Talk:Reddi Kingdom

Is there anything really called as Reddy dynasty

I just did a googling and also tried Yahoo for the key word "Reddy dynasty" and was not able to find any valid content contributed in any website.

I went into history books both written by English people - Oxford Publication as well as people who have graduated in history and I am not able to find anything related to "Reddy dynasty"

Is this article in Wiki going against all History available now? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Asprakash (talk • contribs) 10:16, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

As far as I know there is no Reddy Dynasty. Reddies of those times mostly are nothing more than Balija Naidus who were chieftans of smaller specific areas. Reddy caste did not exist then. It became a seperate caste during British India time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.195.197.162 (talk) 23:19, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Man stop crying like a wimp. Okay even though your post does not warrant a response, I am giving a response to it because of academic reasons where some wikipedia reader might read it and they might believe all the biased crap that you have talked about Reddys' history. Ok point by point.

1. You said Reddy-Velama rivalry that caused the fall of Warangal.

YOU ARE WRONG. Yes there was a raging rivalry between Reddys and Velamas but it did not contribute to fall of Warangal. Reddy - Velama rivalry existed from a long time, so why are you just pointing out 1323 CE ( when Warangal fell ) as though the rivalry started then. Secondly Warangal and south India were invaded by the Muslims of the Delhi sultanate. So it is a time when Muslims started invasion of South and they captured Warangal. Reddys never played negative role. Prolaya Vema Reddy collaborated with Kapaya Nayak and both of them fought against muslims. It was Velamas who always in Telugu history joined hands with the invaders be it the Bahmanis first and then later the Gajapatis of Orissa. You yourself have mentioned that Velamas killed Kapa Nayak. Reddys had no hand in that.Dont just come here and start barking wildly because you have some prejudice against Reddys. If anyone group can be labelled as "negative" and villainous and always supporting the invader, it was the Velamas.

2. You said Reddys sided with Muslims against Vijayanagara.

YOU ARE WRONG. AGAIN HALF KNOWLEDGE IS DANGEROUS.KNOW THE ENTIRE HISTORY BEFORE WRITING.

For the most part before the end of the Reddy dynasty, they were allies of Vijayanagara. Well, it is true initially, the rising kingdoms of Vijayanagara and the Reddy kingdom were locked up in a territorial struggle for supremacy in the coastal region of Andhra. Later, they united and became allies against their common archrivals – the Bahmani sultans and the Recherla Velamas of Rachakonda who had formed an alliance. This political alliance between Vijayanagara and the Reddy kingdom was cemented further by a matrimonial alliance. Harihara II of Vijayanagara gave his daughter in marriage to Kataya Vema Reddy’s son Kataya. Reddys initially had territorial struggles with Vijayanagara but after wards they became allies against the Bahmanis + Velama team. Then later Vijayanagara and Reddys were allies once again versus the Orissa Gajapatis + Velama team. However, I accept that there is historical evidence of only one Reddy ruler Pedakomati Vemareddi who colluded with Bahmani Firoz Shah and that too this alliance was a strategy against the old enemies the Velamas. Apart from that short period, no Reddy ruler was allies with Bahmanis. Whereas Velamas were permanent allies of the Bahmanis and then later Gajapatis of orissa.

3. All the points in the article are from respectable sources. I have only co - authored the article. It was existing before I started editing. I have not indulged in caste glorification. You on the other hand have cried hoarse have a caste based agenda and have shown your bias against Reddys.

4. There is no where claimed in the article that Reddys are Kshatriyas. Varna of Reddys has been addressed in Reddy article.

5. It is not claimed in the article that all the forts were built by Reddys. However, some forts were built by them and Kondapalli fort was built by Prolaya Vema Reddy. Reddys controlled and took over other forts and as you mentioned improved them.

6. Your comments of "dark skin" etc reek of jealousy, racial and playerhating. Reddys are more fair skinned than some other community in Andhra which begins with K who have some handful of fair film stars, but the rest are all charcoal black. LOL. I suspect you belong to this community. Or else you are a fat Brahmin whose women are going after Reddy boys.Foodie 377 (talk) 05:44, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Dear Foodie Fool, Yes I am a fat Brahmin, descendent of my forefathers who inseminated your ancestors and created a few fair skinned samples in your Kapu (reddy) population. You are imagining Kshatriya ancestry by looking at those specimens among you. You were all toiling Dravidian farmers, some of whom got a title "Reddy" by serving as feudal chiefs. A few of those title holders lorded over a few districts (hardly 80 years) and later became slaves to Golkonda sultans, colluded with them, grabbed Jagirs and enslaved poor people (all over Telangana). You shamelessly style yourselves as Rajahs. Shame on you!! The backward nature of Telangana is solely because of your loot and plunder (major part going to your Nizam master). Your Kapu brethren in Rayalaseema, who also had Reddy title, served Raya kings like slaves, although they opposed the unifying efforts of Vijayanagar kings. The fragmentation of Telugu land was solely because of your rivarly with Velamas and Raya kings. Another historical crime you guys commited!! In modern times, you donned Gandhi cap and strated looting AP as contractors and ended up as master dacoits of Andhra (YSR, Jagan, Gali etc., are shining examples of your avarice and loot). People who survived with great difficulty in arid climes of Andhra are the filthy rich of AP now, simply because of your plunder of AP that started with Sanjiva Reddy and continuing unabated. This perfidy cannot last long. Beware!!!!. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.206.236.4 (talk) 12:04, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Hahahhahahaa. You are just pathetic with your blatant hatred towards Reddys. Foodie 377 (talk) 18:56, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Yes reddys are mostly farmers. And you brahmins used to receive donations like agraharams from these sudras. So brahmins were the slaves of sudras like reddys,velamas.

Hello Mr. No name. Yes Reddys and the other dominant castes of Andhra like Kamma, Velama, Kapu are all historically agrarian and derived from Kapu stock. But today there in all fields. Even the "so-called" Raju kshatriya community in Andhra is also from agrarian background. In the Rajus (Kshatriyas) community in AP today, only not more than 10 % are of genuine Kshatriya ancestry like Gajapati Rajus etc. You can make them out by appearance. Rest all 90% of Rajus (kshatriyas) community of AP are adopted and fake Kshatriyas. Because infact in Andhra desa, like rest of south India , kshatriyas did not exist. If you want to know more about the varna of Reddys go to Reddy article. It is clearly explained. So I request all people to please stop this caste based diatribe. And see the facts . And if anything you are welcome to post any cited material. Foodie 377 (talk) 11:50, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Fake History

I would like to point out that the article "Reddy" is a bunch of manufactured lies, falsehoods and a mega exercise in self-glorification. Reddy is a sub-group of Kapus, few of whom became village heads carying the title "Reddy". It is not a caste or varna. In fact, the title 'Reddy' is shared by other social groups of A.P., although not in large numbers. The so-called Reddy dynasty was imaginary. Ruling a few districts for 70 or 80 years does not make one Dynastical. Absolutely ridiculous and fraudulent!! The map covering entire caostal Andhra depicted as 'Reddy dynasty' is another great travesty of historical truth. Please take corrective measues right now. Protect the sanctity of Wiki from history manufacturers — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.206.236.4 (talk) 12:25, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

        The above title of fake history by a rouge element goes to show the caste discrimination against a genuine clan of rulers called Reddy. Their history is well documented in the history of Andhrapradesh and they ruled between AD 1325 - 1449 keeping Kondaveedu as their capital for well over a hundred years. The Reddy clan's ancient history can be traced to the Rashtrakuta era and they are believed to be descendants of the Rashtrakutas. In Andhra a 7th century inscription has been found and it mentions Reddy clan as Rattaguda indicating about the Rashtrakutas who ruled deccan between AD 6th to 9th century.Reddy clan is a genuine one and their dynasty was spread upto the Orissa border on the north side and upto kanchi in Tamilnadu in south during it's peak.

Reddy dynasty ruled for over 100 years. The Reddy clan kings Lakshma Reddy and Velama Reddy founded and also ruled Khammam fort for well over 300 hundred years starting from AD 10th century. The title Reddy is derived from Rattakuda > Rathoda > Rattodi > Rattadi > Raddi and finally Reddy from AD 1050 onwards. Reddy, Telaga/kapu, kamma and velama clans come under kapu category because they are the major land holding bodies and farming is their major activity, the present Reddy clan and telaga/kapu clans are distinct and their origins are totally different and not related to each other in any way. Velama nayaks were also contemporary. However when Telugu desam party captured power in AP they removed history about Reddy dynasty and Velama nayaks in AP school history books because of caste feeling. This is why many young people of AP don't know about it.

It is well known fact that PreBritish era Reddies were classified as Kapus due to their farming profession as the clans major population is land holding aristocracy in Telangana and Rayalaseema in Andhrapradesh. Reddy, telaga/kapu, kamma, velama were all classified as kapu by the british because all these clans indulge in farming trade and not because they are racially related to each other, each clan has it's own history of origin and one must not confuse about their origin as common one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.195.223.30 (talk) 20:46, 28 September 2013 (UTC)

Anavota Reddy

A IP user is constantly modifying cited content. I invite the said user here to engage in discussion and arrive at consensus before changing content. Foodie 377 (talk) 12:32, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Edit warring

I have just reverted the article to the last stable version, prior to the edit warring etc of the last couple of months. Please note that sources from the British Raj era are not considered to be reliable for use in the English Wikipedia. I suggest that the warring parties discuss any concerns here rather than continue to disrupt the article. - Sitush (talk) 17:56, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

I have now removed all of the Raj era sources and also a map that was (correctly) tagged as being likely original research. I've also added some tags for quotes: I notice that some of the contributors to the article have historically been rather liberal when it comes to representing sources and that sometimes they, like me, only have access to Google Books snippet views, which are not reliable for the sort of information we are providing here. - Sitush (talk) 18:39, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Reddy Origin

The Reddy clan's ancient history can be easily traced back to the Rashtrakutas as they are believed to be the descendants of the Rashtrakutas and the clan is spread through out the deccan . In Karnataka even today the old form Raddi is in use and in Andhra and Telangana Reddy is in use, the clan is divided into fourteen sub groups known as Panta 14 in Andhra and Telangana. In Ashokan rock edicts mention of Rattakuda/Rashtrika is found who according to him were the rulers and dwellers of the deccan. An inscription of 9th century of the chalukyas of kalyani mentions Rattaguda in Andhra country indicating about the Rashtrakutas. This Rattaguda Over time got transformed into Rathoda, Rattadi, Rettadi, Raddi and Reddy in AD 1050. It is a highly debatable topic whether the Reddy social group is a clan or not as people other than Panta 14 Reddy clan also have this title Reddy as village head men, although the percentage is very minimal and less than 0.5% only. During the era of the kakatiyas the Reddy clan people were spread across karnataka, Andhra and Telanga by regional names such as Mattewada(motati)Reddy, Velanadu Reddy, Pakanadu Reddy, Pedagallu Reddy and Renadu Reddy etc,these sub groups are collectively called as Panta 14 Reddy clans, others those who use Reddy title are less than 0.5% and are not related to Panta 14 Reddy clans.The kakatiyas are also said to belong to the Reddy clan, Kakatiya dynasty was founded by Venna Rasa who was a commander in service of the Rashtrakutas he fought for them in many wars against eastern chalukyas of vengi, he belonged to Gakati a place near mysore which was a power house of the Reddy clan, the kakatiyas got that name from Gakati village. The kakatiya king Prola 2nd called himself Prola Reddi. The khammam fort too was built by Reddy brothers Lakshma Reddy, krishna Reddy and Velama Reddy who came from warangal in 10th century AD and their lineage ruled for 300 years till the collapse of the kakatiya Reddy dynasty . The Kondavidu Reddy dynasty was formed right after the fall of the Kakatiya Reddy dynasty in AD 1325 by Komati Prolaya Vema Reddy at Addanki initially. He invaded the turkic forces at warangal and defeated them and reestablished the hindu kingdom at warangal , he donated many agraharas to the brahmins, in his court yarrapragada the famous poet took shelter and he completed the task of translating the sanskrit epic Mahabharata into Telugu language. The Reddy kings established a second branch at Rajahmundry and the Reddy dynasty stretched from parts of kalinga in north to kanchi in south and Srisaila in west to the coastal regions on the east at it's peak. Prolaya Vema Reddy constructed 108 temples of lord shiva and Ahobilam temple of lord Narasimha was also built by him at ahobilam. All the Reddy kings were great scholars of sanskrit literature , their rule ended with struggles against the Gajapathis of Orissa, the Recherla Velamas and the vijayanagara kings.The last king Rachavema Reddy was murdered by his own subject and it ended the Kondavidu Reddy dynasty and the Rajhmundry branch continued for another 25 years, Veerabhadra Reddy the last ruler got killed in a battle with the Gajapathis of Odisa and it marked the end of the Reddy dynasty totally. Today Reddy, telaga/kapu, kamma, velama are all considered as kapu because their main occupation is farming and all are major land holding communities, kapu generally means a farmer and also protector. The title Reddy exclusively belongs to Panta Reddy clan only and balija/telaga are called as naidu and kammas are also called naidu because both are related to each other and served under the kakatiya Reddy kings as sainiks and postal incharges . Today the Reddy clan of Panta 14 are major entrepreneurs , doctors , engineers , scientists and leaders in all walks of life. (Source is Reddy Sanchika and kakatiya sanchika by dept of Archaeology, hyd) Rajshekhar Reddy Arya (talk) 06:17, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

According to historians, "Reddy" was the title used by some village headmen. There is no indication of any "Reddy clan". You need to provide reliable sources for any claims you make. Please note that Wikipedia is not a forum. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 14:02, 24 September 2018 (UTC).

My knowledge is based on reliable source the "Reddy Sanchika" and "kakatiya sanchika" by the dept of Archaeology, Hyd. As wikipedia is not a forum I request please do not allow highly objectionable and irresponsible talk such as, a)Is there anything called Reddy dynasty. b) Fake History, by an irresponsible person, the Reddy clan has a decent history as rulers and administrators since Kakatiya period in Andhra and Telangana regions and they have a very well documented history of the Kondavidu Reddy dynasty which existed between AD 1325 - 1448, also the word Reddy has an evolutionary track record, the word Rattakuda/guda has been found in a 9th century inscription of Chalukyas of Kalyani which was regarding a village head of Ratta clan, Rattakuda became Rathoda, Rattoda, Rattadi, Raddi and Reddi in AD 1050, so to say that Reddi was a title of village headmen only is a biased argument although peoole of other castes were also styled as Reddy but to a minor extent only. If such biased writing or worthless comments are allowed in talk then I wonder what will happen to the original history of this country in the hands of rouge politician; we all know that recently the malas also started to claim the kakatiya dynasty as theirs!.

I have no idea which sources you are referring to but it is accepted among regular contributors to this topic area that the AP university stuff needs a large pinch of salt. The Reddys form a large section of the current AP population and they have a desire to self-promote etc in order to counteract legislative changes etc. Frankly, there isn't much I would rely on that emanates from such sources because they tend to distort history to further current aims. - Sitush (talk) 23:39, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

My source is from telugu historical books called "Reddy Sanchika" and "Kakatiya Sanchika by dept of archaeology, Hyd. The Reddy caste of today has got a very ancient history behind them which the western historians over look because they have no proper knowledge of the complex Indian social structure. As a caste the Reddy people have been included under Kapu category by the british along with kammas, Velamas and telaga/balija/kapu/ontari because these groups of people were farmers and land holding body during the british Raj in Madras presidency, but all these sub groups are distinct and not related to each other. The Reddy caste has it's own story of origin, a tribe called Rattakuda/guda which occupied the deccan during early centuries of the christian era and were famous Maharadhi Kshatriyas during Satavahana era and lateron became known as the famous imperial Rashtrakutas. The Rattakudas became Rathodas(Reu), and Rattodas, Rattadis, Raddi and Reddi in AD 1050. They were both rulers and village heads in places where the Rashtrakuta monarchs dominated, ie , in Karnataka, Andhra and Telangana, in due course of time the brahmins styled other caste people such as kamma/telaga/velamas also Reddi as village heads in some pockets and this is the cause of confusion regarding the origin of Reddy caste, nowadays non Reddy people such as kammas/telaas and Velamas do not use Reddy title and it exclusively belongs to Rattadi clan Reddies known as panta 14 Reddy clans such as Mattewada Reddy(motati), Velanati Reddy, Pakanati Reddy, Bhoomanchi and Renati Reddy etc, similar denominations are also found in brahmin caste also, one can interview them for clarification. The above Reddy clans existed since the Kakatiya period and to say that Reddy caste originated in later period of the Vijayanagara dynasty by Talbot is farcical. The earliest ruler who had the title Reddy is non other than the Prola Reddy 2nd of the kakatiyas and many historians recognise it as Kakatiya Reddy dynasty. Today the Reddy caste/clan is spread across Karnataka, Andhra, Telangana and Tamilnadu. In Karnataka ancient form Raddi/Reddi is in use, in Andhra & Telangana Reddi form is in use and in Tamilnadu Reddiar form is in use as of now, the Reddy people of these states are culturally different but all belong to the ancient tree of Rattakuda tribe which ruled the deccan as the great imperial Rashtrakutas. Reddy people are proud about their glorious ancient past and are the leaders in politics and have are very good in diverse professional fields such as medicine, engineering, science and technology, entrepreneirshi, arts and theatre etc. The Reddy people believe and propagate the principle of jio aur jeenedo/live and let lve philosophy and are steady going eomen. Rajshekhar Reddy Arya (talk) 12:07, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

I've not digested all of that wall of text but Reddy Sanchika dates from 1947. It is unlikely to be considered reliable. I think you will find that many, if not all, of the western scholars whom you dislike actually have spent considerable time in India and are fluent in the relevant languages. - Sitush (talk) 13:18, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

I just wanted to put some facts from Reddy Sanchika and Kakatiya Sanchika both authentic books written by knowledgeable people who had access to ancient inscriptions even today the modern historians refer to the same inscriptions which are not from moon or else where ; if Reddy Sanchika is not reliable then I do not understand how you entertain recordings of Edgar Thurston's fictitious collection in kamma wiki page regarding a certain Bhelthi Reddy who in reality is not a real character. Thurston gathered info from uneducated or undereducated people of those days — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rajshekhar Reddy Arya (talk • contribs) 10:23, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

Please read WP:RS to understand what a reliable source is, and do not resort to guess work. The statement on the Kamma (caste) page is cited to a book published by Oxford University Press. For historical claims, higher standards are applied, as explained in WP:HISTRS. In particular, only sources after 1950 or so are considered to represent modern historical scholarship.

To cite sources, you need to provide the full information of the document, as explained in WP:Citing sources. If the source is not in English, you need to provide a quotation and English translation. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 11:15, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

Thank you very much for clearing my doubt but Talbot's reference regarding a fictitious character Belthi Reddi is from Edgar Thurston's castes and tribes of South India then why not make that book valid too so that people could follow Thurston's book's for wikipedia references.Rajshekhar Reddy Arya (talk) 02:36, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

Thurston documented a vast number of legends and traditions, which form the source material for modern historians. Some of them are considered significant by them, but not all. In this case, the significance, as Talbot explains, is that all the modern castes of Reddi, Velama and Kamma originated from among Kapus (agriculturists). The division occurred sometime in the late Vijayanagara period, around the time that the Europeans started setting up shop in South India. The Belthi Reddi legend is a tradition that reflects this historical fact. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 12:04, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

The legend of Bhelthi Reddy is fictitious and holds no ground because it is not present in Reddy and Velama communities but it is an undisputed fact that Velamas belong to Vellalar caste of Tamilnadu and all three groups Kamma, Reddy and Velamas were farmers and rulers in their own capacity since ancient times and although kamma and Velama terms originated in 15 or 16 th century but Reddy term originated in 10th century and it has an evolutionary track beginning from Ratta during early centuries of christian era, all three communities instinctively remained as separate distinct communities since ancient times and that is why some districts are densely populated by kammas and some districts by Reddy people and also there were no marriage relations between these communities since ancient times but people of telaga/kapu/balija/ontari communities have marriage relations among themselves because despite various names they instinctively know that they all are one. My view point based on inscriptions and references from Thurston's books, thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rajshekhar Reddy Arya (talk • contribs) 18:36, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

Christine Talbot's book represents the latest scholarly analysis of the South Indian caste system. I suggest you read her book and refrain from making any claims that contradict it. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 10:47, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

Source checks

Sitush, whenever you get a chance, can you take a look at the "Origins" section? I can't find any mention of "Rashtrakuta" in the Frykenberg source. Further, it appears that a WP:FAKE citation has been added here. The same editor had added Rashtrakuta dynasty earlier. I am also concerned about the casual use of "Reddys" all over the article even though we know it to be highly ambiguous. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 02:00, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

I know that there is/was a Reddy-centric group on Orkut or similar who hated me and were trying constantly to manipulate this article in ways that were contrary to our policies. Some probably were socks and, by definition of being a group, some were certainly meatpuppets. There has been a lot of activity of late and it would not surprise me if said people have noticed and tried to take advantage of my absence. If in any doubt, I think it is probably ok to revert to a stable version and ask people to justify their subsequent changes, with quotes etc, here. I'm still not in a position to get too involved in things myself, sorry. One thing has always been certain: modern-day Reddy people want to promote a glorious history etc on Wikipedia and, in common with several other AP communities, it is often massively overstated. - Sitush (talk) 23:29, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

I've been thinking of entirely nuking the contents and initiating a de-novo approach.Whoever wrote the Origins section went half by sources and the rest by his own OR.∯WBG^converse 06:09, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, I think the same. I also think the page should be retitled "Kondavidu Reddi kingdom". I read enough stuff about it some time ago, but I didn't take the opportunity to work on the page at the same time. Perhaps I can go back and find the sources again. There is a lot of interesting power play between Vijayanagara, the Reddis and the Gajapatis. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 21:10, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

I also recall that the kingdom fissured internally, rather than due to external pressures. Kataya Vema, who was a general rather than a ruler, tried to hold it together, but in vain. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 21:12, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

Since there were no objections, I am moving this to Reddi kingdom (omitting "Kondavidu" because they had other capitals too, Addanki and Rajahmundry). -- Kautilya3 (talk) 20:00, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

Harsh reddy, please explain why you made all these spelling changes that got reverted, as well as your undiscussed page move. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 09:12, 22 May 2019 (UTC)