Epigraphia Indica Vol 15

Author(s): Sten Konow, F W Thomas
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India

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Räjagambhira. It has been shown by me elsewhere that Rajagambhira rajya is the Padaividu rājyal of the Sambuva-Råyars, and Venkayya's identification therefore should be abandoned.
Messrs. Veakayya and Sewell give different initial and final dates for the reign of Bukka I. The former has s. 1274-1298, while the latter has Ś. 1265-1301. From a list of all the known inscriptions of the Vijayanagara dynasty, made in strict chronological order for this purpose, I find that the reiga of Bakka I extended from s. 1268 to 1298. His death took place on a Sunday, the Uttara-Phalguna nakshatra, in the dark fortnight of the month Phalgana of the year Nala, corresponding to S. 1298; the inscription mentions the event in these words,
" .. . Siva-sāyujyam prāptasya mahārājādhirajasya
raja paramējvarasya sva pituh Sri-Vira-Bukka-Rajasya . . . ." On this occasion 10 villages were clubbed together and granted under the name of Bakkarājapuram by his son Harihara II.4
Bukkn I had at least eight sons, namely Sangama (III), Hiro Kampaņa (II), Chikka Kampaņa (III), Virupaksha or Udayagiri Viräpåksha, born of Malla-devi; Rajendra Odeya; Bhāskara or Bhavadūra, Harihara II, by his queen Gaură mbikå (alias Honnāyi ?), and Mallinātha Udaiyar. Virupa-dēvi, a daughter of Bukka I, was married to a Brāhmaṇa named Brahma or Bommapna Odoya, who held the position of governor of the Araga and other rājyas. The members of his family became in a way the hereditary governors of the Araga rājya. The illustrious Hiro Kampana (II) died even before his father, in the year s. 1296.5 So he did not succeed to the throne of Vijayanagara. Haribara II succeeded his father in the year Ś. 1298.
It is not ont of place to mention here few hitherto unnoticed political events of the reign of Harihara II. The first is the rising of the Konkanikas in s. 1301. They seem to have rebelled perhaps to gain their freedom. Båchappa Odeya, son of Vira-Vasanta Madhava-Raya, appears to have played the chief part in the quelling of this rebellion, as evidenced by his biruda Sapta-konkama-dhūļi-patta 'and. Konkaņa-pratishth-acharya.' His other birudas, * Kadamba-sõpe-kara' and 'Kadambapura-jana-pratipalaka,' suggest that, in connection perhaps with the expedition to quell the Konkanika rebellion, Buchappa plundered the town of Kadambapura and afforded the people of that place protection when they submitted to him.
The second important event is the taking of the fort at Adhavani (Adoni), which was captured and poss-ssed by the Masalmans. Harihara's nephew, Channappa Odeya, the son of Mallappa Odeyaru (brother of Harihara II), was in charge of the Adhavani durga. The Tarushkas captured it and took firm possession of it. Channappa conquered the Musalmans, and regained the fort and presented it to his king Harihara once ayain. The king immediately granted to him the governorship of the place. The fact is mentioned thus :-"Yavanakarad apakrishya Channapõpi kshitivalayam . .. .. ." and "Harihara-Rāyars sthira-rajyavannu māduttiddalli tamma voda-huttida śni-vira-Mallappa Vadeyara kumāranu Alavaniya-durgavannu rājyavannu sādhisi Harihara-Rāyarige kottu . . . . . ."
In the year S. 1313, Pramodita-Prajotpatti (Pramoda-Prajāpati), there occurred one of the most severe famines that have devastated any extensive portion of India. The whole of the Bahmani and the Vijayanagara kingdoms were so badly affected that "innumerable human skulls were rolling on the ground and paddy could not be bad even at the rate of ten nális &
See Introduction to the kaoya called Madhurivijaya, pp. 23-24. ? Ep. 4*. Rep. for 1907, p. 86, para, 61.
A Forgotten Empire, p. 27. • No. 46, Yd., Xy, Ep. Carn.
South Indian Inscriptions, Vol. I, p. 103, No. 72 • No. 152, Sb., Sh. Ep. Caru., and No. 71, H., Sh., Ep. Carn. 1 No. 43, Kg., Tm., Ep. Car..