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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
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I may da thai between A.D. 1146 and 1173 the only days for which the original date would bo perfectly correct are Wednesday, the 27th July A.D. 1155, and Wednesday, the 23rd July A.D. 1769, but that with neither of these days could the other dates of Rajaraja II. be roconciled.
The date would appear to show that the reign of Rajaraja II. could not have commenced after (opproximately) tho Ilth July A.D. 1146,
E-KULOTTUNGA-CHOLA III.
207.- iu tho Vedåranyeśvara temple at Védåranyam.1 1 (Svajati srit [11] T[i]r[i]buvanachchakkaravattiga! Srt-Kulottu[nga-sola.
deror]kka pandu r[a]. 2 låvada Minandgarru (pů]rvva-pakshattu pañjamiyum V[i]ykla-kkilamai
yum pex[ro] 3 [U]rcéani-1:21
"In the fourth ysar (of the reign) of the emperor of the threo worlds, the glorious Kulottanga-Oho!adeva, on the day of Rôhiņi, which corresponded to a Thursday and to the ifth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Mina."
The date corresponds to Thursday, the 11th March A.D. 1182, which was the 17th day of the month of Mine, and on which the 5th tithi of the bright half of Chaitra) ended 9 h. 25 m., while the nckshatra was Rohiņi for 20 h. 21 m. or 21 h. 1 m., after mean sunrise.
108.-Ia the Valiśvara temple at Ramagiri. 1 Svaati ivi Dito] Tir[i]buvaņach(cha)[kka*]ravattiga! sri-[VI]raråge[gda]ra
ŚOlejdôvox[k]icu gându [ra]vadu Karkadaga-ngyarru apara-pakkshat[ta
d@]yada siyum [Vila-kkilamaiyum perra Urošačni ]-nå [?]. • In the ciutat you the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Virera ondze-Oradea-on the day of Röhini, which corresponded to & Thursday and to the iwelotitis of ile second fortright of the month of Karkataka."
The date unioabteily corresponds to Thursday, the 5th July A.D. 1184, which was the 3th day of the month of Karkatala, and on which the nakshatra was Rohiņi the whole day. But the tithi which onded on this day, 18 . 7 m. after mean sunrise, was the 11th, not the 12th, tole of the dark half (cf Ashidha). The result shows that in the original the 12th Liths la bois vously cuoted instead of the lith.
Tho resuit would aixo show that the roige of Kulôttunga-Chola III. could not have connoscod 100zo ( roximately) the sth July A.D. 1178.
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209.-- In the Vallivera tomple at Remagiri.
Tiriluvanackciakkarava[r]ttiga! Sr[i]-Virardsend[i]ra-88[la]. . . . . u kråvadu Karkadaga-nå[ys]xru apara[da][da] (si) [1] Viyala-kbilamaiyum perra Uroba[n]i-nál.
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? No. 2152 te Government Epigraphist's collection for 1904. Wis tiny is a Kaipedi. Xo. A of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1906. • Rond - Reslette dra. • X5. 051 c tize Gevernment Epigraphist's collection for 1904. . Tiragarer les corrected si into ni.
