Which one of the following was a very important seaport in the Kakatiya kingdom? [2017]

Which one of the following was a very important seaport in the Kakatiya kingdom?

Motupalli had served as an international port during the early and medieval periods. Italian traveller Marco Polo, who had visited the port in 1287 AD, had given a vivid account of the flourishing trade activities at the port during the reign of Kakatiya queen Rudrama Devi. Inscriptions of Kakatiya Ganapathi Deva, Anapotha Reddy of the Kondaveedu dynasty and Deva Raya II of the Vijayanagara dynasty, mention about the port and the incentives provided to the sea-borne traders.

The Kakatiyas were the feudatories of the Chalukyas of Kalyani.
Kakati Rudradeva (Prataprudra I), the founder of the Kakatiya state, succeeded in overpowering the Chalukya ruler, Tailapa III, during the second half of the 12th century (c. 1162).
Ganapati, Rudramadevi and Prataprudra II were other important rulers of the dynasty. Their rule extended over most of the Andhra region up to Godavari, Kanchi, Kurnool and Cudappah districts.
Ulugh Khan (later Muhammad Tughlaq) overran the whole of Telingana in 1322 and thus sealed the fate of the Kakatiya rule.
The Ramappa Temple, also known as the Rudreshwara Temple, is a Kakatiya-style Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva, located in Telangana was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021.

Kakinada is an important port city in Andhra Pradesh but was not a major seaport during the Kakatiya dynasty (The modern Kakinada Port started from 1805).

Machilipatnam, also known as Masulipatnam, is a historic port town in Andhra Pradesh. However, during the Kakatiya dynasty it was not a major seaport, It served as the settlement of European traders from the 16th century, and it was a major trading port for the Portuguese, British, Dutch and French in the 17th century.

Krishnapatnam Port is a privately built and owned all weather, deep water port on the east coast of India, located in the Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh.