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22.-In the Svêtâranyeśvara temple at Kadappêri.! 1 . . ... Kô Måru(ra)panmar Tiru(ri)[buva]pachchakravattika(ga) fri• Kulasegaradêvar[k*][k]u [y]ându 40 Mi(mi)ga-näyaru půryva-pakshattu
dvitiyaiyum Saņi-kk[i]lamsai]yum perra Rêvati-na!.
“In the 40th year of the reign) of king Mâravarman (alias) the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Kulasekharadeva,- on the day of Revati, which corresponded to a Saturday and to the second tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Mina."
The results obtained under the three preceding dates shew that this date, of the month of Mina of the 40th year of the king's reign, must fall in either A.D. 1307 or A.D. 1308. It actually corresponds to Saturday, the 24th February A.D. 1308. On this day the MinaBankranti took place 8 h. 45 m. after mean sunrise, and the day therefore was the first of the month of Mina; the second tithi of the bright half of the month Phálguna) ended 12 h. 32 m., and the nakshatra was Rêvati for 21 h. 40 m., after mean sunrise.
The four dates Nos. 19-22 together prove that the reign of Maravarman Kulasekhara I. commenced between (approximately) the 25th February and the 18th November A.D. 1268.
F.-JATAVARMAN SUNDARA-PANDYA II.
23.-In the Iļamisvara temple at Taramangalam. i Svasti eri Kör-Chadapanmar=âna Tribhuvanachchakravattiga! fri-sundaraPândiyadêvarkku gându
pad[i]mu(mů právadu simha-nayar[u] púryva-pakshattu trayodasiyum Tingal-kilamaiyum perra Uttaradattu na!.
“In the thirteenth year (of the reign of king Jatavarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Sundara-Pandyadêva, on the day of Uttarishadha, which corresponded to a Monday and to the thirteenth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Simha."
24.-In the Adhipuri vara temple at Tiruvorriyûr. 1 Svasti eri [l1*] Kor=Chadapan mar=ana Tribhuvanachchakkaravattiga! eri2 Sundara-Påņdiyadêvapku gându padinmu(mů nrâvadu simha-nâyarru 3 a[pa]ra-pakshattu tritiyaiyum Velli-kk[i]lamaiyum perra Uttirat4 t&d[i]-nå!.
“In the thirteenth year of the reign) of king Jatavarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Sundara-Pandyadêva, - on the day of Uttara-Bhadrapada, which corresponded to a Friday and to the third tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Simha."
The two dates Nos. 23 and 24 are both stated to be of the month of Simha of the 13th year of the king's reign. In No. 23 the 13th tithi of the bright half is combined with a Monday and the nakshatra Uttardshådhà, in No. 24 the third tithi of the dark half with a Friday and the nakshatra Uttara-Bhadrapada. Of all the years between A.D. 1236 and 1325 there is only a single year that satisfies all the requirements of both dates, via. the year 1289. For that year the date
No. 23 corresponds to Monday, the 1st August A.D. 1289, which was the 4th day of the month of Simha, and on which the 13th tithi of the bright half of the month Sråvaņa) ended 5 h. 23 m., and the nakshatra was Uttarash&dha, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 7 h. 53 m., and by the Brahma-siddhanta for 1 h. 19 m., after mean sunrise; and the date
No. 134 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1896. · No. 24 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1900.
No. 400 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1896.
