The Kakatiya dynasty was a South Indian dynasty that ruled from AD 1083 to 1323. It was one of the great Telugu kingdoms that lasted for centuries.
Ganapatideva was the greatest of the Kakatiyas and the first after the Satavahanas to bring the entire Telugu area under one rule. He put an end to the rule of the Velanati Cholas in AD 1210.
Ganapatideva’s reign lasted for 62 years. It is one of the most brilliant epochs in the history of Andhra. Though Ganapatideva was alive until AD 1269, he handed over the threads of administration to his daughter Rudramadevi in AD 1262 itself, and retired from active politics.
On the death of Rudrama, her grandson Prataparudra, who was adopted by her as her son and heir, ascended the throne at the beginning of the year 1280. In 1323, Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq sent his son Ulugh Khan to defeat the defiant Kakatiya king. Ulugh Khan’s raid was repulsed, but he returned in a month with a larger and more determined army. The unprepared and battle-weary Kakatiya army was finally defeated. King Prataparudra was taken prisoner, and this marked the end of the Kakatiyas dynasty.
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