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BEVINAHALLI GRANT OF SADASIVA-RAYA: SAKA 1473.
The genealogy of Rama-Raja. Āraviti Bukka m. Ballámbika.
Rama-Raja m. Lakkimbikā.
Sri Rama-Raja.
Rama-Raja. The year in which the grant was made is given in numerical words Gun-āśva-rēda-fitārists, i.e. 1473. The date of the grant is thus Saka 1473; Virodhikrit ; Āshādha; bright Dvadasi; Monday. Thus all the details regarding the date are given. We have to add here that the date as given in Appendix Ato Epigr. Rep., 1914-1915, p. 8, Saka 1473, Viradhikrit; Āsbädha fu. di. 11' is not correct, as the week day is there omitted and the tithi is given as Ekadasi instead of Dvadasi.1
As regards the names of persons occurring in the grant, Sadasiva-Rays had a large number of ministers and subordinate chieftains under him. The most powerful of these was Rama-Raja, the Karnāta minister and brother-in-law of the king; Råma-Raja was the de facto sovereign in the reign of Sadasiva until his death, which took place at the battle of Talikota, 23rd Jan. 1565. His place in the Vijayanagara court was taken by his brother Tirumala, whom we know as a great author and who set up the third Vijayanagara dynasty. Rāma. Raja is seen to bear various birudas (vv. 55-58), of which Antembavaraganda and Aibiruda-Taya rähuta-vacy-aika-bhujanga are the most important.
We are told in the record that it was as a result of the request of Ainana Malukka to Rama-Raja that the village was granted by Sadāśiva. Ainana Malakka was evidently therefore
Muhammadan subordinate chieftain under Sadasiva-Raya. About Ainana Malukka Rao Sahib H. Krishna Sastri has inserted in his report the following note from Mr. Henry Cousens' Guide to Bijapur :
" About 2 miles away to the east of Bijapur is the tomb of Ain-ul-Mulk." "It is a square, massive-looking building, surrounded by a very elegantly shaped dome. Within upon the walls are some very pretty stucco work in the shape of great pendants hanging down upon the face of each. This is the burial place of Ain-ul-Mulk, one of the officers of Ibrahim I, who rebelled against him and was killed near Bijapar in 1556. Beside the tomb is the mosque." "The Muhammadan chief Ainana Malukka must evidently be identical with Ain-ul-Mulk, whose sympathy for the Brahmapas deserves to be noticed. In Vol. III, p. 381, of Briggs' Ferishta we find mention made of Mullik Ein-ool-Mulk Geelany, who was a friend of Ramaraj and was treated by bim as a brother on scoount of bis bravery. Geolany is perbape the chief Aidana Malukka referred to in the inscription." Since both the father and the son are known by the same name in our inscription, it is difficult to find out to which of these exactly the references will apply.
The village granted is divided into 135 vrittis and allotted to various Brabmans and ministers of the king, leaving a very emall portion to the gods. The total number of vrittis distributed among the donees comes to only 133, while according to the grant there ought to be 135. There is thus & mistake here that cannot be accounted for. The names of the Brahmans, their fathers' damos, their Götras, Sütras and the number of shares allotted to each are appended below in the form of a table :
[According to Mr. L. D. Swamikanan Pillal's Epásmeris the date regularly corresponds to Monday, June 15, A.D. 1551.-H. K, S.]
* Epigraphical Report, 1914-1916, p. 112.
