Gunda IV was a son of Betiya and a grandson of
Erra. He seems to have succeeded his grandfather on the throne, as Betiya's name is omitted in the dynasty's
Bayyaram inscription. The inscription states that Gunda IV, also known as Gundyana or Pindi-Gunda, beheaded all his enemies. As a Rashtrakuta general, Gunda IV was probably stationed around the Kurravadi (possibly present-day
Kuravi) region, which his grandfather Erra governed after the Rashtrakutas captured it from the Vengi Chalukyas. The
Mudugonda Chalukyas, who were subordinate to the Vengi Chalukyas, recovered the area sometime later, and Erra appears to have been stationed at the Rashtrakuta-Chalukya frontier. In 944 CE, the Vengi Chalukya prince Danarnava disputed his brother Amma-raja II's ascension to the throne, and approached the Rashtrakuta king
Krishna III for help. With Rashtrakuta help, Danarnava appears to have ousted Amma-raja II and ascended the throne for a short period. At the request of Gunda IV, Danarnava issued the Mangallu inscription, which is an important source of information about the early Kakatiya history. He issued the grant under the title Vijayaditya which had also been adopted by his predecessor and brother Amma-raja II (it was customary for the crowned Chalukya kings to alternatively adopt the titles Vishnu-vardhana and Vijayaditya). The Mangallu inscription records the grant of Mangallu village in Natavadi
vishaya as an
agrahara to a
brahmana named Dommana, who performed the
Karpati-vrata ritual for Gunda. == After the Rashtrakutas ==