During the reign of Tikka's son and successor Manumasiddhi II (1248-63 A.D.), the power of the Nellore Chodas was at its low ebb. One Vijayagandagopala, probably a member of the Telugu Cholas, secured the friendship of Somesvara and Rajendra III and occupied the southern parts (Chengalput area) of the Nellore kingdom, defying Manumasiddhi's authority. In addition to this, Manuma was driven out from Nellore by his agnates Tikkana and Bayyana The Vaidumba chief Rakkesa Ganga occupied the Cuddapah region. Under these circumstances, Manuma's well-wisher and minister Poet Tikkana. who was a diplomat as well, went to Warangal and secured the great Kakatiya monarch Ganapatideva's support for his master. The Kakatiya forces effectively tackled the rivals of Manumasiddhi and reinstated him on his paternal throne. Ganapatideva got of course a big slice of Manuma's realm in the process. About the year 1260 AD., a dangerous feud broke out between Manumasiddhi and Katamaraju, the chief of Erragaddapadu in Kamgiri region. The feud was on the issue of the rights of the two princes to use certain wide meadows as grazing grounds for their flocks of cattle. It led to the fierce engagement of the two sides and the blody battle was fought at Panchalingala on the Paleru river. Manumasiddhi a forces led by Khadga Tikkana, the cousin of poet Tikkana won the cattle, but the leader perished in the battle. This feud and the consequent battle formed the theme of the popular ballad entitled 'Katamaraju Katha'. Shortly after this disastrous battle. Manumasiddhi it passed away.
Thursday, 22 December 2016
Katamaraju Katha
During the reign of Tikka's son and successor Manumasiddhi II (1248-63 A.D.), the power of the Nellore Chodas was at its low ebb. One Vijayagandagopala, probably a member of the Telugu Cholas, secured the friendship of Somesvara and Rajendra III and occupied the southern parts (Chengalput area) of the Nellore kingdom, defying Manumasiddhi's authority. In addition to this, Manuma was driven out from Nellore by his agnates Tikkana and Bayyana The Vaidumba chief Rakkesa Ganga occupied the Cuddapah region. Under these circumstances, Manuma's well-wisher and minister Poet Tikkana. who was a diplomat as well, went to Warangal and secured the great Kakatiya monarch Ganapatideva's support for his master. The Kakatiya forces effectively tackled the rivals of Manumasiddhi and reinstated him on his paternal throne. Ganapatideva got of course a big slice of Manuma's realm in the process. About the year 1260 AD., a dangerous feud broke out between Manumasiddhi and Katamaraju, the chief of Erragaddapadu in Kamgiri region. The feud was on the issue of the rights of the two princes to use certain wide meadows as grazing grounds for their flocks of cattle. It led to the fierce engagement of the two sides and the blody battle was fought at Panchalingala on the Paleru river. Manumasiddhi a forces led by Khadga Tikkana, the cousin of poet Tikkana won the cattle, but the leader perished in the battle. This feud and the consequent battle formed the theme of the popular ballad entitled 'Katamaraju Katha'. Shortly after this disastrous battle. Manumasiddhi it passed away.
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