Jinamanjari 2000 04 No 21

Author(s): Jinamanjari
Publisher: Canada Bramhi Jain Society Publication

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powerful Cāļukya's of Karnataka. But, the threat came from the Cengāļvas who conducted several raids on the territory. He repulsed the Cengāļva attack and extended his domain. He gave grants to several basadis and temples, and commissioned Doddamalladēva temple.
Vira Coļa Kongāļva came to power after Rājendra Prithvi Kongāļva. His preceptor was Jain monk, Candra Siddhānta, who was given a gift of a village for the purpose of constructing a basadi." Thereafter there appears a gap in the history of the family for about a period of fifty years. The next prominent ruler was Viraduddhamalla Kongāļva (1171-77 C.E.).
In their ambition and design of expansion that resulted in the intercine wars with the Cengāļvas, who were powerful traditional rivals in the western parts of Mysore, the Kongāļva kingdom had become weakened. At this juncture, Hoysaļas overran the Kongāļva principality in the last part of the twelfth century and in 1390 C.E. it was absorbed by Vijayanagara empire. The Kongāļava line disappears from history from this period. The line became the victim of the disastro's attacks of the Hoysaļas and finally of the Vijayanaga. Thus, the Kongāļvas ruled for over three centuries. ca. 1000 to 1400 C.E.
The Kongāļvas had the titles like pūrva seela surya, Coļa kula ghauratta, suryavamsa cūdāmaņi, etc. They were great soldiers and brave generals and were also able administrators. Following their Jaina religiosity, they patronized the Jaina faith. Mulțūr in Coorg district was a prominent Jain center at the time. At Mullūr, there were many famous Jaina preceptors - famous scholar Gunasena Pandita of Nandisangha Thivurigana and Prabhācandra Siddhāntadēva. The Kongāļava rulers had commissioned basadis there and at othe Rājādirāja-I caused Sāntinātha basadi and Rājādirāja-II caused Candranātha basadi. The Kongālava queens also took keen interest and playe Jaina religious activities. Pociabbarasi caused the construction of Pārsva basadi. "2 These basadis reflect both the Kongāļva's religiosity of their faith and their artistic aesthetics. ofa
Hädvalli It was an important medieval principality situated in the northern coast of Karnataka, and about 18 kms. from Bhařkaļa. Hõduvalli was known as Sangitapura and presently it is called Hadoļi. The rulers of the principality were a collateral branch of the Nagire Sāļuva family which split at the time of Haiva (C.E. 1392) into two branches: Hāduval! and Gerūsoppe." Thus they were Saļuvas belonging to lunar race.94 Sangirāya, the first important ruler, was the son of Haivarasa. He has been described in inscriptions as kaligāla mukhadakai, kātaka surekara, kaditaleyamalla, ekāngavira, etc." Though he was called mahāmandļešvara, the above mentioned titles indicate the virtual political independence of the king. Sangirāaya ruled for about forty years (1408-1449 C.E.) and ably repulsed the attacks of the Vijayanagara Governor at Honnāvara. He was a great patron of his Jaina faith, and of literature and arts.
Unfortunately, this period witnessed a perpetual conflict between the Gerūsoppa and Häduvaļļi chiefs. The Gerūsoppa rulers tried to impose their authority and desired to be recognized as sovereigns demanding the subordination of Hāduvaļļi.
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