Gonka III

Velanati Chodas

Durjaya Chieftains of Velanadu
Gonka I	1076–1108
Rajendra Choda I	1108–1132
Gonka II	1132–1161
Rajendra Choda II	1161–1181
Gonka III	1181–1186
Pruthviswara	1186–1207
Rajendra Choda III	1207–1216

Gonka III was a Telugu king and the fifth of Velanati Chodas who ruled from 1181 to 1186.

He succeeded his father Rajendra Choda II and he lost to Rudradeva II of Kakatiya and also to his rebel Kota Chieftain Ketaraja II. He was killed in 1186 in a battle with the Kakatiyas. Velanadu chiefs lost their capital and most parts of the Velanadu kingdom.

References

• Durga Prasad, History of the Andhras up to 1565 A. D., P. G. PUBLISHERS, GUNTUR (1988)
• South Indian Inscriptions - http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/