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108 THE JAINS IN THE DECCAN.
The various periods may, for convenience, be thus indicated :(1) The period of the Gangas (2nd century
to 1000 A.D.). Early Chalukyas
(500 A.D.-630
A.D.). Eastern ' Chalukyas
(630 A.D.-1000
A.D.). Western Chalukyas . (630 A.D.-750
A.D.). Rāshtrakūtas (750
A.D.-973 A.D.). Revival of Western
Chalukyas (973 A.D:-1156 A.D.). Kalachuris (1156
A.D.-1186 A.D.). Hoysalas (eleventh
century. to 1326 A.D.).
Gangavādi & tradition reits founding.
According to tradition, Simhānandin, was the founder of Gangavādi (or the 96,000 country) which comprised a large extent of territory bounded on the north by Marundale, east by Tondanād, west by Cochin and Travancore and
