Kakatiya Dynasty: Map & History
The Kakatiya dynasty was a Telugu dynasty that ruled most of eastern Deccan region in present-day India between 12th and 14th centuries.
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The Kakatiya dynasty was a Telugu dynasty that ruled most of eastern Deccan region in present-day India between 12th and 14th centuries. Their territory comprised much of the present day Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, parts of eastern Karnataka, northern Tamil Nadu, and southern Odisha. Their capital was Orugallu, now known as Warangal.
Modern Countries Once Part of Kakatiya Dynasty
At its mapped extent, Kakatiya Dynasty covered territory in 1 present-day country. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
States and Provinces
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside Kakatiya Dynasty's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
Kakatiya Dynasty in Depth
History
The Kakatiya rulers traced their ancestry to a legendary chief or ruler named Durjaya. Many other ruling dynasties of Andhra also claimed descent from Durjaya. Nothing further is known about this chief.
Most of the Kakatiya records do not mention the varna (social class) of the family, but the majority of the ones that do, proudly describe them as Shudra. Examples include the Bothpur and Vaddamanu inscriptions of Ganapati's general Malyala Gunda senani. The Kakatiyas also maintained marital relations with other Shudra families, such as the Kotas and the Natavadi chiefs. This indicates that the Kakatiyas were likely of Shudra origin.
A few copper-plate inscriptions of the Kakatiya family describe them as belonging to the Kshatriya (warrior) varna.
Legacy
Tughlaq's control of the area lasted only for around a decade. The fall of the Kakatiya dynasty resulted in both political and cultural disarray because of both disparate resistance to the sultanate and dissension within it. The structure of the Kakatiya polity disintegrated and their lands soon fell under the control of numerous families from communities such as the Reddies and Velamas. As early as 1330, Musunuri Nayaks who served as army chiefs for Kakatiya kingdom united the various Telugu clans and recovered Warangal from the Delhi Sultanate and ruled for half a century. Surrounded by more significant states, by the 15th century these new entities had ceded to the Bahamani Sultanate and the Sangama dynasty, the latter of which evolved to become the Vijayanagara empire.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Kakatiya dynasty (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kakatiya Dynasty: Key Facts
| Capital | Warangal |
|---|---|
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Founded | 1163 |
| Dissolved | 1323 |
Preceded by
- Western Chalukya Empire
- Eastern Chalukyas
Succeeded by
- Bahmani Sultanate
- Musunuri Nayaks
- Reddy mahto dynasty
- Vijayanagara Empire
- Rudrama Devi
Facts from Wikidata Q2086556 (CC0).
Kakatiya Dynasty Map Over Time
Dated world maps on which Kakatiya Dynasty appears, with the other states of the time.
Kakatiya Dynasty Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 297,558 km² in 1320 CE.
Kakatiya Dynasty: Frequently Asked Questions
When did the Kakatiya Dynasty exist?
The Kakatiya Dynasty is dated to 1177 CE – 1325 CE, in the High & Late Middle Ages era.
What was the capital of the Kakatiya Dynasty?
The capital of the Kakatiya Dynasty was Orugallu.
How large was the Kakatiya Dynasty at its peak?
At its peak in 1320 AD the Kakatiya Dynasty covered about 297,558 km².
How did the map of the Kakatiya Dynasty change over time?
The Kakatiya Dynasty appears on 2 dated world maps in the atlas, from 1200 CE to 1300 CE. Each shows its borders in that year next to the other states of the time.
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