▁unlike ▁the ▁Tel ug u ▁Ch olas , ▁the ▁K ak ati y as ▁did ▁not ▁claim ▁to ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁K ash y apa - got ra . ▁Therefore , ▁S as try ▁dismiss es ▁Char lu ' s ▁theory ▁as ▁un ten able . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁the ▁Ras ht rak uta ▁power , ▁the ▁K ak ati y as ▁served ▁as ▁v ass als ▁of ▁the ▁Kal y ani ▁Chal uky as . ▁After ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁the ▁Chal uk ya ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century , ▁they ▁assumed ▁so vere ig nt y ▁by ▁suppress ing ▁other ▁Chal uk ya ▁sub ordinates ▁in ▁the ▁Tel ang ana ▁region . ▁ ▁As ▁so ver eign s ▁ ▁Pr at ap ar ud ra ▁I ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 1 1 4 9 ▁San ig aram ▁ins cription ▁of ▁Pro la ▁II ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁known ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁K ak ati y as ▁as ▁v ass als . ▁The ▁ 1 1 6 3 ▁An um ak onda ▁ins cription ▁of ▁Pr at ap ar ud ra ▁I ▁is ▁the ▁earliest ▁known ▁record ▁that ▁describes ▁the ▁K ak ati y as ▁as ▁a ▁so ver eign ▁power . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁S as try , ▁Pr at ap ar ud ra ▁I ▁re igned ▁between ▁around ▁ 1 1 5 8   – ▁ 1 1 9 5 , ▁while ▁S irc ar ▁gives ▁the ▁dates ▁ 1 1 6 3 – 1 1