Indian Antiquary Vol 62

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
JANUARY, 1933
(6) Their position,
Mayduna Sômaya Damnayaka fought agu-inst Lenkampela of Holalakere in 1303 A.D.8 In the same year we see him as the governor of Bemmatturu-durga (mod. Chitaldroog), and in a battle with Kampila Dêva, the general of the Seuņa army, he lost his life.9 1303 A.D. is, therefore, the last date for Mayduna Somaya Daņņayaka.
But Dadiya Somaya Dannayaka lived for 39 years more! A record dated (kaka-varsha) 1240 neya Kalayukta-8a hvalsarada Magha tu. 12(=1318 A.D., Saturday, 14th February) informs us that as mahd-pradhana or great minister, he, together with Maradêvi-deva, granted to Jogai Akkaladu-pattana-svami Parepa Setti & sisana which is unfortunately illegible. 10 In 1339 A.D., according to another effaced inscription, Dadiya Somaya with Rayana and Bana Jallappa-dannayaka made a grant which is also illegible.11
The confusion between the two persons, Dadiya Somaya and Mayduna Sômaya, arises not only because of their names but because of the fact that one cf their sons was also called by an identical name. Mayduna Somaya's son was called Singeya Daņņayaka, and Dadiya Sômaya's son was also called Singeya Daņņayaka. But these two persons were not the sama for the following reasons.
Mayduna Somaya's scr. Singeya Dannayaka died in 1322 A.D., while fighting for his master Virs Pandya against the latter's own son Samudra Pandya. His birudas, we may incidentally note, were the following: An adamantine cage to refugees'; 'protector of refugees '; 'an elephant goad to warriors'; champion over youths who are fond of their bodies.'
But the last date for Dadiya Somaya's son Singeya Daņņayaka is 1338 A.D. He wag ruling over Singuni in 1302 A.D. together with Vaichaya Nayaka.13 In about 1330 A.D. he is called one of the ministers of Ballala III.13 He is called by the same name in 1331 A.D.1. But in 1337 A.D. he is styled a maha-pradhana (great minister).'5 In a record of the next year, too, he is given the same high position. 16
Singeya Dannayaka, who was thus the son of Dadiya Sômaya Dannayaka,11 had a younger brother called Vallappa Dannayaka. We gather this from records of 1336, 1338, 1342 and 1343 A.D. 18 To these we must add those epigraphs which clearly say that he was the son of Dadiya Somaya. These range from 1333 to 1346 A.D. 19 Among these is one
8 My. Arch. Rep., 1912-13. p. 45.
My. Arch. Rep. for 1912-13, p. 40. 10 Ep. Car., IX, Kn. 69, p. 129, Text, p. 129; Swamikannu, The Indian Ephemeris, IV, p. 238. Rico gives the date as 1339 A.D. ,
11 Ep. Oar., IX, Ht. 43, loc. cit. I may incidentally note that this Dadiya Somaye was not the same as Somarno whom Fr. Horas identifies with the former (Beginnings, p. 91). Somarusa is called aramaneya pradhana (house-minister) in 1318 A.D. Kp. Car., IX, Op. 73, p. 146. Since an aramancya-pradhdna and a mahd-pradhana have never been the same in Karnataka history, we may presume that Sómarasa was altogether a different person from Dadiya Somaya. The references given in this connection in the Beginnings to "Ak" in Ep. Car. should all be to "Ht,"
13 Ep. Car., IX, An. 80, p. 118. Seo ibid., Ht. 139, p. 106, for Tamma Singoya Dappåyaka. 13 Ibid., t. 66, p. 94. 1. Ibid., Ht. 140, p. 106. 15 Ep. Oar., X, Bp. 63, p. 101. He is called here Data Siagoya, evidently an error for Dati singøya. 18 Ibid., Bp. 10, p. 137. 17 Ep. Car., IX, An. 84, p. 119. 18 Ibid., Ht. 134, p. 106, Ht. 90, p. 98; Ep. Car., X, Bp. 10, p. 137, Mr. 16, p. 160. 19 Ep. Car., X, Mr. 28, p. 163 ; Ep. Car., VI, Cin. 105, pp. 49-50 ; Ep. Car., IX, Ht. 76, p. 96.