The Chindaka Nagas ruled over parts of the modern-day
Indian state of
Odisha and the historical region of
Dakshina Kosala. Their kingdom was known as Chakrakota mandala and included the present-day districts of
Bastar,
Koraput and
Kalahandi.
Manikyadevi was the patron goddess of these Nagavansi rulers. The
Telugu Chodas who migrated to the region, settled as their feudal rulers. Chandraditya Maharaja, a
Telugu Choda chieftain, was a mahamandalashwara (an Indian feudal title) and ruler of Ammagama (modern Ambogam village in
Kotapad) was a feudatory of Jagadeka Bhushana. Somasvera warred with the declining
Somavamshi dynasty who were ruling in Utkala and Kosala at the time. Yosoraja I, the father of Chandraditya Maharaja and
Telugucoda lieutenant of Chindaka Naga king Somesvara conquered the eastern parts of
Kosala which were under the
Somavamshi dynasty in 1069 AD. Yosoraja I then served as the governor of
Kosala for Somesvara. Historian Shiv Kumar Tiwari believes that the conquest of
Dakshina Kosala by Somesvara is likely an exaggeration and that he only held a small part of that territory for a short period. The Chindaka Nagas were defeated by the
Kakatiya vassal of
Someshvara I, the
Chalukya emperor. This dynasty continued to rule the region till the thirteenth century with not many details known about their rulers excepting a few. ==Decline==