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Kevala-Bodhi-Buddhist and Jaina History of the Deccan
contains completely reliable record of the Jaina influence. It possesses phrases and references, which hark back to the early phase of the Kalacuri monarchs. It describes the imperial policy for the propagation of the royal faith, especially the decades of Bijjana, the progenitor of the dynasty's rule and, after a hiatus of a deed, refers to the reign of Somanṛpa. It was issued in C.E. 1167, according to the editor's computation." Unfortunately this unique lithic record is severely damaged at several places, and the lines between 65 and 69 in particular are completely worn-out. However, the main portion and purport of the charter could be made out and these have been discussed with the minutest of detail. This inscription thus becomes an important part of a larger epigraphical heritage of the Jaina presence in the Deccan that has not been hitherto given enough importance.
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Rayamurări Sovideva (1165-75)
GENEALOGY OF THE KALACURI DYNASTY
1 Bijjala I (1057) T
Krsna alias Kannama (1067)
Jogama (1080-1118)
Permaḍideva (1118-1130) (W. Nāgaladevi)
Bijjaladeva (W. Ecaladevi) (1130-65)
Rāja
6. SII, vol. XI-I, No. 52
7. JESI, Ingalagi inscription
Mailugi (1165)
Ahavamalla Singhana
Siriyādevi
Mallikarjuna Sankama (1175-76) (1176-80) (1180-83) (1183-84) (m. Cavuṇḍarāya)
Younger daughter (m. Barmarasa)
NOTES AND REFERENCES
1. South Indian Inscriptions, Vol. XVIII, No. 187, C.E. 1168, pp. 256-59
2. Ramendra Nath Nandi, Religious Institutions and Cults in the Deccan, Delhi, 1973, p. 33
3.
John E. Cort, 'The Jina as king', in Vasantagauravam, (ed) Jayendra Soni, Mumbai 2002, pp. 42-43 4. Ronald Inden, Imagining India, Oxford-Blackwell, 1990, p. 234 & p. 236
5. MAR 1921, p.18
