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Bat for the fifteenth year of Rajendra-Chola III. all the elements of the date coincide. In that year on Thursday, October 14th, A.D. 1260, which was the seventeenth day of Tula, the ninih tithi of the first fortnight of Kürttika ended 16 h. 55 m. after mean sunrise ; the nak. shatra Sravishtha was current at mean sunrise by all systems, expiring 21 b. 14 m. later by the equal-space system and by Garga, and 22 h. 21 m. later by the Brahma-siddhanta
I am inclined, therefore, to think that the latter date is the correct one, but the matter can certainly be settled on epigraphic grounds, there being a wide difference between the characters of an inscription of A.D. 1084 and one of A.D. 1260. I have not had a facsimile of the original before me.
The date is incorrect for the fifteenth year of Rajendra-Chola I. in respect of the week day; and Rajendradēvà did not reign for Bfteen years, so far as is yet known.
Since the above notes were in print Mr. Venkayya has kindly sent me the following five antes relating to the reign of Kulottunga-Choda II., whose accession-date has not yet been fixed.
KULOTTUNGA-CHODA II.
188,-In the Bhāvanārāyanasvãmin temple at Bãiatla.” 1 Svasti srima[t*]-Tribhuvanachakravartti śri-Kulottungga-[Choda]dēvara divya
samvatsarambulu 12 srühi Saka-varushambulu 1066n=ēņdi Paluguņa-bahula-tri(tri) [ti*]yyaya
Somavara3 ma-nāmdu.
"Hail! In the year 1066 of the Saka years, in the 12th of the prosperous years of the reign) of the glorious emperor of the three worlds, sri-Kulõttunga-Chodadēva, -on a Monday (which was) the third tithi of the dark (fortnight of) Phälguna."
The only test possible in the case of dates given in this form is to ascertain whether the week-day corresponds with the other data. In this case it does so, and I have no doubt as to its correctness.
On Monday, February 12th, A.D. 1145, which corresponds to the Saka year 1066, expired, at mean sunrise, the 3rd tithi of the dark fortnight of Phalguna was current. It expired 4 h. 24 m. later.
187.-In the Bhāvanārāyaṇasvāmin temple at Bapatla." 1 Svasti Srimast*]-Tribhuvanacbakrava] [rti fri-Kulo*]ttungga-Chodaderara vijaya-ri2 iya-samvatsaramulu 16gu brahi Saka-varushambulu 1071n=ērti Chaitra3 suddha-pamchädasiyu Sukraváramu-nämdu.
"Hail ! In the year 1071 of the Saka years, which corresponded to the 18th of the years of the victorious reign of the glorious emperor of the three worlds, sri-KulottungaChodadēva, -on a Friday (which was the fifteenth tithi of the bright (fortnight of) Chaitra."
The date 18 correct. Chaitra in Saka 1071 expired fell in A.D. 1149. On Friday, March 25th, A.D. 1149, the 15th tithi of the first fortnight of Chaitra was current, expiring 23 h, 53 m. after mean sunrise.
On palmographical grounds the inscription must be one of Rajöndra-Chola III., and this remores all doubts as to the correctness of the date, vis. October 14, A.D. 1260.-Ed.]
No. 174 of the Madras Epigraphical collection for 1897. : For an explanation of this term, see Ind. Ant. Vol. XXV. p. 296. . • The syllable ma is added below the line.
No. 173 of the Madras Epigraphical collection for 1897.
