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No. 23.] RAJAPURA COPPER PLATES OF MADHURANTAKADEVA.
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and the Godavari. He apparently crossed the latter and raided the country of Chakrakota and then wended his way homewards. This occurred just a few years after the present grant was made (1065 A.D.), in as much as Vikrama became king in 1076 A.D. Many a southern king likewise raided this somewhat weak power, which must accordingly have been situated near to their kingdoms. Therefore Chakrakota was not near Dhârâ, as some scholars bave supposed, but was contiguous to Voogi, being situated in the present Bastar state. I think the confusion with Dhård is due to the fact that Chakrakótya had a king named Dhårdvarsha (which has been apparently wrongly interpreted to mean 'king of Dhård '). In an unpublished inscription found at Kuruspal, a place close to Rajapura, there occurs Chakrakúpadh isvaranan kulam-alan karishnuh....samabhavad Dharávarshanámô narésvarah. The Narayanpåla inscription also mentiong Dháråvarsha, whose widow Gunda-mahadevi gave away the Narayanapura village in her grandson's reign in the year 1111 A.D.3 The name Chakrakótya probably survives in the present Chitrakata or Chitrakota, 8 miles from Rajapura. Bhramarakóțya was possibly an alternative Lame of Chakrakótya, which seems to survive in Ghumara, a name given to the fall of the Indråvati at Chitrakota.
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The first raid so far as is known appears to have been made by Vijayaditya III. of the Eastern Chalukya line, who ruled between 844 and 888 A.D. He burnt Chakrakóța (above, Vol. IV. p. 226). Then the Chola Rajendra-Chola I. (A.D. 1011-33) took Sakkara-kottam (South. Ind. Insor. Vol. II. p. 108), while one of his SOCCEBBors, king Viraråjendra I., claims to have crossed the Godavari, passed through Kalinga, and advanced against Chakrakota (ibid. Vol. III. p. 70). Next the Chô! Ling Kulttunga, while yet youth, won his first laurels in battle by storming Chakrakota. This happened prior to 1070 A.D. and is mentioned in the Tamil poem Kalingattu Parani (X 24), and also in inscriptions (see e.g. Ind. Ant. Vol. XXI. p. 286). Vikrama was probably the fifth raider, the sixth being Vishộuvardhana Hoysala in the 19th century (Kielborn's Southern List, No. 396).
I would therefore, instead of Rajak@sarivarman (i.e. Kulttunga Chola I.) conquered the king of Dhárå at Chakrakota' read Rajakesarivarman conquered king Dhârâ(varsha) at Chakrakóța' (see Kielhorn's Southern Liet, No. 756). * See above, page 161. Expressed by a symbol.
* Read -tans-6dbhara. • Read -êsvara visada-. * Read -fankarita.
Read -dis-datarálo dhanur.. . Read -labdha-jay-6péta. 10 Read airaval-pari-labdha-lamba-kamala-. 11 Read karikh-aika-babd., 1 Bead saka-uri..
** Read -fata-sapt-asiti. Rend barshasva. * Read samvatsar-dbhyantara-kárttika-mdsa-fulla-pakaid budha.. 16 Read anuradha-nakshatré.
11 Bead-yogé. 1 Read gara-karand. 10 Read sarda-mudritshu.
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