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1094, Medieval India (Eastern Deccan), Tegelu Cholas. Gold Stater Coin. 3.48gm!

Mint Period: 1294-1250 AD Reference: Mitchiner NISWC 684-686. Denomination: Gold Stater ("Bujabala series") Condition: Multiple stamps in obverse (possibly struck over an older issue), light deposits, othewrise XF! Ruler (King): Sarabhoji I (1711-1727 AD) Diameter: 18mm Weight:  3.48gm Diameter: Gold!

Obverse: Cetral Lotus, surrounded by four other stams, two of which are with "sri" inscriptions. Traces of other stamps in fields, which indicate the coining over an older issue!

Reverse: Blank (as usual for this stater type).

The Telugu Cholas were a branch of the Tamil Chola dynasty who reigned over parts of present-day Andhra Pradesh between the seventh and the thirteenth century. Tamil emperor karikala cholan is their ancestor .These chodas find mention in the 7th-century travelogue of the Chinese Buddhist traveller, Xuanzang.^

Nellore Chodas (also known as Nellore Cholas) were one of the Telugu Chola families who ruled over parts of Andhra Pradesh in 11th and 12th centuries. They were chieftains to Kakatiyas and Kalyani Chalukyas and ruled over the Nellore region.

These Chodas claimed their descent from the famous Karikala Chola. They ruled over their kingdom consisting of the Nellore, Cuddapah, Chittoor and Chengalput districts with Vikramasimhapuri(modern Nellore) as their capital.

Chola Bijjana was the first important chief in the Nellore Choda clan. As a feudatory of Someswara I of Western Chalukyas, he took part in the wars of the Chalukyas and Chalukya Cholas. In recognition of the loyalty and services of his descendants to the Chalukyas of Kalyani, Vikramadiya II appointed them as rulers of Pakanadu.

Later Tikka (1223–1248 ), the father of the famous Manumasiddhi, extended his kingdom to as far south as the river Kaveri. He owed nominal allegiance to the already crippled Chalukya Chola. Along with the Hoysala Vira Narasimha, he helped the Chalukya Cholaruler Rajaraja Chola III in restoring him back to his throne by repulsing the attacks of Aniyanka Bhima, Kopperunchinga II and the Pandyas.

Subsequently, whan the Hoyasala Vira Narasimha's successor Someshvara, desirous of making the Chalukya Chola ruler a puppet in his hands, joined hands with the Pandyas and attacked Rajendra IIl, Choda TiKka came to the rescue of the Chola emperor. He defeated both the Hoyasala and the Pandyan forces and got thereby the Tondaimandalam region for himself. He even assumed the title Cholasthapanacharya. During the reign of Tikka's son and successor Manumasiddhi II (1248–1263), the power of the Nellore Cholas was at its low ebb.

About the year 1260, a dangerous feud broke out between Manumasiddhi and Katamaraju, the chief of Erragaddapadu in Kanigiri region. The feud was on the issue of the rights of the two princes to use certain wide meadows as grazing grounds for their flocks of cattle. It led to the fierce engagement of the two sides and the bloody battle was fought at Panchalingala on the Paleru river. Manumasiddhi's forces led by Khadga Tikkana, the cousin of poet Tikkana won the battle, but the leader perished. This feud and the consequent battle formed the theme of the popular ballad entitled "Katamaraju Katha". Shortly after this disastrous battle, Manumasiddhi died.

With the death of Manumasiddhi II, the Nellore kingdom lost its individuality, became a battle ground between the Kakatiyas and the Pandyas and changed hands frequently. In the reign of Kakatiya Prataparudra II, the Nellore region became part and parcel of the Kakatiya empire and lost its political significance.

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