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Sanskrit Aryaputra "the Lord's son." Details about other achievements of Kapilêndra are to be found in the form of slight allusions in the Gopinathpur inscription. He is called the lion of the Karnata elephant, the victor of Kalavaraga (Gulbarga of the Bahmanis) the destroyer of Målava (the Khalji Sultans of Mâlwa), the defeater of Gauda (the independent Sultans of Bengal of the second dynasty of Ilyas Shah). We are at a loss to understand how he could come in touch with the Khaljîs of Malwa, because the powerful Gond kingdoms of Chanda and Deogaḍh and the Haihaya Rajputs of Bilaspur intervened between him and Malwâ. But most probably he allied himself with the Gonds of Chanda and Deogadh in an attack of the eastern frontier of Malwa. According to tradition, for which there is no corroboration, the independent Sultans of Bengal lost southern Bengal to Kapilêndra, and no attempt was made by the former to recover Midnapur and Howrah Districts from the Oriyas till the reign of 'Alauddin Husain Shah. Henceforth all kings of Orissa and even the petty Gajapatis of Khurda or Puri assumed the high sounding title Nava-koti-Karnata Kalavarakeśvara, "the lord of the nine lakhs of Karnata and Gulbarga," and Gauḍeśvara.
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In the Gopinathpur inscription Gopinatha Mahapatra states that Kapilêsvara was in possession of Khandagiri and Kanchi. Evidently this inscription was incised after the completion of the conquest of the Tamil country by Kapilêsvara.
According to Oriya tradition, as recorded in the Mâdala Pañji, Kapilêndra breathed his last on the banks of the Krishna on Pausha Krishna 3, Tuesday, a date which the late Mr. Manmohan Chakravarti could not verify. His latest known date is still " 41st anka, Dhanu, Sukla, 7-Sunday, 14th December 1466." The traditional date of the death of Kapilêsvara given by Hunter and earlier writers is mistaken and incorrect. This is proved by the statement in the Burhan-i-Ma'asir38 quoted above. This event, which took place in A.D. 1470., was hailed with great relief by the Musalmans of Southern India.
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ANNUAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF INDIAN ARCHEOLOGY FOR THE YEAR 1926. Published by the Kern Institute, Leyden. 12"x9"; pp. x + 107; with 12 plates and 3 illustrations in the text. Leyden, 1928.
This publication is intended, we are told in the Foreword, "to contain the titles, systematically arranged, of all books and articles dealing with Indian archaeology in its widest sense, that is, the investigation of the antiquities not only of India proper, but also of Further India, Indonesia and Ceylon and in fact, of all territories influenced by Indian civilisation, as well as the study of the ancient history of those countries, the history of their art, their epigraphy, iconography and numismatics." The volume before us consists of an Introduction surveying the literature dealing with the more important exploration and research work carried out during the year, followed by a classified bibliography, arranged according to geographical areas and subjects. The contents of each publication have been briefly but adequately noted, and in many cases extracts from review notices quoted, the editors themselves abstaining from criticism. In the case of historical worke, the entries are mainly 2 Ibid., vol. LXIX, 1900, p. 183.
restricted to writings relating to the pre-Muhammadan period of Indian history. The desired data, we are informed, were not received from Italy, Japan and Russia; and it is thought probable that the information supplied regarding books and papers published in the Indian vernaculars is incomplete. Otherwise the selection of matter worthy of record seems to have been carefully and judiciously made. The experience gained as the compilation continues, and suggestions received from scholars using the work will indicate whether any modification or amplification can be introduced in future issues. The extensive survey of the literature relating to the more important work done during the year contained in the Introduction (pp. 1-28) is of special merit. Concise and clear, it describes the essential matters in each case, and bears the cachet of a scholar familiar with the history of the subjects discussed.
The importance to scholars and to all students of Indian Archeology and history of a scientifically prepared bibliography of this character cannot be exaggerated; and the present volume will be widely welcomed as the beginning of what should supply a long-felt need. It should find a place in the library of every one interested in the antiquities 28 Indian Antiquary, vol. XXVIII, p. 285.
