Rudradeva (Kakatiya dynasty)

Rudradeva, also called Prataparudra I, was the Kakatiya ruler who made the dynasty independent of the Western Chalukya Empire. He declared sovereignty around 1163, recorded in an inscription at the Thousand Pillar Temple he built at Hanamkonda, and began laying out a new capital at Orugallu, or Warangal. He extended his rule across much of Telangana and died fighting the Seuna Yadavas.