Epigraphia Indica Vol 09

SR No.: 032563
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: E Hultzsch, Sten Konow
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India
Publication Year: 1907
Total Pages: 498
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 28 MB

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ANMAKONDA INSCRIPTION OF PROLA.
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whose capital was at Vardhamânanagari, shows the extent of the power wielded by this feuda. tory family in the last days of the Chåļukyas. Prola's other enemies referred to in the Anme. konda inscription were Jagaddeva, Gôvinda (or Govindadaņdesa, as he is called in the Ganape varam inscription), Gunds and Udaya or Choạodaya. Jagaddeva has been identified vith Tribhuvanamalla Jagaddêva, the Santara chief of Pațţi-Pombuchchapura, who was a feudatory, first of Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI. and then of his grandson Jagadēkamalla II. He must have stood encompassing the city of Anumakonda " on behalf of the Chalukya emperor in order to avenge himself apop Prôla, who, it may be supposed, was trying to throw off his allegiance to the Châlukyas. It was, probably, as the first step in this direction, that Próla inflicted the defeat on prince Taila III. as stated above. Indeed, Prola appears to have extended his military operations into the modern Kistoa district as well. For, the next opponent of his was Gunda, the lord of the city of Mantbena or Mantrakūta which is probably identical with the village of Mantena in the Nazvid Zamindarî of the Godavari district. Govinda or Govindadandésa, I would identify with the Govindaraja of the Ablûr inscriptions, who was the nephew of Anantapala, the general of Vikramaditya VI.--and with the dandandyaka Govindarasa, who in the Chalukya-Vikrama year 51, corresponding to A.D. 1126-27 was ruling the Kondapalli three hundred district according to an unpublished inscription at Tripurantakam. Here we are told that this dandandyaka Govindarasa "barnt Bengipura (Vengi?)" and conquered Gonka. This Gonka is apparently identical with the Velanandu chief Gronka II., father of RajendraChôds. Udaya or Chôdôdaya, whom Prôla first defeated and then reinstated in his dominions, is according to Professor Hultzsch perhaps " to be connected with Kulottunga-Choda-Gonka
Vir Nolamba Pallava Permanndi Jayaságbadeva, younger brother of Tribhuvanamalla-VikramAditya VI, had suchbirnda. Perhaps Teila's defest by Prola touk place while the former was yet a prince, somewhere in the latter part of the reign of Jagadôkamalla II.
Ind. Ant. Vol. XI. p. 11. Vardhamanan gari is said to have been burnt by Rudra after marebing' few atepe' from his capital Ammakonda. Dr. Fleet suggests, accordingly, that it should be looked for somewhere in the Nizam's dominions not far from Anmakond. There are two places with either of which Vardhamananagari may be identified. One is Vardhanepet, about 20 miles south-west of Annande and the other is Waddsmarri, about 50 miles suth-west of Anakonda in the direction of Kalyana. A lator chief of Vardha inanagart is mentioned in an inscription engraved o tie fort wall nt Raichur, As a feudatory of Prataparudrs. The record is dated in A.D. 1994 which is the earliest date for Pridporu.Ir derived from inscriptions Annual Report on Epigraphy for 1905-06, Part II, paragraph 14). I quote this from a brief note on the inscription made by the Officer in charge of Archeological Researches in Mysore in his Annual Report for the year ending 80th June 1907, paragraph 56.
1 There is a place called Manteni in the Yelgandal district of the Nizam's State which is about 60 miles north of Anmakonds.
: Above, Fol. V. p. 213 ff. • No. 258 of the Epigraphical collection for 1903.
Annual Report on Epigraphy for 1905-06, paragraph 40.
. Above, Vol. IV. p. 35. On p. 38 of the same volume, Professor Hultzsch refers to the biruda Chalukya. rajya-bhavana-mdlaslam'ha of Gook. II, and states that he was n tributary to one of the two branches of the Chalukys dynasty. I think that, in spite of the fact that the Velanandu chiefs became the fendatories of the Western Chalukyas subsequent to the death of Kuláttadga-Chôda I. (ibid. p. 37), the title borne by. Gonka II. was a formal bereditary title and il refer only to the Eastern Chalukya dynasty. No. 237 of the Epigraphical collection for 1905 at Tripurantaksin in the Kurnool district records a gift by Vrlandoti-Gonka in Sakı-Sumvat 1028 (-A.. 1106-07). This Goaks is identical with Goaks I. in the Genealogical Table of tho Velankpdu chiefs. The inscription states that he bore the title Chalukya-rajya-bharana-mdastambha, but does not mention the overlord to whon he was subordinate No. 161 of 1897, however, which is dated in Saka-Samvat 998, the cyclio year Nala, corresponding to the [7]th year of Vishnuvardhana-Mubaraja (Kulottunya-Cola I.] registers grant by Velan antiokaya (ie. Genka I.), the commander of all forces (samasta-sdnddhipati) of the king. This shwe that the title Chalukya-rajya-bharana-mdlastambha assumed by Gonks I when he had become more or less independent in the Telugu country, meant that be WM A Supporter of the Eastern CbAlukys kingdom. We also learn from No. 161 of 1897 that Gonka I was the son of Gundambika. He was a trifatottara sahasrdrant. adtha the lord of the one tbund and three hundred country' (No. 277 of 1905), while his grandson Gooks II. wa. A trital 6/lara-shatrahaaravanf-ndaha.. be lord of the six thousand and three hundred country' (No. 274 of 1898).