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[[Jaitugi]] then took control of Warangal and decided to place the captive Ganapati on the Kakatiya throne. Dr. Altekar suggests that Ganapati was reinstated in 1198 A.D., marking his first regnal year as indicated in his later inscriptions. [[Jaitugi]]’s success in establishing Ganapati as the Kakatiya ruler earned him great acclaim as the founder of Telangaraya, a title celebrated in many Yadava records, including the Kalegaon copper-plate of Mahadeva (App. Insc. no. 335). This achievement was a significant source of pride for the Yadavas, and even Jaitugi’s successors often adopted the title ‘Establisher of Telangaraya’ as a traditional honor.
[[Jaitugi]] then took control of Warangal and decided to place the captive Ganapati on the Kakatiya throne. Dr. Altekar suggests that Ganapati was reinstated in 1198 A.D., marking his first regnal year as indicated in his later inscriptions. [[Jaitugi]]’s success in establishing Ganapati as the Kakatiya ruler earned him great acclaim as the founder of Telangaraya, a title celebrated in many Yadava records, including the Kalegaon copper-plate of Mahadeva (App. Insc. no. 335). This achievement was a significant source of pride for the Yadavas, and even Jaitugi’s successors often adopted the title ‘Establisher of Telangaraya’ as a traditional honor.
{{cquote|He ([[Jaitugi]]) assumed the sacrificial vow on the holy ground of the battle field, and throwing a great many kings into the fire of his prowess by means of ladles of his weapons, performed a human sacrifice by immolating a victim in the shape of the fierce Raudra, the lord of the [[Telangana|Tailangas]], and vanquished the three worlds.}}
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