Epigraphia Indica Vol 02

SR No.: 032556
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jas Burgess
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India
Publication Year: 1894
Total Pages: 596
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
a daughter of the king Vijayasimha,-a son of Vairisimha, who was a son of Hamsapala of the Gubila family of Mewid,-and his wife Sylmaladevi, a daughter of Udayaditya of Målava. And Alhaṇadevi bore to him two sons, Narasimhadeva and Jayasimhadeva, who succeeded their father one after the other. Of Narasimhadeva's reign we possess three inscriptions, dated in the Chedi years 907 and 909 A.D. 1155 and 1158, and in the Vikrama year 1216 A.D. 1159; and of Jayasimhadeva's reign three inscriptions have been edited, two of which are dated in the Chedi years 926 and 928= A.D. 1175 and 1177. Jayasimhadeva married Gosaladevi, and was succeeded by their son Vijayasimhadeva, of whose reign we have two copper-plate inscriptions," of the Chedi year 932 A.D. 1180, and the Vikrama year 1253 = A.D. 1196, the first of which gives us the name of Vijayasimha's son, the prince Ajayasimhadeva. Of all these princes the inscriptions mention not a single fact which would be worth noticing here.
According to the preceding account the list of succession of the Kalachuri rulers of Chedi or Dâhåla, beginning with Kokkalladeva I., would be as follows:
1. Kokkalladeva I.; contemporary of Bhojadeva of Kanauj (A.D. 862, 876, 882), of the Rashtrakuta Krishna II. (Krishna-vallabha, about A.D. 875-911) who married a daughter of his; of the Chandella Harshadeva; and of (his own son) Samkaragana. He married the Chandella princess Natti.
2. His son Mugdhatunga-Prasiddhadhavala.
3. His son Bâlaharsha.
4. His younger brother Keyåravarsha-Yuwarajadeva I.; married Nohali, n daughter of the Chaulukya Avanivarman.
5. His son Lakshmanarájadeva; married Rahadà. His daughter Bonthadevi was the mother of the Western Chalukya Tailapa (A.D. 973-71).
6. His son Samkaragaṇadeva.
7. His younger brother Yuvarajadeva II.; contemporary of Valpati-Mulja of Målava (A.D. 974, 979, 993).
8. His son Kokkalladeva II.
9. His son Gingeyadeva-Vikramaditys. An inscription of his is dated in A.1). 1037-38 (?). Contemporary of Alberûnî (A.D. 1030), and of the Chandella Vijayapila.
10. His son Karnadeva. His copper-plate grant is dated in A.D. 1012. Contemporary of Bhimadeva I. of Anhilvåd (A.D. 1021-63), of the Western Chalukya Some vara L. (A.D. 1012-68), of Udayaditya of Málavn (A.D. 1080), and of the Chandella Kirtivarman (A.D. 1098). He married the IIûna princess Avalladevi. 11. His son Yasabkarnadeva. A copper-plate grant of his is dated in A.D. 1122. 12. His son Gayâkarṇadeva. An inscription of his is dated in A.D. 1151. He
married Allagadevi, a daughter of Vijayasimha of Mewad and grand-daughter of Udayaditya of Malava.
13. His son Narasimhadeva. Inscriptions of his are dated in A.D. 1155, 1155 and 1159.
See above, page 10, and Indian Antiquary, vol. XVIII. pages 212 and 214.
"See above, page 18, and Indian Antiquary, vol. XVII, page 226, and vol. XVIII, page 216.
See Indian Antiquary, vol. XVIII, page 219.
"See Journal As. Soc. Bengal, vol. XXXI, page 120, and Indian Antiquary, vol. XVII, page 228, and vol. XIX page 171, No. 104.