The civil side of the kingdom: the governor of the new seat, the chief accountant, the governor of the home province Sabbi-nadu, the war minister and the minister of the council.
All are Rudradeva's men; whether they, their sons or others hold the offices in 1200 is not recorded, and the regency's reliance on the Recherla commander suggests a thinning of the civil service in the crisis of 1198-99. Gangadhara is also a temple patron (his Thousand Pillar Temple inscription of 1163 is cut by his hand).
Who he is
- Name
- Peda Mallana (Induluri), China Mallana, Gangadhara (Vellaki), Malli Nayaka, Inangala Brammireddi: Rudradeva's officers; 1200 holders not known
- Title
- Governors, accountants and ministers of the Kakatiya court
- Since
- under Rudradeva (1158-1195)
- Born
- not known
- Family
- Induluri family (Orugallu governor and chief accountant brothers); Vellaki family (Sabbi-naddu governor); Inangala (peggada)
- Confidence
- low
Wikipedia's Rudradeva article (read): Peda Mallana (Induluri) governor of Orugallu, China Mallana chief accountant (peda-samprati); Gangadhara of the Vellaki family administrator of Anumakomda and governor of Sabbi-naddu; Malli Nayaka war minister (tantra-pala); Inangala Brammireddi peggada.
What it holds
- Governorship of Orugallu (Induluri)
- Sabbi-nadu (Vellaki)
- Offices at court
Allies and rivals
Rudradeva's men now under the regency.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Wikipedia's Rudradeva article (read).
Primary sources for Kakatiya kingdom (Orugallu)
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Corpus of Inscriptions in the Telingana Districts, Various (Kakatiya chancery and temple scribes), edited by P. Sreenivasachar (inscriptions of the 10th to 15th centuries; edited 1940 to 1942). The Kakatiyas of Orugallu (Warangal) are known for 1200 almost entirely from inscriptions, and this Hyderabad Archaeological Series corpus is the main printed collection. Read online
- Sanskrit and Old Canarese Inscriptions relating to the Yadava Kings of Devagiri, Various (Yadava chancery), edited by J. F. Fleet (inscriptions of the 12th and 13th centuries; edited 1876). The first collected edition of the Yadava (Seuna) records, with texts and translations, from the Indian Antiquary. Read online
- South Indian Inscriptions (Archaeological Survey of India), Various (Chola, Pandya and other chanceries and temple scribes), edited by E. Hultzsch, V. Venkayya, H. Krishna Sastri and successors (inscriptions of the 7th to 17th centuries; the series ran from 1890). The temple inscriptions printed here are the primary record of the Tamil country in 1200. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.