9 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Rud ra ▁De va , ▁K ak ati ya ▁Rud rade va , ▁V enk ata , ▁and ▁V enk atar aya ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Pro la ▁II , ▁who ▁had ▁made ▁efforts ▁to ▁assert ▁greater ▁K ak ati ya ▁influence ▁on ▁territ ories ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁decl ining ▁Western ▁Chal uk yan ▁emp ire ▁and ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁battle ▁fought ▁against ▁the ▁Vel an ati ▁Ch oda ▁r uler ▁Gon ka ▁II ▁around ▁ 1 1 5 7 / 1 1 5 8 ▁while ▁doing ▁so . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁Pr at ap ar ud ra ' s ▁reign , ▁in ▁ 1 1 6 3 , ▁that ▁the ▁K ak ati y as ▁declared ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁their ▁status ▁as ▁fe ud atory ▁chief s ▁of ▁the ▁Chal uky as . ▁It ▁is ▁notable ▁that ▁ins cri ptions ▁were ▁hence for th ▁written ▁using ▁the ▁K ak ati ya ▁chief s ' ▁vern ac ular ▁Tel ug u ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁K ann ada ▁language ▁that ▁had ▁pre va iled ▁until ▁that ▁point . ▁ ▁Mah ade va ▁succeeded ▁Pr at ap ar ud ra ▁I ▁as ▁king , ▁reign ing ▁probably ▁from ▁ 1 1 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 1 9 9 . ▁ ▁Gan ap ati ▁▁ ▁Just ▁as ▁the ▁Se una ▁and ▁Ho ys ala ▁dynast ies ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁lingu ist ically ▁related ▁areas ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ,