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KAKATIYAS
and Ambadēva’s family, which was hitherto not known (Ep. Rep. for 1906,
p. 63, and Historical Inscriptions of Southern India, p. 359), and states that the
former’s sister was Chandaladēvī who bore to Amba-Kshmāpa two sons, viz.
Janārdana (i.e. Jannigadēva) and Tripurāntaka (i.e. Tripurāridēva). Since
Ambadēva is separately introduced as the latter’s younger brother (anuja), it is
possible that he was born of a different mother. The earliest and latest inscriptions, so far known of Ambadēva are dated respectively in Śaka 1194 (No.
168 of 1905) and 1224 (No. 414 of 1911). In 1930-31 a record was secured at
Satrasāla in the Palnad taluk of the Guntur district which bears the Śaka date
1166, Krōdhin and introduces the chief Gaṇḍapeṇḍāra Ambayyadēva as a subordinate of Kākatīya Gaṇapatidēva, with the titles Ativishama-hayārūḍha, Dāmōdarasainya-diśāppaṭṭa etc. (No. 314 of 1930-31.) This chief has been taken, in the
Epigraphical Report for that year, to be the Ambadēva whose inscriptions range
in date from Śaka 1194 to Śaka 1213 (ibid. p. 46). But since his latest year is
Śaka 1224, this would give him a rule of not less than 58 years without admitting of any regal power for his two elder brothers Janārdana and Tripurāri.
Two dates are known for Jannigadēva viz. Śaka 1181 (No. 208 of 1905) and
Śaka 1186 (No. 610 of 1907) and one for Tripurāridēva i.e. Śaka 1194 (No. 248
of 1905) which was probably his last year. Hence Gaṇḍapeṇdāra Ambayyadēva of the Satrasāla inscription must be a different person from the brother of
Tripurāridēva and must be identified with his father Amba-Kshmāpa of the
present record. Since the defeat of Dāmōdara is also claimed by the Mahāmaṇḍalika Gaṅgayya-Sāhiṇi (No. 231 of 1905), it is reasonable to suppose that
both himself and his brother-in-law, i.e. Amba-Kshmāpa, achieved this exploit
conjointly under the Kākatīya king Gaṇapati. The defeat of Dāmōdara’s
forces is claimed also by Tripurāntaka in a record dated in Śaka 1151, Pramādi (Nellore Inscriptions, Darsi 57). It is possible that Tripurāntaka also had a
share in this campaign. It may be noted that the Śaka year 1151 did not
combine with Pramādi which is perhaps a misreading and the intended date
appears to be Śaka 1191 Pramōda for which year the other details given in the
record are perfectly regular. This date for Tripurāntaka is rendered plausible
since he must have succeeded his elder brother Jannigadēva some time after
Śaka 1186.
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