Musunuri Prolaya Nayudu
| Musunuri Prolaya Nayudu | |
|---|---|
| Emperor of South India (Dakshinapatha]] | |
| Reign | 1327 - 1333 CE. |
| Coronation | 1327 A. D. |
| Predecessor | Musunuri Macha Nayudu |
| Successor | Musunuri Kapaya Nayudu |
| Born | Rekhapalli, Telangana |
| Dynasty | Musunuri dynasty |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Occupation | First Indian king who liberated Muslim rule in dakshina patha(south India) in 14th century |
Musunuri Prolaya Nayudu (also known as Prolaneedu, Prolaya Nayaka), was a 14th-century chosen leader for the Nayaks to liberate Muslim leaders from Andhra land.[1][2][3]
Prolaya Nayudu successfully regained Andhradesa in 1327 from the Delhi Sultanate in the aftermath of the Kakatiya defeat.[4] The successful revolts of Prolaya Nayudu and Kapaya Nayudu inspired Harihara and Bukka Raya brothers who later found Vijayanagar Empire.
In 1330, Musunuri Prolaya Nayudu published the Vilasa grant, a copper-plate grant near Pithapuram, in which he bemoaned the devastation of the Telugu country brought about by the Turks and attempted to legitimise himself as the rightful restorer of order.[5] His successor, Kapaya Nayudu (r. 1333–1368), led a rebellion against the Tughluqs, driving them out of Warangal in 1336. According to the Kaluvacheru grant of a female member of the Panta Reddi clan in 1423, Kapaya Nayaka was assisted by 75 subordinate Nayaks, including Vema Reddi, the founder of the Reddi dynasty.
References
- ↑ Prasad D. "History of the Andhras upto 1565 A. D." 1988, P. 168
- ↑ Talbot C. "Pre-colonial India in practice" Oxford University Press, 2001, pp. 177-182, ISBN 0-19-513661-6.
- ↑ Rao C. V. R "Administration and society in medieval Andhra (A. D. 1038-1538)" Manasa Publications, 1976. p. 36
- ↑ After the Kakatiyas, V. Yashoda Devi, 1975, Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Academy, Hyderabad
- ↑ Talbot 2001, p. 178; Eaton 2005, pp. 26–27; Chattopadhyaya 1998, pp. 57–59