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APPENDIX.)
INSCRIPTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIA.
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272.-Ind. Ant. Vol. XIV. p. 141, and Plates. British Museum (spurious) Sanskrit and Kavarese platest of the Chalukya Maharajudhiraja Chakravartin Vira-Satyåśraya, lord of, and residing at, Kalyåpapura, the son of Govindaraya :
(L. 20).-Bhâva-samvachharê Jyêshta-másê krishna-paksh8 Sasivåre saptamyår tithau.
273.-S. 388.-Ind. Ant. Vol. VIII. p. 94, and specimen Plato. Bangalore Museum (spurious) Sanskrit and Kanarese plates of the Chalukya Maharajadhiraja Chakravartin Vira-Noņamba, lord of, and residing at, Kalyanapura :
(L. 13). Saka-varusha 366 Tarana-samvachhare Phalguna-miso krishna-pakshê Bihavara amåvåsyayảm tithau.
For $. 366 the date would regularly correspond to Thursday, 22nd February A.D. 445; but S. 366 could be called Tarapa only by the southern luni-solar system, which was not in use at so early a period ; see ibid. Vol. XXIV. p. 9, No. 163.
274.-Jour. Bo. As. Soc. Vol. II. p. 270; Graham's Kolhapoor, p. 479, No. 23. Translation of a Kolhapur inscription of a Chalukya named 8ômadêva (8ômêsvara). - In a Chålukya family which flourished at Samgamêśvara in the Konkan was born king Karma (who lived at · Vijaypat'); his son Vêtugidêva; his son Somadêva; his younger brother (?) Somadêva (Somêsvara), whose queen was Manikyadêvi.
E.-The Kasachuryas. 275.-8. 1079.-PSOOI. No. 219; Mysore Insor. No. 102, p. 188. Talgund Kannrede inscription of the Kalachurya Mahamandalékvara Bhujabala-chakravartin Bijjaņa, lord of K&lanjara,' and of his Dandanayaka Késimayya (Košava) :
(L. 57).-Sa(sa)ka-varshan 1079ney-Isvara-samvatcha(tsa rada Pushyada pumpami Sómavaram-uttarayanasamkramana-vyatipätad-andu.
The date is irregular.
The inscription mentions the W. Châlnkya kings as far as Taila III., but conveys no distinct information as to the exact relations then existing between Taila III, and Bijjana.
276.-PSOCI. No. 182; Mysore Insor. No. 90, p. 182. Balagånve Kanarese memorial tablet of the third (P) year of the reign of the Kalachurya Bhujabala-chakravartin Bijjana :
The second year? (in figures, 1. 3) of his reign, the Bahudhanya samvatsara; Tuesday, the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight of Chaitra ;' (Mys. Inscr. : ' the month Karttika, the last day of the moon's decrease, new-moon day, Tuesday').
[For Bahudhânya = $. 1080] the date would be irregular, with either reading.
277.-8. 1080.- PSOCI. No. 183 ; Mysore Inscr. No. 74, p. 152. Balagårnve Kanarese ingcription Date of the time of the Kalacharya Maharajadhiraja Bhujabala-chakravartin Bijjala Tribhuvanamalla, 'lord of Kalañjara,' and of his Dandanayaka Kesimayya (Keśava, Kesiraja):
(L. 62).- Saka-Varsharh 1080neya Bahudhánya-samvatgha(tsa)rada Pugya(shya)da purnami Sómavaram-uttarayanasamkranti-vyat påta-somagrahapad=andu.
- According to Dr. Fleet referable to perhaps the 18th or 14th century A.D.- Compare also Ind. Ant. Vol. XXX. p. 869.
• See Ind. Ani. Vol. XXX. p. 221, No. 49, the grant apparently is quite modern forgery. • See ibid. p. 207.
• See also above, Nos. 226, 282, 288, 240 and 245. . Here and in other inscriptions Bijjana has the biruda Nisbankamalla. 6 See Dr. Fleet's Dynasties, p. 478.
+ According to Dr. Fleet's Dynasties, p. 474, the third year, and probably the month Bhadrapada: (for S. 1080 the 14th of the dark half of Bhadrapada would correspond to Tuesday, 23rd September A.D. 1158).
8 See Ind. Ant. Vol. XII. p. 912, No. 59.
