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 Sixth Generation.

Anapotha Naidu and his brother Mada Naidu are two important members of this generation. They had their respective capitals at Rachakonda and Devarakonda of the Nizam's Dominions, and a description of these places will shortly follow. But they held sway over Orangal, Bhuvanagiri, Singapuram and others. The main line descends from the elder.

The first event of his time is the siege of Jallipalli. As described towards the end of the last generation, he promised to take revenge on his father's enemies, and to that end he marched with his brother to the outskirts of Jallipalli and began to attack. The numerous Reddi chiefs came out, and were all defeated and slain. Then it is said that like Parasurama he performed the funeral rites of his father with the blood of the