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.[1][2] According to V. Yashoda Devi, the Kotas are one of the four lineages—alongside the Parichchedis, Kakatiyas, and Varnatas—from whom the Kshatriyas of the Telugu country have descended.[1] Kota chiefs ruled Kammanadu with Dharanikota as capital.
Kota Kings belonged to the Shudra varna.[3][4] After they became the rulers, they came to be recognized as Kshatriyas.[4] They had marital links with the Kakatiyas. Ganapatideva's daughter Ganapamadevi was married to the grandson of Kota Keta II.[5]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 V, Yashoda Devi (1975). "Social and Economic Structure in Ândhradesa in the Reddi Age". Sri Venkateswara University Oriental Journal. Vol. 18. Sri Venkateswara University Oriental Research Institute. p. 58.
- ↑ Sōmaśēkharaśarma, Mallampalli (1946). History of the Reddi Kingdoms (circa. 1325 A.D. to Circa 1448 A.D.). Andhra University. p. 267.
- ↑ Sastry, P. V. Parabhrama (1978). N. Ramesan, ed. The Kākatiyas of Warangal. Hyderabad: Government of Andhra Pradesh
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Rule Of The Chalukya Cholas In Andhrapradesa. 1978. p. 288.
- ↑ 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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