
The Ramappa temple, famous for its bracket figures and carved pillars, now a World Heritage Site.
- MonumentsPakhal Lake
One of the great reservoirs of the Kakatiya age, and the different accounts of who built it.
- PeopleRudramadevi
The queen who ruled under a king's title and faced rebels and rival kingdoms.
- PeoplePrataparudra
The last Kakatiya king, who paid tribute to Delhi and was captured when Warangal fell.
- MonumentsWarangal Fort
The round fortified capital of Orugallu, its walls and its carved stone gateways.
- DynastiesDelhi Sultanate in the Telugu country
The five Delhi armies sent against Warangal, and the short time Telingana was a Delhi province.