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of Bankēša. - The exploits of Bankēśa are told in verses 2231. As leader of the hereditary forces, he at the king's command invaded Gangavādis (the country of the Western Gangas), took the fort of Kēdala, put to flight the ruler of Talavanapura, and after crossing the river Kāvēri, conquered the enemy's country. Recalled then by Amõghavarsha on account of disturbances which had broken out at home, and in which, as appears from verse 31, the king's own son was concerned, he quickly returned, and succeeded in quelling the insurrection and restoring his master's fortune. - The Talavanapura here mentioned is the well-known capital of the Western Gangas, the modern Talakād on the left bank of the river Kāvēri; and Kēdaļa may perhaps be the modern ‘Kaidala' which, according to the map in Mr. Rice's Mysore Inscriptions, is to the north-east of Kadaba.
As regards the places mentioned in connection with the actual grant, Koļanūra has already been stated to be the village of Konnür, where the inscription is. The village granted, Taleyūra, which was in the Majjantiya-seventy bhukti, has not been identified; nor have its boundaries, Bendanūru, Sāsavevā[du], Padilagere, and Kilavāda. In addition to the main grant, twelve nivartanas of land were granted at Kolanūra itself, and at each of the thirty villates which are enumerated in lines 45-48. Eleven of these may be identified with modern villages at a reasonable distances from Konnūr, thus :
Avaravā[d]i='Owruddee', 'Aurwādi;' 6 miles west by north from Konnūr;
Bendanūru="Bennoor;' 11/2 miles north of Owruddee;'
Sulla='Soolah', 'Sula;' 5 miles east by south from Konnūr;
Māvinūru='Munnoor;' 8 miles east by south from the Konnūr;
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