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No. 31 ]
DATES OF CHOLA KINGS.
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By what has been stated under No. 11, this date, which is of the 26th year of Rajadhiraja's reign, would in the first instance be expected to fall in Saka-Samvat 965 expired, and, as a matter of fact, the calculation for that year does yield satisfactory results. In SakaSamvat 965 expired the month of Ming lasted from the 22nd February to the 22nd March A.D 1044, and during this time the moon was in the nakshatra Uttara-Phalguni on Wednesday, the 14th March A.D. 1044, by the egnal-space system from 9h. 51m. after mean sunrise (and therefore certainly at night), and by the Brahma-siddhanta and according to Garga the whole day.
13.- Insoription in the Nillvandsvara temple at Tiruppangili in the
Trichinopoly district. 1 || Svasti [11] Tinga!-er ..........:::: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayankon[da). 18 @[o]lan uyarnda-pernm-pogalakkðv=Irajakesaripanmar-&ga
[dai)19 [yår -]-Rajadhir&jadêvarkka yandı [2]7vadu .. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kumba-nyat[ru a]para-pakshatta 22 navamiyum Budag-kilamaiyum perra M[Alat]ti-ga).
" In the 1937th year of the prign) of Jayankonda-Chola, the king whose great fame was rising, Bajakovarivarman, alias the lord, the glorious Rajadhirajadeve-on the day of Müla, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the ninth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Kambha."
This date, of the 27th year of Rajadhirdja's reign, wonld in the first instance be expected to fall in Šaka-Samvat 966 expired, and here, again, the calculation for that year does yield satisfactory results. In Saka-Samvat 966 expired the month of Kumbha lasted from the 22nd January to the 20th February A.D. 1045, and during this time the 9th eithi of the dark half ended 7h. 22m. after mean sunrise of Wednesday, the 18th February A.D. 1045, when the moon was in the nakshatra Mula (by the equal-space system) for 13h. 8m. after mean sunrise.
14.-Inscription in the Bajagôpåla-Perumal temple at Manimangalam in the
Chingleput district. 1 1 Svasti srt 11 Tingaleer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ..... Jayan koņda-Sola[9=u]yarnde-perum-pagal skov-ArâjakéśarivanmarAna adaiyar ért-Rajadhirajadêvazku yându 29[&]vada
29 alvadu . . . . . . [Dha]no-ngyarra phryva-pakshatta dvitigaiyum Badan-kilamaiyum perra
Tiru8 võņatti=na.
In the 20th year of the reign) of Jayankonda-Chola, the king whose great fame was riging, Rajak@sarivarman, alias the lord, the glorious Rajadhirajadeva, on the day of Sravaņa, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the second tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Dhanus."
This date, of the 29th year of Rajadhiraja's reign, would be expected to fall in SakaSarvat 968 expired. In Saka-Samvat 968 expired the month of Dhanus lasted from the 25th November to the 23rd December A.D. 1046, and during that time the moon, as required, was in the nakshatra Sravana on a Wednesday, viz. on Wednesday, the 3rd December A.D.
* No. 90 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for the year 1892. * No. 6 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for the year 1893. * Read Irdjao.
