Kakatiya dynasty

The Kakatiya dynasty was a South Indian dynasty whose capital was Orugallu, now known as Warangal. It was eventually conquered by the Delhi Sultanate.

The demise of Kakatiya dynasty resulted in confusion and anarchy under alien rulers for sometime. Three new fledgling kingdoms arose out of the ruins of the Kakatiya empire namely the Reddy kingdom, Padma Nayaka Velama kingdom and the great Vijayanagara Empire.

Sources

Historic sources relating to the Kakatiya dynasty are sparse. Of those that are available, the most prevalent are ancient inscriptions that mainly document matters relating to religion, such as donations to Hindu temples. They are particularly abundant for the period 1175–1324 CE, which is the period when the dynasty most flourished and are a reflection of that. The probability is that many inscriptions have been lost due to buildings falling into disuse and also the ravages of subsequent rulers, most notably the Muslim Mughal Empire in the Telangana region. Inscriptions are still being discovered today but governmental agencies tend to concentrate on recording those that are already known rather than searching for new examples.

Telugu

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Rudrama Devi

Rani Rudrama Devi (1245–1289), Telugu రుద్రమ దేవి or Rudradeva Maharaja, sometimes spelled Rudramadevi, was a ruler of the Kakatiya dynasty in the Deccan Plateau and one of the few ruling queens in Indian history.

Birth

Rudrama Devi was known as Rudrāṃbā at birth. Her father was Ganapatideva. Ganapatideva married Naramma and peramma. Ganapatideva brother-in-law was Jayapanadu, he was military commander of kakatiya ganapatideva. They were from Durjaya vamsa, the emperor of the Kakatiya dynasty who ruled from Orugallu, now known as Warangal, in Telangana. Rudrama was formally designated as a son through the ancient Putrika ceremony and given the male name of Rudradeva.

Rule

Rudrama Devi has begun to rule the kingdom jointly with her father as his co-regent from 1259-60 under the name of Rudradeva Maharaja. In the first two or three years of their joint rule, the kingdom was thrown into confusion and disorder due to Jatavarma Sundara Pandya I's invasion and the disastrous defeat of the Kakatiyas and their allies on the battle field of Muttukur, near Nellore. Though Ganapatideva was ultimately successful in turning back the tide of invasion, he suffered loss of territory and prestige and his hold over his feudatories and nobles was shaken. Under these circumstances, he retired from active politics.

Prataparudra II

Prataparudra (c. 1289–1323), also known as Rudradeva II, was the last ruler in the Kakatiya dynasty. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq's general, Ulugh Khan, occupied Warangal and Prataparudra was sent to Delhi as a captive. He committed suicide along the way.

Prataparuda was the grandson of Rudramadevi. On the death of Rudramadevi, Prataparudra, who was adopted by her as son and as heir-apparent on the advice of her father, Ganapatideva, ascended the throne towards the end of 1289 or the beginning of 1290 CE. Rudramadevi died in Chandupatla village when in battle with Ambadeva, a rebel Kayastha chief. An inscription was found in 1994 at Chandupatla that confirmed the death date of Rudramadevi as 27 November 1289, until which point there had been no certainty.,

Prataparudra's entire reign was spent in fighting wars.

First Hindu Woman Emperor of India Rani Rudrama statue in Chandupatla Village

First Hindu Woman Emperor of India Rani Rudrama statue in Chandupatla Village

Inscription on the death of Rani Rudrama Devi in Chandupalta-1289 AD

Real Story

Real Story was a current affairs programme which aired on the British television channel, BBC One at 19:30 GMT weekly on Mondays. It was hosted by Fiona Bruce who was also presenter of Crimewatch. The programme was edited by Dave Stanford and produced by Mike Lewis.

It focused on the weeks big stories such as health problems and political views. Fiona Bruce often met some of the victims of the main problem being discussed for use on the programme. The programme was considered a BBC version of ITV1's popular programme Tonight With Trevor McDonald which focuses on similar subjects.

When Real Story launched on 10 March 2003, the BBC's then head of Current Affairs, Peter Horrocks, called it "a valuable addition to our story telling capacity - popular current affairs, but with BBC values."

On 17 November 2006, the BBC announced that Real Story was to be axed, to make way for The One Show.

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