Describe the greatness of rudramadevi
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Rani Rudrama Devi became the ruler of the Kakatiya Empire after the death of her father. She was the daughter of Ganpathideva. She was the first and the only woman to rule over Andhra.
Ganpathideva didn’t had any son. After his death, his elder daughter, Rani Rudrama Devi, was coronated as the Queen of Kakatiya Dynasty and assumed the male name “Rudradeva”. Warangal was the Capital of Kakatiya Empire.
Her reign was marked by the uprising of her feudatories, who did not like the succession of a woman to the throne. Rani Rudrama overcame all the difficulties and maintained the integrity of the empire.
She was married to Veera Bhadra, but lost him early. This incident gave her severe grief.
The Yadava king Mahadeva invaded the Kakatiya Empire during the years 1268-70. But nothing came out of this. It was a mere raid and did not result in any loss of territory to the Kakatiyas.
In 1280 Prataparudradeva, the grandson of Rudrama was appointed as the Yuvaraja. In 1285, the Pandyas, the Yadavas and the Hoysalas allied themselves and tried to annex the Kakatiya Empire, but Prataparudradeva, the Yuvaraja, tackled the situation successfully.
Ruled from 1263 until her death Rani Rudrama Devi was a despot of Kakatiya line in the Deccan Plateau. She was one of the prominent rulers in the history of India who ruled as sovereign and promoted a male image in order to do so.
She recruited her warrior like many of her Kakatiya predecessors did. Among these, she chose those who were not of aristocratic status, giving them privileges over land tax revenue for their assistance. This was one of the vital moves that were observed by her heir and later by the rulers of the Vijayanagara Empire. She was able to suppress the Eastern Ganga dynasty who challenged her author-ity and also defeated Yadavas.