Indian Antiquary Vol 38

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

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JANUARY, 1909.] ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE NELLORE DISTRICT.
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Bhujabalavira-Brasiddanadova-Chôdamahârâja, who boasts of having levied tribute from the ruler of Kanchi (A. 38). He is also mentioned in R. 37, V. 7, and G. 58.64
The next chief whom we have to consider is Tirukálatidêva who seems to have been a feudatory of Kulôttunga III. He figures first in a record of the [8]1st year of Kulôttunga III. where he is called M, P. alias Tirakkaļattideva (N. 101). The same name occurs in R. 66, dated in the 37th year of Kulottunga-Choladêva. He is also called Chola-Tikka-npipati and Chola-Tirakalattideva (R. 8), son of Manumasittarasar65 and Bhujabalavîra-Tikakaladeva-Chôdamahârâja (R. 47). KR. 29, which is dated in Saka-Samvat 1137, the Bukla samvatsara apparently belongs to him. Here he is called Tirukaltidêva-Choda-Mahârâja. Gandagôpåla-Tirukáľadêva (or M. P. Gandagôpâla Tiru[kka!at]tidêvan), whose dates range from Saka-Samvat 1150 (KV. 38) to 1153 (R. 65 ), appears to be ditierent from the abovernentioned chief. He was a feudatory of the Chôļa king Rajaraja III. (S. 12 and G. 60). KV.45 probably belongs to his reign.67 From the Telugu Nirvachanottararamdyanamu we know that Tikka-nțipati (or Choda-Tikka), son of Manmasiddha, defeated Karnataka Sôraesa (i. e. the Hoysalá king Vira-S3mêsvara), Sambuvaraya and other enemies, established the Chôļa king on his throne and in consequence assumed the title Cholastha pandcharya. Though we cannot be quite sure at present how many chiefs there were who bore the name Chôļa-Tikka or Tirukkalattideva (or if there was only one who reigned a pretty long time at Conjceveram and who slightly altered his name during the later portion of his life) we bave to identify the Tikka-nripati of the Nirvachanóttararamdyanamu with the Chola-Tikka-nripati, son of Manumaśittaraśar, mentioned above. R. 39 which seems to be dated in A. D. 1243-44 mentions the Mahamandalesvara M. P. [alias] Tilakan ârâyana [Mana]masittarajan.
Next came Allu Tirukálatidêva-Mahârâja who was ruling at Khachi and who had a maternal uncle (or father-in-law) called Tirukáladêva-Mahârâja (A. 7). The prefix allu was evidently added to the former to distinguish him from his uncle. G. 77 dated in the 3rd year of Allantirukkalattidérar alias Gandagôpala-Mehârâja may belong to him. His dates range from Saka-Samvat 1166 (KV. 25 ) to 1174 (U. 48 ) in the latter of which be his called Tikayadêva-Mahârâja and figures as a feudatory of Viraråjendra-Choda-chakravartin. He had a younger brother named Vijayadityadêvacs-Chôdamaharaja (R. 20).69 KG. 11 where the king's name is only partially preserved70 and Nallur in Påkanadu is mentioned as the capital, may also belong to him.71
(To be continued.)
64 In A. 45 an officer of a certain Erasidiraju is mentioned.
es KV. 40, which is undated, mentions the Mahamandalesvara Jagadobbagands Kamayadeva-Maharaja and Manmasi[dda]déva-Chodamah&r&ja.
66 There is an inscription in Tamil of Gandag pala in the Aruļļa-Perumal temple at Little Conjeeveram. The date is A. D. 1233 and he is called M. P. Mapumasittaralag Tirukkalattidevan alias Gandagôpåla (No. 37 of 1893 ). This name shows that he was the son of Mapumasittaraban and therefore he might be identical with the Chola Tirukaļattidēva mentioned above. A Sanskrit inscription in Kanarese characters of Cbla-Tikka is also found in the same temple. It is dated in Saka-Samvat 1156 (No. 34 of 1893 ) corresponding to A. D. 1233-4. Though the Dames are different, it is not altogether improbable that these two inscriptions belong to the same king who might bo identical with the Chola-Tikka of the Telugu Nirvachanáttararamdyanamu.
67 N. 51 which is a Tamil fragment mentiong Pottappichchola Gandagòpa[la].
* It is not known when Vijay Aditya of 0.57 flourished or to what dynasty he belonged. In G. 93 the editors have read the king's name as Vijayadeva. An examination of the impression leads me to suspect that, in the original, the stones on this part of the templo wall may be out of order. * A. 55, dated in Saka-Sa-nvat 1212, the cyolio year Vikțiti = A, D. 1290-91 belongs to the reign of Manuma
tyadêve-Maharaja. There is, however, nothing to show that the former was a Teluga-Choda, though his name was borne by a chief of that family. It is also possible that Manamagandagopåla was not the son of Vijay Adityadva-Maharaja, but that the unnamed son of the latter made a gift during the reign of the former.
• The second portion of the insoription records a gift by a chief whose name sooms to be different from that of the donor in the first portion.
T1 No. 43 of 1893, where he is onlled Tribhavannchakravartin Sri-Allartikkamah Ardja Gandagöpladeva, No. 649 of 1904 (Ramagiri) and No. 201 of 1903 (blahasti) may also belong to him. In the second he is called Tribhuvanachakravartin Sri-Alluntikkaraihan alias Gandagopala and in the third Tribhuvanachakravartin SriAllantirukkaladêya alias Gandagopala,