Malidevaraju was a monarch of Macherla in the Palnadu kingdom, in present-day Andhra Pradesh, India. He fought for the complete control of Palnadu in the Battle of Karempudi but was killed during the conflict.[1][2][3]
Malideva was exiled from his kingdom by his step-brother Nalagmaraju, on the pretext of his defeat in a cock-fight held at Rentachintala, halfway between the kingdoms of Gujarla and Macherla.[4]
He was assisted by the statesman and social reformer Brahma Naidu against his half-brother Nalagamaraju, who was ruling at Gurajala.[3] He also received support from the Southern Kalachuris because he had married a Kalachuri princess of Kalyana who was the daughter of Rayamurari Sovideva, the Kalachuri king of Kalyani.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ Palnati Veera Charitra. VENKAT RAMA & CO EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS.
- ^ Itihas. Director of State Archives, Government of Andhra Pradesh. 1990.
- ^ a b Roghair, Gene (1982). Epic of Palnadu: Study and Translation of Palnati Virula Katha, a Telugu Oral Tradition from Andhra Pradesh. Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-815456-3.
- ^ Bommareddi, Aruna (29 October 2019). Narrative Traditions of a Telugu Epic: Paln?tiv?rula Katha. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64678-733-3.
- ^ "43. Rayamurari Sovideva". Great History Of Mudiraja Caste.
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