Kakatiya

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The Kakatiya dynasty was a South Indian dynasty that ruled over the Telugu-speaking region of Warangal from the 11th to the 14th century CE. They extended Andhra power militarily and culturally, and during their reign, the commercial expansion of the Andhras toward Southeast Asia reached its peak. The Kakatiya kingdom eventually fell to an invasion of followers of Islam, leading to the fall of Warangal in 1323.1

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Warangal
…the ancient capital of the Kakatiyas, an Andhra dynasty that flourished in the 12th century ce. Warangal’s fort, lying southeast of the present-day city, was once surrounded by two walls; traces of the outer wall remain, as do the four stone gateways (sanchars) of the inner wall. The Khush Mahal,…
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…the ancient capital of the Kakatiyas, an Andhra dynasty that flourished in the 12th century ce. Warangal’s fort, lying southeast of the present-day city, was once surrounded by two walls; traces of the outer wall remain, as do the four stone gateways (sanchars) of the inner wall. The Khush Mahal,…
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India
The Deccan and the south
In the eastern Deccan the Kakatiya dynasty was based in parts of what is now Andhra Pradesh state and survived until the Turks’ attack in the 14th century. The Eastern Chalukyas ruled in the Godavari River delta, and in the 13th century their fortunes were tied to those of the…
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In the eastern Deccan the Kakatiya dynasty was based in parts of what is now Andhra Pradesh state and survived until the Turks’ attack in the 14th century. The Eastern Chalukyas ruled in the Godavari River delta, and in the 13th century their fortunes were tied to those of the…
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Andhra Pradesh
History of Andhra Pradesh
…centuries the dynasty of the Kakatiyas of Warangal (now in Telangana) extended Andhra power militarily and culturally, and during their regime the commercial expansion of the Andhras toward Southeast Asia reached its peak.
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…centuries the dynasty of the Kakatiyas of Warangal (now in Telangana) extended Andhra power militarily and culturally, and during their regime the commercial expansion of the Andhras toward Southeast Asia reached its peak.
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