Indian Antiquary Vol 41

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 223

OCTOBER, 1912)
THE CHOLAS' AND TEE CHALUKYAS
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induced bih, perhape, to settle in their country and to be styled a membet of their family. It ning the with his desire the lefti heti Vengo cótin try? Truthe charge of the tohelo Vijayaditya. Moreover, & portion, most probably the easternene, of the Chola kingdom seems to bave been allotted to Rajendrachala II whénu Vimarijêndmucha died, Rajendrachola Il seemsoto bave been installed as theynler of thelasterti cutritry which included the portion of the Chola Empirai
ten to him and the Weigi country! Thiverett nydet bare taken place in A D . 1070, the first repetal gear of Rajendtachola II. 2oilie: bartar Yos
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st to bathed Rajêr drachola's inscriptions in his lonrth (regnet year bare detailed historicul introdietion this given below in sopport of the above statement with this the which wrøsbmbled two ...ontains and belieeen) w eh the goddess of prosperity tested and elioneand with his sword ( only helps, the King) overemle the treachers of his etiemies épriel off many herds of carbinte nt. Vhyrngamani (Vajkara Y and was pleased to levy tribute (which liniinated allt dir ctions from Dhifira Arnša (DhahAvrstih) the rich Sak karakottant (Chakrakota) Hegently rai ed, Vithone wearying (heps in the least, the totistike goddess of the early residing in the region. of theireit g of the sun gest (ek Gay Dirthal (Visler), having ass mied the form of the That bear, had raised (the danywa the tray #leni (She) was submerged in the ocean (by the demci Hiranyaksha), una seated (Mehder the shade of his parasoll(where the experienced dright () made the wheel dat het art Hoitlyond the tiger hertogesin, vésbry direction ami established his fame and justice levný i country. While valori, liberality; a pride and
passion, as (his) intimate, relatives were resplendent on the undivided earth, he took his Brot (on the throne) with the goddess of) victory and put on by right the jewelled crown of (his) f: ily. While rulers of the earth bore his feet of their hand, he wielded the sceptre in every ( rter of the beautiful continent of the near Free 3721109
From this it is pain that Rajendrad II had been in this time lord of east for three years, i ne hul been lord or governor of the Eastern Chola country and lord of Veigi since 1070 Thinscriptions of Rajarajacho griga and Virachoca intoimiis thfit Rajendrachola II was
wria first as the king of vergi, and this confirms a part of our inlednice. Raserdracholin's Garly inscriptions found in the Tamil country also prove that he had a portion of Tanril country
der his rule. We may assume that Tahiti jendtas'appointed bim governor of the Eastern
la country as soon as he became ling; Pris rathirajëndra Wa's likely to have done, because he 1. mself was confronted with rebellions i Woh Fate teenäglad if bis cousin governed & portion of bis land. The following fact further rapports his ference. A certain Séndpali Rajaraja Parantiparakshasa, alias Vitabalkanaingivelar, the headman of Nadar in Tirumurnádu, a subdivision of Uyynkkondarialanadu, gót two inscription cut, one in the dominiows of Rajondra cladeva II in the second regnol year of that king, and the other in the dominions of Abirajendra in the third regnal yedt tot that ikhg 8 -there inscriptions the rulers of these countries are spoken of in terms of equatraspadf) 1 An officer of one dominion respecting the king of another dominion clearly show Tháit themes of these two dominions must have been
at friends. Otherwise be would inflate teen allowed to cut such inscriptions in both the countries.
0,5 The theory that Rajendrachola I was crowned king of Vengi in A.D. 1070 copficts with The statement of Virachoca's infcriptien, niready referred to, that Vijayhditys ruled over Veigi 21 Ep. Ind., Vol. VII., P. 7 and Vol. VI., 20.
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u bote 4 ** Prof. Hultesch taken "Der Byamban” to mean "the king of Dhara. Bat-Mr. Hiralal is right, in Identifying Direvarata with Dhikesh of the 'sinda family to Ind., Vol. ix. 3.143 and note 2. 19 South Ind. Ins.. Vol. III. pp. 192-4.
Ep. Ind., Vol. VI, No. 35, v. 8, and anita, Volt XIX, p. 130. 31 South Ind. Tr., Vol. III, No. 64.
9a Ibid. No. 57.2K Post