Kota_Vamsa

Kota Vamsa

Kota Vamsa

Medieval dynasty in modern-day India

Kota Vamsa was a medieval dynasty which ruled in parts of the modern-day Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The Kotas belonged to Dhananjaya gotra. Kota chiefs ruled Kammanadu with Dharanikota as capital. Kota Kings belonged to the Shudra varna.[1][2] After they became the rulers, they came to be recognized as Kshatriyas.[3] They had marital links with the Kakatiyas. Ganapatideva's daughter Ganapamadevi was married to the grandson of Kota Keta II.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Sastry, P. V. Parabhrama (1978). N. Ramesan, ed. The Kākatiyas of Warangal. Hyderabad: Government of Andhra Pradesh
  2. [2]
    The Rule Of The Chalukya Cholas In Andhrapradesa. 1978. p. 288.
  3. [3]
    The Rule Of The Chalukya Cholas In Andhrapradesa. 1978. p. 288.
  4. [4]
    Talbot, Cynthia (2001). Precolonial India in practice: society, region and identity in medieval Andhra. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. p. 156. ISBN 9780195136616.


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