Kakati Ganapatideva and His Times (A.D. 1199-1262)

This is a study of Kakatiya Ganapatideva and his times. Ganapatideva was one of the greatest kings in the History of South India. He ruled over an extensive kingdom for a period of sixty three years, i.e., A.D. 1199 to A.D. 1262.
The materials to reconstruct the history of Ganapatideva, can be grouped into inscriptions-stone and copper plate, literature and traditional accounts. All the above categories give information about the life of Ganapatideva. In order of importance the inscriptions stands first. Most of the Kakatiya epigraphs are in Telugu or Sanskrit and very few in Hade Kannada. The script used is more frequently Telugu than Devanagri.
Chapter I "Antecedents" traces the making of the empire by the predecessors of Ganapatideva.
Chapter II "Ganapatideva on the Throne". The next chapter recounts the history of several of his feudatories and officers who stood as strong pillars of the Kakatiya Kingdom.
The fourth chapter sum up the administrative and military organisation.. The fifth chapter is describing about the reign of Ganapatideva during his reign there was contentment and prosperity in society. The sixth chapter sums up the economic conditions during his reign.

Dr. P. Sivunnaidu is Associate Professor, Department of History and Archaeology, College of Art and Commerce, Andhra University, Waltair, Visakhapatnam.
He completed M.A. in History with High Second Class, 1979, M.Phil (1983), Ph.D. in History, 1995, from Andhra University. Visakhapatnam.
He was appointed as a Lecturer in 1984 in the Department of History and Archaeology, Andhra University.
He became Research Director to guide the research scholars doing Research leading to M.Phil/Ph.D. from 28.09.1995. He guided M.Phil in History Research Scholars and Ph.D. in History Research Scholars from 1996 to 2003.
He is an active member of several academic bodies.

This is a study of Kakatiya Ganapatideva and his times. Ganapatideva was one of the greatest kings in the history of South India. He ruled over an extensive kingdom for a period of sixty three years, i.e., A.D. 1199 to 1262.
Chapter 1 "Antecedents" traces the making of the empire by the precedessors of Ganapatideva. Ganapatideva's political life is dealt with at length in Chapter 2-"Ganapatideva on the throne". The next chapter recounts the history of several of his feudatories and officers who stood as strong pillars of the Kakatiya kingdom. The fourth, fifth and sixth chapters sum up the administrative and military organisation and the economic and social conditions during his reign. Appendix-Relations between the Kakatiyas of Warangal and yadavas of Devagiri. ,
I thank the Librarian and staff of Dr. V.S. Krishna Memorial Library, Andhra University, Waltair, State Archives, Visakhapatnam for permitting me to consult various books and inscriptions in the preparation of this thesis.
I express my sincere thanks to my research director, Prof. Y. Sreerama Murthy, M.A., M.A. (Hons.), Ph.D., Professor of History, Department of History and Archaeology, Andhra University, for guiding me in the preparation of this thesis.
I am indebted to Dr. C. Somasundara Rao, M.A., M.A. (Hons.), Ph.D., Reader, Department of History and Archaeology, Andhra University, for giving me valuable suggestions in the preparation of this thesis. The book has been published with the financial assistance of the Potti Sriramulu Telugu University Lalitakalakshetram, Public gardens, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. I am thankful to the Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, for sanctionship me an amount of Rs. 5,000 as Publication grant.