Reference
A History of South India
The classic survey of the south, from prehistory to the fall of Vijayanagara.
Kakatiya Dynasty
Dynasty
Level 2
c. 1163 – 1323
Telugu dynasty of Rudrama Devi; conquered by the Tughlaqs.
- Capital
- Orugallu (Warangal)
- Region
- Deccan
- Duration
- 160 years
- Main period
- Chola & Major Southern Kingdoms
Approximate extent.
Rulers
- Ganapati Deva King1199 – 1262
- Rudrama Devi Queenc. 1262 – c. 1289One of the few ruling queens; praised by Marco Polo.
- Prataparudra Kingc. 1289 – c. 1323Defeated by Ulugh Khan (Muhammad bin Tughlaq).
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Kakatiya Dynasty for a significant part of its history.
Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Shakambhari ★
West · c. 650 CE – c. 1194
Chola Empire ★
South · c. 848 CE – 1279
Polonnaruwa Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1070 – 1232
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Malla Dynasty of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1201 – 1769
Delhi Sultanate ★
North · 1206 – 1526
Ahom Kingdom ★
Northeast · 1228 – 1826
Kalachuris of Tripuri
Central · c. 675 CE – 1212
Guhilas of Medapata
West · c. 728 CE – 1303
Thakuri Kingdom of Nepal
Himalaya · c. 750 CE – 1200
Paramara Dynasty
Central · c. 800 CE – 1305
Chandela Dynasty
Central · c. 831 CE – 1315
Chaulukyas (Solankis) of Gujarat
West · c. 940 CE – 1244
Western Chalukyas of Kalyani
Deccan · c. 973 CE – c. 1189
Hoysala Empire
South · c. 1026 – 1343
Soomra Dynasty
Northwest · c. 1026 – 1351
Sena Dynasty
East · c. 1070 – 1230
Eastern Ganga Dynasty
East · c. 1078 – 1434
Gahadavala Dynasty
Gangetic Plain · c. 1089 – c. 1197
Khasa Malla Kingdom
Himalaya · c. 1100 – c. 1400
Zamorins of Calicut
South · c. 1124 – 1766
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Ghurid Empire
Northwest · c. 1175 – 1206
Seuna (Yadava) Dynasty
Deccan · c. 1187 – 1317
Pandya Empire (Second Empire)
South · c. 1190 – 1345
Jaffna Kingdom
Sri Lanka · c. 1215 – 1619
Marwar (Rathore)
West · c. 1226 – 1949