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DATES OF CHOLA KINGS.
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I have no doubt that the 37th May A.D. 1127 is the proper equivalent of this date, and believe that the writer erroneously has quoted the 9th instead of the 19th regnal year, and the year Plava instead of Plavanga. And, as intimated already, this date, faulty as it is, in my opinion would definitely prove that Vikrama-Chola commenced to reign on the 18th July A.D. 1108.
43.-In front of the Cholesvara temple at Nidubrôlu.
62 Svasti erimat-Tribhuvanachakravartti 63 śrf-Vikrama-Chodadêvara vijaya64 rajya-samvatsarambulu pa[a]iyed-a65 gan=êmdu Śska-varshambulu 1054 66 gun=értti Vaisakha-fuddha-ttfitiyya
67 yu Garuvaramu nåņdu ! “In the seventeenth year of the reign of victory of the glorious emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Vikrama-Chodadêva, (and) in the Saka year 1054,-- on Thursday, the third tithi of the bright (fortnight) of Vaisakha."
The date is correct for Saka-Samvat 1054 current, when the 3rd tithi of the bright fortnight of Vaisakha ended 6 h. 14 m. after mean sunrise of Thursday, the 2nd April A.D. 1181.
According to what we have found before, this day would fall in the 23rd, not the 17th, year of Vikrama-Chola's reign. A date in the month Vaisakha of his 17th year would fall in A.D. 1125, in saka-Samvat 1048 current; but for that year the date would be inoorrect. I can only assume that the writer has quoted the regnal year erroneously.
0.- KULOTTUNGA-CHOLA III.
44.- In the Ékamranátha temple at Conjeeveram. 1 ..... Tribhuvaqachchakkaravattiga! Maduraiyum Pandiya[9] muļi.
talaisyuji-gopd-aru[li]ya srl-Kulottunga-boladdvapku yaņdu 27 Avadu ..... 2 . .. . ivv-&ndai Vaigasi-måsattu=P[pa]dipográn-diyadiyum Vi[ykla
kila]mai perra Agilamum=&pav-apru. “In the 27th yoor of the reign of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Kulottunga-Chladove, who was pleased to take Madurai and the crowned head of the Pandya, - on the day of Anuradha, which corresponded to & Thursday and to the eleventh day of the month of Vaigasi in this year." .
As we have found that Kulottunga-Chola III. commenced to reign between the 8th Juno and the 8th July A.D. 1178, a date in the month of Vaigàsi, ... the solar month Jysishtha, of his 27th year must fall in A.D. 1205, in Saka-Samvat 1127 expired. In this year the Vrishabhasankranti by the Arya-siddhanta took place 15 h. 44 m. after mean stinrise of Sunday, the 24th April A.D. 1205, and the 11th day of Vaigasi therefore was Thursday, the 8th May A.D. 1906. The nakshatra on this day was Anuradhe, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 9 h. 51 m., and by the Brahma-siddhanta for 4 h. 36 m., after mean sunrise.
D.-RAJARAJA III. 46.-In the Jambukesvara temple near Srirangam. 1 Svasti srih [11] []r mapgi
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1 No. 168 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1897.
Rend -triflyayu. No. 10 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1993; compare South Ind. Inuer. Vol. III. p. 112 and noto 9. • See abore, p. 3+. No. 28 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1891.
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