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charters to have attained suzerainty over the whole Kösala country. A victory over such a great king must be a source of pride to Madhavavarman. Hence we find it referred to in both his inscriptions. The idea that a victorious king captivates the hearts of young ladies of the enemy's city--nay even of the enemy's family-occurs sometimes in Sanskrit and Präkrit literaturel. It would not, therefore, be wrong to suppose that Mädhavavarman I vanquished Tivaradēva. In any case, he was his contemporary.
When did this Madhavavarman flourish? His Pulombūru plates record that when he crossed the Gödāvari to conquer the eastern region he donated the village Pulombūru in the Guddavādi vishaya to Sivakarman, the son of Dāmaśarman and grondson of Rudrabarman of the Gautama-götra and Taittiriya-sākha, on the occasion of a lunar eclipse which occurred on the full moon day of Phälguna. Again the Pulombūru plates of the Eastern Chalukya King Jayasimha I, which were discovered along with the above plates of Madhavavarman, record the grant of the same village to Rudrabarman, the son of Sivasarman and grandson of Damasarman of the Götama-götra and Taittiriya-säkha. From the details given above it is quite clear that Sivabarman, the donee of Madhavavarman's plates, was the father of Rudraśarman who received the village from Jayasimha I. It seems that Rudraśarman who is called purv-ägrahārika (former owner of the donated village) lost possession of the village in troublous times due to the invasions of Pulakēsin II in the beginning of the seventh century A.D. He, therefore, seems to have made representations to Jayasimha I some time after peace and order had been established in the kingdom and received the agrahāra village again from him.
If we calculate the interval between the reigns of Madhavavarman I and Jayasimha I, we find that some 60 or 70 years must have elapsed between these two rulers. Madhavavarman's Pulombūru plates are dated in the 40th year of his reign. They were, therefore, issued towards the close of his reign. He seems to have ruled over an extensive empire; for he performed as many 88 eleven Asvamēdhas. Three of his sons are known from inscriptions-(1) Dēvavarman (2) Mañchansabhattāraka' and (3) Vikramēndravarman. As Madhavavarman had a long reign of more than forty years, none of his sons seems to have succeeded him. In any case, we do not know of any plates issued by them. Madhavavarman II, the grandson of Madhavavarman I, who calls himself the lord of Trikūta and Malaya mountains, seems to have held possession of the western provinces after the death of Mādhavavarman I, while another grandson, Indravarman, seems to have succeeded him in the east. His plates are dated in the 27th regnal year. He is not likely to have reigned much longer, for his son Vikramēndravarman is said to have come to the tbrone when he was a mere boy.? Vikramêndravarman's plates were issued in his tenth regnal year. The reigns of Indravarman and his son thus cover a little more than 37 years. As no successor of Vikramēndravarman is known, he seems to have been dethroned by Pulakēsin II, who placed his brother Kubja-Vishnuvardhana in charge of the Eastern province, who reigned
10f. Rajasekhara's Viddhafalabhanjika, IV, 8 and Gaidavaho (V. 1069). * Jour. Andhra. Hist. Res. Society, Vol. VI, p. 17. Above, Vol. XIX, p. 254. I have accepted the view of Mr. D. C. Sarcar, Ind. Hist. Quarterly Vol. IX, p. 276.
The name of this prince coours towards the end of the Ipur plates (First set). Above, Vol. XVII, p. 334. None of his descendants are known.
It is noteworthy that no royal titles are prefixed to their names even in the records of their sons. (That no plates of these rulers have yet been found may not be taken as a proof that they did not rule. In the Ramatirtham plates, Vikramondravarman also bears the title of räjä like his son Indravarman who was the ruler and the donor of the grant.--Ed.)
परममायरस महाराजख बीरन्द्रभट्टारकवर्गणः प्रियज्येष्ठपुगी गरिष्ठः भव एव सकलगुणालावसस्य सम्बगध्यारीपितसकलराज्यभारः परममावरी महाराजः श्रीमान् विक्रमेन्द्रवा एक्माचापयति
