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Lone Wolf Ratnakar

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Mar 26

May, 1520

The Battle of Raichur one of Sri Krishnadeva Raya's greatest victories ever, where he delivered a crushing blow to the Bahmani Sultans.

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One of the main aspects of the Vijayanagara Empire history, was the regular conflicts with the Bahmani rulers, primarily over the Raichur-Tungabhadra Doab region.

It was a conflict, that often kept going back and forth, with the Vijayanagara rulers winning at times, and Bahmani Sultans the other times.

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@sadaashree

Mar 21

Ganapati Deva was the longest reigning monarch, of the Kakatiyas, who bought most of the Telugu speaking regions in Andhra and Telangana, under one kingdom.

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He also had regular battles with the Eastern Gangas for control over Kalinga and Vengi, and supported the Nellore Choda chiefs Tika and Manumasidhi against rival claimants.

His father Mahadeva died during an invasion of the Yadava capital, Devagiri, and he himself was held in captivity for sometime. During this period Recherla Rudra, the comnander in chief of the Kakatiya army, ruled in absentia.

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@sadaashree

Mar 16

If only I have eleven more followers like him I will win freedom in a year.- Mahatma Gandhi.

Amarajeevi Potti Sriramulu whose fast unto death led to the formation of a separate Andhra State.

Thread on his Jayanti today. #pottisriramulu

Born in a remote hamlet in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh to Guravayya and Mahalakshmamma , in 1901, his parents migrated to Chennai( then Madras), due to the persistent drought conditions there.

They lived there for some time, but Sreeramulu grew up in Nellore district, the reason why it is also named after him now. He did his schooling in Chennai, and then did a diploma in Sanitary Engineering from the prestigious VJTI in Mumbai.

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Mar 3

One of the greatest Hindu rulers ever, in Indian history, Kapilendra Deva, founder of the Surya Vamsa Gajapati dynasty, who took the empire to it's greatest extent, repelled Muslim invasions of Odisha, patronized arts and culture.

Kapilendra Deva came into power following the decline of the Eastern Gangas, and ascended the throne on June 29, 1435 overthrowing the last ruler of the Eastern Gangas Bhanu Deva IV. Also referred to as Kapilendra Routray, he claimed descent from the Surya Vamsha.

There are many theories about his origin, as per the Madala Punji(chronicle) of Puri Jagannatha Temple, his real name was Kapila Rauta, and used to graze cattle along with a Brahmin named Kasla.

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@sadaashree

Mar 1

The 4 main Telugu castes- Kapu, Kamma, Reddy and Velama were all once Kapus. Basically it was the common name given to the Nayakas in the Kakatiya empire, meaning protector of the land and farms. After the fall of the Kakatiyas they began to divide, forming their own kingdoms.

The Reddys were mainly the Panta Kapus, Pakanati Kapus, and Reddy is actually a title indicating the village chief, it has later on become a caste tag. The Recharla Nayakas who ruled over Deverakonda, Rachakonda, became the Velamas.

The Kammas were Kapus who settled and ruled over Kamma Nadu, that basically covers current day Guntur and Prakasam districts. But overall all of them were descended from one single group the Kapus.

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Mar 1

The fall of the Kakatiyas and destruction of Orugallu was one dark chapter in Indian history. It was during such dark times two men, Prolaya Nayaka and Kapaya Nayaka came forth to unite the disparate Nayakas and throw the Muslim invadaders out of Telugu land.

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After the fall of the Kakatiya kingdom, the Tughlaq army swept throughout Telugu land, as fort after fort fell, Kondavidu, Kolanaveedu, Kondapalli, Nidadavalou, Rajahmundry and Nellore.

The invading army went all the way up to Madurai, as the once mighty kingdoms of the Hoysalas, Pandyas fell before the onslaught. he South that was so far spared the ravages of the Muslim invasions, that had devastated the North, was now under the Delhi Sultanate.

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