Later Gangas Mandali Thousand

Author(s): Nagarajaiah Hampa
Publisher: Ankita Pustak

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Rāṣṭrakūtas, i.e. 973-74, the Gangas were ruling the Mandalināḍ which was an integral part of Gangavāḍi-96,000. Even after Tailapa-II (973-998) was crowned as the emperor, the Gangas were allowed to rule as their feudatories. Rājamalla alias Rācamalla -IV, Rājamalla-V and Kali Ganga, sons of Mārasimha, were administering the Maṇḍalināḍ. Trailokyamalla Ahavamalla, who had Someśvara as his first name, made, out of his four sons, the second son Vikramaditya Permmäḍideva as the mahāmaṇḍleśvara of the Banavasi-12,000 and the Gangavāḍi-96,000 (Nagarajaiah, Hampa: 1997-C: 218-25). During that period he had caused in the royal city Balligave a basadi called Cālukya GangaPermmāḍi Jinālaya (EC. VII-i. Sk. 124. 1077).
Prince Vikramaditya-VI was ruling the Gangavāḍi province, as the mahā- maṇḍaleśvara, between 1058 and 1068, till his elder brother and yuvarāja 'crown prince', Bhuvanaikamalla SomeśvaraII (1068-76) was throned as the emperor. An heir apparent, Bhuvanaikamalladeva, who had Someśvara as his first name, immediately after succeeding his father in 1068, shifted his brother from the Gangavāḍi. It was a political move, because, Vikramaditya was popular and powerful in this region winning the confidence and affection of the sub-ordinate chiefs. Instead of his brother, he made Brahmakṣatra Buvanaikavira Udayadityadeva as the mahāmaṇḍaleśvara of the Gangavāḍi-96,000, Banavāsi-12,000, Sāntalige-1000, Kadambalige-100, Kogali-500 and Masiyavāḍi140 (Sk. Nos. 109 to 130. 1070 to 1075 C.E.).
As things happened so fast that Vikramaditya succeeded his brother and crowned as the emperor Tribhuvanamalla Ahavamalla Vikramadityadeva Permmānaḍi-VI, in the year C.E. 1076, and ruled for a long period of over five decades (10761126). During his reign, Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya-VI, officially confirmed and favoured and made over the Gangavāḍi, including the Manḍali-nāḍ with all the rights of revenue, to the mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Bhujabala Ganga Permmāḍideva. Further the Mandali chief was permitted to use the Calukya emperor's biruda 'Tribhuvanamalla' as an honourific prefix in his name. Thereafter the chief of Mandali is introduced with all the usual titles of the