Gonka III

Durjaya Chieftains of Velanadu
Gonka I 1076–1108
Rajendra Choda I 1108–1132
Gonka II 1132–1161
Rajendra Choda II 1161–1181
Gonka III 1181–1186
Prithviswara 1186–1207
Rajendra Choda III 1207–1216

Gonka III was a Telugu king and the fifth of Velanati Chodas who ruled from 1181 to 1186.

He succeeded his father Rajendra Choda II and he lost to Rudradeva II of kakatiya and also to his rebel Kota Chieftain Ketaraja II. He was killed in 1186 in a battle with Kakatiyas. Velanadu chiefs lost their capital and most parts of the Velanadu kingdom.

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Preceded by
Rajendra Choda II
Velanati Chodas
1181 1186
Succeeded by
Prithviswara