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 From a recent statement of a Tahsildar of the Nizam's, it becomes plain that the Chiefs that once reigned at Devarakonda were (1) Yachama Naidu, the same as the fourth member of this line, Yerra-Dacha Naidu, (2) Madhava Rao, the present Mada Naidu, (3) Parvatha Rao, (4) Vedadri Rao, (5) Venkata Pratapa Surya Rao, (6) Dharma Rao, (7) Madhava Rao, and (8) Lakshmana Rao. It will be seen from a later portion and from the inscription dated 1575 A.D., that the fort was finally captured from Lakshmana Rao by the then Nawab of Hyderabad.

The descendants of Mada Naidu noted in the genealogical tree are not historically important, as they are talked of only for their general skill in fighting.

A great grandson of Komara Vedagiri Naidu killed Macha Reddi, a brother of Anavema Reddi in fighting, for which he was himself defeated and slain by Anavema, His brother Lingama Naidu, though young