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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[DECEMBER, 1890.
with the Chļas two generations earlier, when Vimaladitya took to wife Kundavamahadevi, the daughter of Rajaraja of the Solar Race, and the younger sister of Rajendra-Chôda (ante, Vol. XIV. p. 50). It was from this, that his son was named Rajaraja (I.). The latter, again, found a Chôļa wife, in Ammangadêvi, the daughter of Rajendra-Chôda, i.e., I presume, of his maternal uncle mentioned just above. His son, in a similar way, was named Rijêndra-Chôda after his maternal grandfather, and also Kulôttunga-Chôdadêva I. And he did as his immediate ancestors had done, and married Madhurântakidêvi, the daughter of Rajendradêva of the Solar Race. From this time the members of this family were plainly Chôļas at heart, far more than Chalukyas; this is indicated not only by their names, but also by their personal history.5 Kulôttunga-Chôdadêva I. was first anointed, like his ancestors, in the sovereignty of Vengi, "which was the cause of the rising of his splendour," But subsequently, and apparently very soon, he desired or preferred the Chôļa sovereignty; and he was anointed to that, and transferred the rule of Veigi to Vijayaditya, another son of Vimaladitya. The precise circumstances under which this occurred, - whether through a failure of the Chôļa succession; or through the breaking out of hostilities between the Eastern Chalukyas, and the Cholas, leading to a conquest of the latter, - are not as yet apparent. This much, however, seems clear; that Vijayaditya was not an independent sovereign; but Vengi was simply an appanage of the Chồla crown, Vijayaditya being his nephew's viceroy there. Vijayaditya governed Vengi for fifteen years, and then died. Upon that, evidently reserving his eldest son for the principal succession, Kulôttunga-Chôdadêva I. appointed his second son, Rajaraja II., to govern Vengi. The latter, however, was homesick, and returned to his parents after remaining in Vengi for only one year. Then Kulôttunga-Chôdadêva I. appointed his third son, Vira-Chodadêva, to the government of Vengi; and the latter was with some difficulty prevailed upon to take up the office, and to go to his appointed country.
The date of the appointment of Vira-Chodadava as viceroy of Vengi, is given as being in 'Saka-Samvat 1001, when the sun was in Simha, i.e. in the solar month Bhadrapada, on the thirteenth tithi of the bright fortnight, on Thursday, in the Vrischika lagna, and under the Sravana nakshatra. The year is expressed in numerical words, and is not qualified either as cur rentor as expired. It has to be applied as a current year; and the tithi has to be taken as a current tithi, used with the week-day on which it began. Thus: -
In 'Saka-Saṁvat 1002 corrent (100) expired), the sun entered Sirhs at about 38 ghatis, 35 palas, after mean sunrise (for Bombay), on the 27th July, A. D. 1079; the thirteenth bright tithi which occurred while the sun was in Sinha, was Bhadra pada sukla 13; and this tithi ended at about 16 gh. 30 p. on Tuesday, 13th August, and so cannot be connected with a Thursday. in any way.
But in Saka-Samvat 1001 current, the sun entered Simha at about 23 gh. 5 p. on the 27th July, A. D. 1078; the thirteenth bright tithi which occurred while the sun was in Sinha, was again Bhadrapada sukla 13; and the exact results, worked by Mr. Sh. B. Dikshit according to the present Surya-Siddhánta, for the apparent times at Rajamahêndri, are as follows:- The tithi Bhadrapada sukla 13 began on Thursday, 23rd August, at 3 gh. 11 p., and ended on the Friday at I gh. 26 p. On the Thursday, the moon was in the Sravana nakshatra, at sunrise, and up to 19 gh. 38 p. And there was the fißchika lagna, from 11 gh. 25 p. to 16 gh. 57 p. Accordingly the date of the installation of Vira-Chôdadêva, as viceroy of Vengi, was Thursday, 23rd August, A. D. 1078.8
• Dr. Burnell (South Indian Palmography, pp. 21, 22, 40) treated them, from the generation before KulottangaChadeva I., as actually Cholas by descent, and not as Eastern Chalukyas at all; and also made the mistake of identi. fying Vira-Chodadeva with his father, placing his coronation in A. D. 1079, fifteen years after the date that was obtained for the commencement of bis reign. -Some similar mistakes have been made by Sir Walter Elliot (Coins of Southern India, pp. 131, 135; I may mention, by the way, that the list referred to on p. 135, was not supplied by me.)
• The use of the Saks year as a current year is exceptional; especially as compared with the manner in which it has to be applied in the dates that give the days of the coronation of Amma II. and Rajarfja I. of the same dynasty (pages 102 f., 1991., bovo). Also, I had some doubts as to the year being really 1001. There are some apparently unnecesary and caperfluous marks about some of the letters, commencing with the syllable fi of the compound that expresses it. My ides
