Indian Antiquary Vol 48

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

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JANUARY, 1919 ] THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE WESTERN CHÂLUKYAS
There are a number of Hoysala inscriptions contained in vols. VI, V, and XII of the Epigraphia Carnatica in which the overlordship of the Chalukyan emperors is acknowledged by the mention of their names in the opening. These names, however, do not agree with those given in the inscriptions of the Chalukyas themselves as can be seen by a comparison of the table given below 33 with that given above :
Number of Inscription.
Date.
Name of Chalukyan Emperor
mentioned
Tribhuvanamalla.
·
V, Cn. 248 .. V, Ak. 124 .. V, Cn. 228 .. V, Ak. 117 .. XII, Tp. 61 .. VI, Cm. 161 .. VI, Kd. 76 .. VI, Kd. 72.. VI, Kd. 30 .. XII, Gb. 34 .. V, Ak. 30 .. XII, Ck. 13 XII, Ck. 14 XII, Ck. 16 XII, Ck. 20 XII, Ck. 21
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9th April, 1133 25th April, 1135 24th December, 1150 .. 23rd January, 1156 .. 18th April, 1162 - .. 23rd January, 1138 24th December, 1135 .. 23rd December, 1162 .. A.D. 1170 .. 23rd December, 1128 .. 23rd November, 1134 .. A.D. 1181 16th November, 1187 .. 18th January, 1195 .. A.D. 1188 25th May, 1159: .
Åhavamalla. Jagadêkamalla.
Bhůvallabharaya Perm
madi.
A.D. 1136
VI, Kd. 35.. VI, Kd. 36 .. VI, Kd. 38 ..
::
1202..
..
.
1191
..
It is scarcely probable that the names cited above of the Châlukyan sovereigns as ruling on the dates shown is correct. I have shown above that Taila III had perhaps the cognomen of Tribhuvanamalla ; and the inscriptions V, Ak. 117, XII, Tp. 61 and VI, Kd. 62 may therefore perhaps be correct inciting that name. It is not, however, probable that Sômêsvara III, who had the cognomen of Bhûlôkamalla and perhaps, as shown above, of Trailokyamalla also, could have had the cognomen of Tribhuvanamalla as V. Cn. 248. etc., would indicate or that of Ahavamalla as V, Ak. 30, etc., would indicate. And, similarly, it is equally improbable that Sômêsvara IV, who had, as shown above, the cognomens of Tribhuvanamalla and Trailokyamalla, had in addition the cognomens of Jagadēkamalla and Bhövallabha-Permmadi.
It is therefore my opinion that these inscriptions are unreliable so far as the mention of the reigning Châlukyan sovereign is concerned. The incorrectness in this respect was perhaps due to the fact that the Hoysalas, while nominally the feudatories of the Chalukyas, were, from about 1120 onwards, so independent that they were content with the mention of some Chalukyan king as overlord in a few of their inscriptions. 34
53 This table is not complete as I have here, for the most part, included such inscriptions only as contain dates that yield a reliable English equivalent and have rejected the other inscription
Note in this conneotion that the inscriptions VI, Kd. 35, 36 and 38, referred to above, all reprosent the Chalukya Bh Ovallabha-Permmadiraya ag ruling from Kalyaņins capital in 1136, 1202 and 1191.