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TIRUVENDIPURAM INSCRIPTION OF RAJARAJA III.
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D.-In the Vedagiriśvara temple at Tirukkalukkupram.? 1 Svasti sri [119] Sagalabuvanachchakkaravatt[i]ga! Avaniy-Ala-ppirandâr Kôpperun
j[i]ngadêvarkku yaņdu [8]lvadu Kumba-nøyazru pūrvva-pakshattu d[v]it[i]yaiyum
Sa2 ni-kkilamaiyum perra Uttirattádi-nál.
"In the [3] 1st year of the emperor of the whole world, him who was born to rule the earth, Kopperuñjingadēva, on the day of Uttarabhadrapada, which corresponded to a Saturday and to the second tithi of the first fortnight of the month Kumbha."
According to Professor Kielhorn, who has kindly examined these four dates," the frst date (A.), of Saka-Samvat 1182 expired and the 18th year current, regalarly corresponds to Sunday, the 31st October A.D. 1280, which was the 4th day of the month Vrischika, and on which the tenth tithi of the dark half of the month Kårttika) ended 6 h. 31 m. after mean sunrise. The second date (B.), of the 7th year, corresponds to Friday, the 30th July A.D. 1949, which was the 3rd day of the month Simha, and on which the fourth tithi of the dark half of the month Sravana) ended 9 h. 38 m., and the nakshatra was Rêvati from 3 h. 56 m., after mean sunrise. The third date (C.) is incorrect. The fourth date (D.), of the 31st year, corresponds to Satnrday, the 10th February A.D. 1274, which was the 18th day of the month Kumbha, and on which the second tithi of the bright half of the month PhAlguna) ended 10 h. 46 m., and the nakshatra was Uttara-Bhadrapadê for 21 h. 1 m., after mean sunrise. The three dates A., B. and D. show that Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperujingadôva must have ascended the throne in A.D. 1943 between, approximately, the 11th February and 30th July." His reign extended to at least A.D. 1278-79; for, as the subjoined list of his inscriptions shows, two of them at Chidambaram are dated in his 3eth year. In this list the inscriptions are arranged under different heads according to the manner in which they quote the king's name and
titles.
I. Kopperusjingadēva. 1. 20th year : Tiruvottär, No. 83 of 1900. 2. 22nd year: do. No. 95 of 1900.
II. Sakalabhuvanachakravartigal sri-Kopperujingadeva. 1. 5th year: Vriddhachalam, No. 134 of 1900. 2. [7]th year : Tiruvenpainallar, No. 320 of 1902. 3. 8th year: Vriddhachalam, No. 135 of 1900. 4. 14th year: Vallam, No. 186 of 1892. 5. 16th year : Chidambaram, No. 467 of 1902.
do. No. 468 of 1902. 7. 18th year : Tiruvidaimarudor, No. 135 of 1895. 8. [18th] year: Conjeeveram, No. 38 of 1890. 9. 26th year : Tirukkvalúr, No. 308 of 1902. 10. 36th year: Chidambaram, No. 455 of 1902.
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III. Sakalabhuvanachakravartigaļ Avaniy-la-ppirandár Kopperufijingadeva.
[3] let year: Tirukkalukkagram, No. 181 of 1894.
1 No. 181 of 1894. The inscription records the gift of lamp by the wife of Psichanedi-Vaqar alias Nilagrigarayar (1. 3). The same person or relation of his is mentioned in an inscription of the 28th year of Kulottunga III. ; South-Ind. Inser. Vol. III. p. 84.
* See South-Ind. Iusor. Vol. II. p. 340, note 4
