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No. 21.)
DATES OF CHOLA KINGS.
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2[9]vadu Miņa-nåyarra P[Ar]vva-pakshattu sattamiyum Buda[n]-kilamaiyum
perra Mirugasirishatta nål.
"In the 2[0]th year of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Kulótturga-Choladeva, who was pleased to take Madurai, Ilam, and the crowned head of the Påndya-on the day of Mfigasirsha, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the seventh tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Mina."
As the reign of Kuláttanga-Chola III. commenced between the 5th June and the 8th July A.D. 1178 (above, Vol. IV. p. 266), a date in the month of Mina (February March) of the 29th year of his roign will be expected to fall in A.D. 1207 (in Baka-Sarovat 1128 expired); and for that year this date is correct.
In A.D. 1207 the month of Mina lasted from the 23rd February to the 24th March ; and during that period the seventh tithi of the bright half of the lanar month Chaitra) ended 20 h. 16 m. after mean sunrise of Wednesday, the 7th March A.D. 1907, when the nakshatra was Mrigasirsha, by tho equal space system and according to Garga for 19 h. 42 m., and by the Brahma-biddhanta for 18 h. 23 m., after mean sunrise.
No. 30.--Inscription in the Vaikuntha-Perumal temple at Uttaramallûr. 1 Svasti Sri [ll] Tiru-[v]ay-kkêlvi magg=aga Tribhuvagachchakravatt[i]ga!
Maduraiyum [fla]mua=Garuvůrum Pågļi[y]n muļi-ttalaiyan-gopd=a[ru]ļi
virar abhishekam[u]m visaiyar abhishekamum paupi aro[]iga] Tribhuvana2 vi(vi)radêvarku yandu 37âradu Mi[th]una-nêyatru purvva-pakshatta na valmiyum
Någarru-kkila[mai]yum [p]erra Attattu nâ[!]. • "In the 37th year of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds Tribhuvanaviradéve, who was pleased to take Madarai, Ilam, Karuvar, and the crowned head of the Pandye, and was pleased to perform the anointment of heroes and the auointment of victors,- on the day of Hasta, which corresponded to a Sunday and to the ninth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Mithuna."
According to what has beer stated above, & date in the month of Mithuna (May-June) of the 37th year of the king's reign will be expected to fall either in A.D. 1214 (in Saka-Sarvat 1136 expired) or in A.D. 1215 (in Saka-Samvat 1137 expired). As a matter of fact, this date is correct for A.D. 1215.
In A.D. 1215 the month of Mithuna lasted from the 27th May to the 26th June; and during that time the 9th tithi of the bright half (of the lunar month Âshadha) ended 17 h. 17 m. after mean sunrise of Sunday, the 7th June A.D. 1215, when the nakshatra was Hasta, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 5 h. 55 m., and by the Brahms-siddhanta for 2 h. 38 mi, after mean sunrise.
The date reduces the period during which the reign of Kalóttunga-Chola III. must have commenced (by three days, viz.) to the time from (approximately) the 8th June to the 8th July A.D. 1178.
No. 91.- Insoription in the Rajagopalá-Perumal temple at Manimangalam..
1 Svasti eri [ll] Tribuvaṇasakkaravarttiga [1] 2 Madurai yum"] [P]&ņdiyagai muļi-tta3 laiyum kopd-aruliya
Kulot4 tunga-Soladevarkku
yându
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1 No. 67 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1898.
The syllable mai secms to be entered below the line. No. 276 of the Goverunneut Epigraphist's collestion for 1897.
