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THE EASTERN CHALUKYA CHRONOLOGY.
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- and, M. says, slain, - by No. 19, Vikramaditya II. M. and the subsequent grants all state that he reigned for one month.
19. -- Vikramaditya II.
Eleven months; A. D. 925 to 928. He was another son of No. 14, Chalukya-Bhima I., and a (younger) brother of No.15, Vijayaditya IV. He succeeded No. 18, Tadapa. In M. and all the subsequent grants, his name occurs as simply Vikramaditya. They all agree that he acquired the sovereignty by conquering Tâdapa; M. adds that he slew Tadapa; and 0. states that he ruled over thg Vengi mandala and Trikalinga. U. states that he reigned for nine months; M., N., P. to R., and v. to X., 3ay eleven months; and O., S., and T., one year. We may take the statement of the majority, -eleven months.
20. - Bhima III.
Eight months; A. D. 926 to 927. He was another son of No. 16, Amma I., and a younger brother of No. 17, Vijayaditya V. He is mentioned only in M., which gives his name as simply Bhima; it states that he conquered No. 19, Vikramaditya II., in war; that he reigned for eight months; and that then le was slain by Yuddbamalla II., No. 21, son of Tadapn.
21. - Yuddhamalla II.
Soven years; A. D. 037 to 934. He was a son of No. 18, Tadapa ; M. and U. say that he was the eldest son ; but, with these exceptions, no reference is made to his having brothers. In M. his name appears as simply Malla, for metrical purposes; elsewhere he is always called Yuddhamalla. M. represents him as slaying and succeeding No. 20, Bhima III.; but P. and the subsequent grants represent him as the immediate successor of his father Tadapa ; N. and O. omit to mention him at all, the reason suggested by Dr. Hultzsch being, that his conqueror and successor, No. 22, ChalukyaBhima II., probably considered him as an usurper, and purposely ignored him. In his turn, he was conquered and expelled by Bhima II. M. and P. to X. all agree in stating that he reigned for seven years.
22. - Chalukya-Bhima II.; Vishnuvardhana VII.
Twelve years; A. D. 994 to 945. He was another son of No. 15, Vijayaditya IV., and a younger brother of No.16, Amma I.; 0. and U. say that he was a half-brother (dvaimatura).11 His name occurs as simply Bhima in M. line 32, and in P. to X.; U. further calls him Baja-Bhima (1. 41); M. also calls him Chalukya-Bhima, in line 45, and O., line 17, gives this name as Chalukya-Bhima; in N. his proper name is not given at all. He had the epithet of sarvalokasraya, 'refuge of all mankind;' and the second name of Vishnuvardhana VII. M. gives him the biruda of Ganda-Mahondra; and O., that of Raja MArtanda. S. also gives him another second name, or biruila, - Karayilladata ; and describes him as the lord of Vongi (vengi-náth).' In his first grant, M., he uses the paramount title of Maharajadhiraja ; in N. the title of Paramokvara is added; and in 0. he uses also the third title, Paramabhattaraka. The seals of his grants bear the motto of bri-Tribhuvanankuka. M. describes him as a paramanáhé. kvara, or most devout worshipper of the god Maheśvara.' His wife was Lokamahadevi; she is mentioned in six records, P. to U. He acquired the succession by expelling Yuddhamalla II., and, according to P., by also successfully resisting some other claimants, who will be referred to below. P. and the subsequent records all agree in stating that he reigned for twelve years.
11 R. describes him as a son of Yuddhamalla TT, AA wall as of Vijay 8tya Ty. Thitro tuetion of the worla Elt-putrah way. aa Dr. Haltsach has auggata 1, 59 intended to shew that he balanga ir bert generation after Yudlhamalla II. ; but it 1990; more likely that the insertinaf them is purely a mistaka.
