Part 21 - Saubhagyadeva (A.D. 1400-1420)

Saubhagyadeva was the son of Purushottama and a brother of Narasimha. His succession presupposes the death of Purushottama, son of Narasimha or that his claims were overlooked. His earliest inscription is from Simhachalam dated A.D. 1400 recording gifts for his merit. His record at Simhachalam dated A.D. 1420 refers to him as the son of Purushotama of Virakuta i.e. Viragotta. A record at Draksharama dated Krodhi-Jyashtha, with no Saka date records grant of land in Bikkavolu. Sahbhagya’s rule lasted for twenty years.

His Political Relations

Saubhagya is mentioned as Viragottapu Saubhagyadevaraja in his records. His prasasti is differently worded from that of his predecessors. Some of his titles are Pallavaditya, Pallavatrinetra, Trinayana pal lava, Paltumgathariraya, Basavasankara Misaraganda and Somavamsodhbhava. Saubhagyadeva was a warrior. His Ganga contemporary was Narasimha IV and the Reddi contemporaries were Pedakomativema, Allada Vema and Virabhadra. Vijayanagar was under Harihara II and the Velamas were powerful and to the Sultans of Bahmany kingdom. Choda Ganga and Visvesvara and Nagendra deva Chakravarti of the Elamanihili Chalukyas, Prataparjuna or Arjuna III of the Matsyas, Sangama of Jantarnadu, and Bayyaraja and Gangaraja at Nandapura, were contemporaries of Saubhagyadeva. There is no evidence of Saubhagya’s having come into conflict with any of these rulers.