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kakatiyas of warangal

There existed nayankars to maintain law and order.
Agriculture was the main profession.1/6th tax was collected.
offficials were niyogis(72 in no.) They were called bahattara. Head of behattara was called Niyogadhipati.
Provincial administration by feudatories.
Village was administered by ayyagars.
Nagara and Mahajana- village councils.
Paradesi nakaram/nanadesi nakaram used to conduct foreign trade.

Pradavivakas were the judges.
city courts- Pratistitha courts
village courts- aprattistitha courts

Caste associations - samya sabhas

Machilipatnam, Ghantasala -seaports
Marcopolo visited Motupalli port(Desiyakondapattanam) during the reign of Rudramadevi.

During the time of Prolaraju 1 agriculture developed a lot because of tanks. He constructed tanks at vemulawada, karpakhti,warangal.

Pakala cheruvu was constructed by Mummadi Naidu
Ramappa tank by Recharla Rudra
Lakkavaram tank by Ganapati Deva
Kundasamudram Tank by Kundamamba


Taxes:

Tax in kind(grains)- Puttikoluchu
tax in cash- Puttivahindi
for Prince- Dogaraja tax
to maintain army- Padayeru tax
to maintain foreign affairs-sandhi vigraha tax
on cattle-ashtapatta tax
house tax- illadira
grazing tax- pullari
Prostitution tax- Ganacharya

Panditaradya charita written by Palakurki Somanatha gives account of taxes and variety of cloths during that time.

Religion:

Early members of Kakatiya dynasty belonged to Jains of Digambara sect. They built Padmakshi temple in Hanamkonda.

Prolaraju 11 embraced Saivism with the help of Rameshwara panditha.

Sripoti, Sivalanka Manchana and Mallikarjuna Panditaradhya made Siva cult popular in Andhra.

Remarkable period for Saiva religion- Ganapati Deva reign.

Literature:
sankskrit:

Vidyanatha -    Prataparudra yashobhushanam
Agastya     -     Balabharatam
Jayapasenani -  Nrutya Ratnavali
                        Geeta Ratnavali
                        Vaidya Ratnavali
Mallu Bhatta  -  Niroshtya Ramayana
Ravipati Tripurantaka - Premabhiramam
Vinukonda Vallabhamatya-kreedabhiramam
Rudradeva    -  Nitisastra

Telugu:

Tikanna(Kavi Brahma)- Nirvachanota Ramayanam
                                     Andhra Mahabharatam
Ketana  -                      Dasakumaracharitam
                                     Andhra Bhashabhushanam
Maranna             -         Markandeyapuranam
Manchana           -        Keyuru bahu charitra
singana               -         sakala neeti sammatam
Bhaskara            -         Bhaskara Ramayanam
Narsimhudu        -        Kadambari Kalyanam
Palakurki Somanatha - Panditaradya charitra
                                   Basavapuranam(dwipada)
                                     Vrishodipastakam
Nanne choda        -      Kumarasambhavam
Badenna             -        Sumati Shatakam

Prabandha, staka - new styles of telugu poetry appeared.

Art and Architecture:

1000 pillars temple(1162 AD)/Rudreshwara temple- built by Prataparudra 1 by keeping the idols of Shiva, vishnu and Aditya

Siddeswara temple, Swayabhu temple, Padmakshi temple( Ellora statue style) -Prolaraju 11

Ramappa temple(Palampet, 1213 AD)- Recharla Rudra
                                                                    commander of Ganapatideva
                                                               his titles:Kakatirajyabharadaureya, Kakatirajyasamartha

Beteshwara temple (Hanamkonda)- Betharaju 11

Paintings appeared in Pillalmarri, Palampet, Ghanpur temples

Perinisivathandavam- dance style.