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DATES OF PANDYA KINGS.
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107.-In the Kachchhapēsvara temple at Tirukkachohur.1 1 Svasti eri [1] . .... ...... Ko=Chohadapan na[r]-āņa
Tiribuvanachchakkaravattiga! sri-Sundara-Paodiyadē (va]rkku yaņdu 1[3]vadakku
edirām-,2 nda Karkadaga-nāyarı apara-pakshattu desamiyum Tingal-kkilamaiyum perra
Kättigai-na!. "In the year opposite to the 1[3]th year of the reign) of king Jaţăvarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Sundara-Pandyadēva, on the day of Ksittikā which corresponded to a Monday and to the tenth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Karkataka."
The date given is incorrect for the 14th year of the reign of Jaţivarman Sandara-Påndya I, but correct for that of the second of that name. It corresponds to Monday, July 3rd, A.D. 1290, which was the 6th day of solar Karkataka, or Karka, and on which day the 10th kļishņa tithi of Jyēshtha was current at sunrise. At sunrise, also, on that day the nakshatra Krittikā wae current according to all the three systems of calculation. According to this the accession-day of Jaţăvarman-Sundara-Pandya II must have been subsequent to July 3rd A.D. 1276. 108.-In the Kachchhapēsvara temple at Tirukkachohur.
. . KO Sadapanmaru apa Tiribuvapachchakkaravattiga! sri-Sandara-Pāņdiyadēvarkku [y]āņda 17vada Siñóa-näyarru pūrvva
pakshatta 2 . miyum Tingal-kilamaiyum perra Uttiradatt nål.
“In the 17th year of the reign) of king Jatávarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Sundara-Pāņdyadēva,--on the day of Uttarăshadhā which corresponded to a Monday and to the tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Sinha."
This date is incorrect for the 17th year of the reign of Jatavarman Sundara Pandya I. It is, however, correct for the reign of the second king of that name. It corresponds to Monday, August 25th A.D. 1292, which was the 28th Siraha, and on which day at sunrise the llth sukla tithi was current, the nakshatra being Uttara-Ashådhå by all systems. This was in the 17th year of the reign of Jaţävarman Sundara-Pandya II., if his accession took place on or before August 25th, A.D. 1276.
I have given great attention to the question of the date of accession of Jatavarman SundaraPåndya II, because the evidence regarding it has hitberto been in a very unsatisfactory condi. tion; and after concluding my examination of the eleven inscription dates sent to me this year, whicb, with those previously examined by the late Professor Kielhorn and myself, mike a tota! of twenty-six records, I have come to the conclusion that this king ascended the throne on a day between the eth and 25th August A.D. 1978.
A. I differ from the opinion expressed by the late Professor Kielhorn and have modified the donolusions I had previously formed (above, Vol. X, pp. 144 f.) it is necessary to state the cu.se at some length. The difference of opinion alluded to bag reference to records Nos. 23 to 27. Kielhorn considered that the regnal years stated in Nos. 23 and 24 were wrong, and adhered to those given in Nos. 25 and 27. He considered that a wrong tithi had been stated in No. 26, and corrected, rightly as I think, the " 13th " tithi to the 3rd. After this correction the date
1 No. 803 of the Madras Epigraphical collection for 1909. 1 No. 808 of tbe Madras Epigraphical collection for 1909.
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