Thread by @cbkwgl

If a kingdom crashes from the peak of it's power to non-existence, do we ever think of their heroes? There are very few kingdoms whose heroes are known but nothing is known after the collapse of the kingdom. Take Kakatiyas for example.

Prataparudra's career was victory after victory with a few reversals. What happened to all those great commanders? He defeated the Yadavas, Pandyas, Hoysalas, Kampili and even the Delhi Sultanate. But then the kingdom fell crashing down, what happened to those people?

Let me name some of them.
Induluri Annayadeva, Kolani Gannaya(Tripurantakam), Adidamu Mallu(Nellore), Gona Vitthala(Raichur) - Tripurantakam Campaign 1289-1294

Mahadeva II, Ruler of Nidadavolu Chalukyas and Prataparudra's Father. Last record 1306.
Devakumara - Prataparudra's brother. Last record 1297. Is he Annama Deva of Bastar?

Somayadula Rudradeva - Supreme Commander of Forces. Last record 1297
Manuma Gandagopala - Field Commander, Pandyan Wars. Last record 1297
Gundaya Nayaka - Gajasahani. Last record 1299
Somaya Nayaka - Governor of Tripurantakam. Last record 1309

Ranaka Gopadeva - Led a raid on Malik Kafur's camp, 1310. Clearly, a commander of crack troops.
Jutteya Lenka Gonkaya Reddi - Commander of Pandyan Wars. Pushed Hoysalas out of Chandragiri belt. Last record 1311.

Machaya Nayaka - Gajasahini. Last record 1311.
Pothuganti Maili - Destroyed the Khilji army in 1303. Last record 1311.
Telungu Bijjana - Kakatiya Commander. Last record 1311.
Erraya Lenka - Gate Keeper of the Royal Quarters. Last record 1314.

Kotikanti Raghava, Prolaya Annaya - Kampili Wars, circa 1315.
Somaya Lenka - Commander. Last record 1318
Muppidi Nayaka - Commander of Pandyan Expedition. Last record 1319.

Devari Nayaka, Gopalavardhana/Bolneningaru, Induluri Rudra,Recherla Erra Dacha, Recherla Nalla Dacha - Pandyan Expedition 1319.
Jutteya Lenka - Governor of Southern Districts. Last record 1319.

How many more greats? It's gut wrenching to think that a majority of them are killed in the 1323 invasion. How many survived, how many were captured and how many were part of the later rebellion like Kolani Rudra and Musunuri Prolaya Nayaka or Prolaya Vema Reddi?

Kakatiyas are special in this regard because none of the contemporary Hindu kingdoms were as powerful and none of them ended suddenly. Will we be in a position to learn about any of them? And the sad part, for many big names, there are no references whatsoever after 1323.

But, one thing is certain. Many weren't able to reach Warangal on time. Else, you wouldn't be seeing Kakatiya armies streaming towards Warangal and the devastating perfection with which Muslims were ejected with just a confederacy of equals in a decade further hints at that.

Some names are known from after the collapse -
Kolanu Rudradeva
Prolaya Vema Reddi
Bendapudi Anna-Mantri
Musunuri Prolaya Nayaka
Recherla Singama Nayaka, son of Erra Dacha
Manchikonda Kunaya Nayaka
A Venga-Bhupati
Koppula Prolaya Nayaka

Manchikonda Ganapati Nayaka
Toyyeti Anavota Nayaka
Gurajala Muppabhupa
Kamma Nayaka, son of Nagaya Ganna or Malik Maqbul
How many of these are pre-conquest and how many of them are post, no clue.

Few more names.
Cheraku Jagadalu Maraya Ganapaya Reddi
Katama Reddi
Vepeti Kommaya
Mummidi Mallaya
Maraya Sahini
Gonkaya Reddi
Komma Nayudu

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Muppidi Nayaka was succeeded by Muslims in Nellore. Was he killed in Nellore, was he killed in Warangal, did he retreat to fight from inaccessible places, will we ever know? But, think about it.

A supreme commander who thrashed both Hoysalas and Pandyans in a single campaign, we know nothing of him. The achievements of the campaign were not mean - advancing from Nellore to Tiruchhirapalli, wresting Kanchi, killing Ravivarma Kulashekhara - they are not mean tasks.

This is what a Chatuvu over Nellore says. It lists out the rulers of Nellore till Harihara I of Vijayanagara. Muppidi Nayaka is followed by the Muslims and then by some Tikkana(who is he?) and Vijayanagara.