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| name = Gunda<br />
| succession = [[Kakatiya dynasty|Kakatiya]] ruler<br />
| death_date = c. 895 CE<br />
| father = Gunda II<br />
| predecessor = Gunda II<br />
| successor = [[Erra (Kakatiya dynasty)|Erra]]<br />
| dynasty = [[Kakatiya dynasty|Kakatiya]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Gunda III''' (died c. 895 CE), also known as '''Gundyana''' or '''Gundana''', was a member of the [[Kakatiya]] dynasty of southern India. He served the [[Rashtrakuta]] king [[Krishna II]], and died during Krishna's invasion of the [[Chalukyas of Vengi|Vengi Chalukya]] kingdom. He is the earliest known member of the Kakatiya family to have been in the [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-speaking region.<br />
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Gunda III was a son of Gunda II, and a great-grandson of Venna, the earliest known ruler of the Kakatiya family which traced its lineage to [[Durjaya (Andhra chieftain)|Durjaya]], a descendant of [[Karikala Chola]].{{sfn|P.V.P. Sastry|1978|p=36}} Gunda III served as a [[Rashtrakuta]] commander in the [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-spe<br />
aking region, and is the earliest known member of the Kakatiya family to have been present in this region.{{sfn|P.V.P. Sastry|1978|pp=37-39}} The Mangallu inscription calls him "Gundyana Rashtrakuta" (or Gundana) and "''Samanta'' Votti" (a mistake for ''Vitti'').{{sfn|R.S. Sharma|1957|p=197}}<br />
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Gunda III finds a mention in the c. 956 CE Mangallu inscription (issued at the request of his great-grandson Gunda IV), and possibly the undated [[Masulipatnam]] inscription (issued by the Vengi Chalukya king Bhima I).{{sfn|R.S. Sharma|1957|p=197}}{{sfn|P.V.P. Sastry|1978|pp=37-38}} These inscriptions suggest that he was a vassal of the Rashtrakuta king [[Krishna II]], and participated in the Rashtrakuta invasion of the [[Chalukyas of Vengi|Vengi Chalukya]] kingdom, around 895 CE. Gunda attacked Peruvanguru (a village near [[Nidadavolu]]) in order to create a diversion and allow his master to enter the Chalukya capital Vata (Vijayawada). During this attack, he was killed by Irimartiganda, a son of the Chalukya king Bhima I.{{sfn|P.V.P. Sastry|1978|pp=37-38}}<br />
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According to the Mangallu inscription, Gunda III died a heroic death during a Rashtrakuta invasion of the Vengi Chalukya kingdom. Gunda's Rashtrakuta overlord is called "Vallabhesha" in the inscription, and may be identified with Krishna II . The inscription states that Gundana's effort allowed the Rashtrakuta king to enter the town of Vata (Vijayawada). The Masulipatnam inscription states that Irimartiganda killed the Rashtrakuta general ('''dandena'') Gundyana, identified with Gunda III by modern historians, at Peruvanguru.{{sfn|P.V.P. Sastry|1978|p=38}}{{sfn|R.S. Sharma|1957|p=197}}<br />
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Gunda III was succeeded by Erra, who ruled the Kurravadi region, possibly the area around present-day [[Kuravi]] in [[Telangana]].{{sfn|P.V.P. Sastry|1978|p=39}}<br />
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* {{cite book |author=P.V.P. Sastry|author-link=P. V. Parabrahma Sastry |editor=N. Ramesan |title=The Kākatiyas of Warangal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FiRuAAAAMAAJ |year=1978 |publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh |location=Hyderabad |oclc=252341228 }}<br />
* {{cite book |author1=N. Venkataramanayya |author2=P.V.P. Sastry |chapter=The Kākatīyas |editor=R.S. Sharma |title=A Comprehensive history of India: A.D. 985-1206 |volume=4 (Part 1) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ahFuAAAAMAAJ |year=1957 |edition=1987 reprint |publisher=Indian History Congress / People's Publishing House | isbn=978-81-7007-121-1 |ref={{harvid|R.S. Sharma|1957}} }}<br />
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