Part 7 - Madhava II (A.D. 1272)

Madhava II was the son of Sarngadhara II and successor of Singa deva. His earliest record is from Tammalur (Darsi taluq) dated A.D. 1272. It says that while Tribhuvanadhipati Kakatiya Rudradeva Maharaja was ruling the kingdom of earth, Mallanadeviammangaru, the daughter of Gopaladeva, the paternal uncle of Madhavadevaraju, entitled mahamandalesvara, Chakranarayanan, and the governor of Addanki (Addankisthalasadhyakudu) installed Gopisvara after her father Hls next inscription is from Ongole dated A.D. 1273 mentioning him as Madhavadeva Maharaja. Another record of the reign is that of Chamedapapadu (Kandukur taluq) recording gifts by Gopalamaharajulu for the merit of his mother. The upper limit of Madhava’s reign is not known.

His Political Relations

Madhava bore the complete Yadava prasasti including the title—Nissankamalla. One writer has taken the two Madhavas to be identical, which is however incorrect. Madhava’s prasasti shows that he was a stronger ruler than his predecessor Singadeva. His capital was either Ongole or Tammalur, and not Addanki which was a provincial capital under Gopaladeva in this period unless Sadhyaka means a reconqueror. Madhava’s allegiance to the Kakatiyas is attested by his records mentioning Rudradeva maharaja. Madhava had no trouble from the Telugu Chodas in this period.