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APPENDIX.)
INSCRIPTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIA.
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936.-South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. I. No. 69, p. 101. Tirumalai Tamil inscription of the 10th year of the reign) of king Mâravarman, the Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious Vira. Pandyadêve.
937.-Ind. Ant. Vol. XXII. p. 69, and Plates. Madras Museum Sansksit and Tamil plates of the 17th year of the reign of the Påndya king Jațilavarman (in Tamil, Neduñjadaiyan), the son of king Mâravarman of the Pandya race, descended from the Moon.-The ajñapti (or dátaka) of the grant was the Mahásámanta Dbirataran Murti-Eyinan of the Vaidya race, chief of Viramangalam.
938.-Ind. Ant. Vol. XXII. p. 67. Tamil inscription of the 6th year of the reign of Ko Mårañ=Jadaiyan, and of his Mahásumanta Sattan Ganapati of the Vaidya race, who was the chief of Pândi-Amirdamangalam.
0.-Kings and Chiefs of Kêraļa. 939.-S. 1188.- Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 146. Conjeeveram (Aruļ&!a-Perumal temple) incomplete Sanskřit and Tamil inscription of the Maharaja Ravivarman alias Sam gråmadhira and Kulasekharadêva, the Tribhuvanachakravartin Kôņēriņmaikondan, a son of the Kerala Mahúrájádhiraja Jayasimha? (of the family of Yadu in the lunar race) and his wife Umadevi.Date of Ravivarman's birth :
(L. 1).--dehavyâpya. Sakabda-bháji samaye.
When 33 years of age (i.e. about A.D. 1299-1300), Ravivarman took possession of Kerala which he ruled as he did his town of Kolamba; he defeated a certain Vira-Pandya, subjected the Påņdyas and Chôļas to the Keraļas, and at the age of 46 (.e. about A.D. 1312-13) was crowned on the banks of the Vegavatî; he then apparently again made war against Vira-Påndya and conquered the northern country ; in the fourth year of his reign (i.e. about A.D. 1315-16) he was at Kânchi.
940.-5. 1188.- Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 149. Srirangam (Ranganatha temple) inscription of the Maharaja Ravivarman alias Samgråmadhira and Kulasekharadêva, the son of Jayasimha, of Kerala; (partly composed by Kavibhushana).- Date of Ravivarman's birth as in No. 939, with which this inscription is partly identical. In both Ravivarman, besides other epithets, has those of the Ků paka universal monarch' and 'king Bhoja of the South.'
941.- $. 1298.-Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 203. Trivandrum (Padmanabhasvåmin temple) inscription of a prince Sarvånganatha :11_
(L. 1).-Simha-sthê cha Brihaspatau .... abdé cha Chapriyê.12
942.- $. 1312.- Ind. Ant. Vol. II. p. 361. Suchîndram inscription of the Kerala king Mârtandavarman :
Râkâlokela Sak-abdê Surapati-sachive Simba-yâte Tulâyâm=åradhê padminise-py=Aditidinayutê Bhânuvåré cha.
I am unable to state the times of this inscription and of Nos. 937 and 989. * The (seven) plates are numbered with Vatteluttu numeral figures.
"He put to flight, amongst others, a certain Adiyan. With this name compare Adigan, above, Nos. 833 and 884, and Adiyama, e.g. in No. 415, note.
• According to Mr. Venkay she may be identical with the Jatila varman of No. 937.
* I give first inscriptions dated in Saks years, then those dated in Kollam years, and finally updated inscrip tions.-- For Kéra!a kings see also abive, No. 834. . See above No. 819.
Compare below, No. 959.
1.e. 1188 For a Vira-Pandya who apparently was & contemporary of Ravivarman, see below, No. 957. * In the inscription called Syânandûra ; compare below, N. 936.
11 According to the late Mr. P. S. Pillai, this would be the surname of an Adityavarman who is mentioned in another Trivandrum inscription, translated in Ind. Ant. Vol. XXV. p. 186. 1... 1296.
" I.e. 1312.
