Chitra Katha

Rudrama DeviRudradeva Maharaja of Warangal

From about 1262 she ruled the Kakatiya kingdom in her own name from Orugallu (Warangal), drove back the Seuna Yadava king Mahadeva and broke the rebel nobles.

reigned c. 1262–1289 CE

The full life

1Inscriptions call her Rudradeva Maharaja, a king’s title.Rudrama Devi · The people

2Her capital was Orugallu, today’s Warangal in Telangana.Rudrama Devi

3Marco Polo describes her rule from the port of Motupalli.Rudrama Devi

4The Chandupatla inscription (1289) records her death.Rudrama Devi

5Her grandson Prataparudra succeeded her.Rudrama Devi · Prataparudra

6She took full power around 1262, after her father Ganapatideva.Rudrama Devi · The people

Sources for these facts

Chandupatla inscription (1289)
The Travels of Marco Polo
Kakatiya inscriptions, Epigraphia Andhrica

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