Later Gangas Mandali Thousand

Author(s): Nagarajaiah Hampa
Publisher: Ankita Pustak

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The Mandali Rulers / 29
After Bhulokamalla Someśvara-11I (1127-37), his elder son Perma Jagadekamalla (1137-49), and his second son and brother of Perma Jagadekamalla, Trailokyamalla Tailapa-IV (1149-62) ruled the Cālukya empire. Nanniya Ganga continued to rule as a feudatory under these two kings. Thus, he is the only Mandali ruler who was a mahāmandalesvara during the period of four Kalyāņa Cālukya emperors-Vikramaditya-VI, Someśvara-III, Perma Jagadekamalla and Tailapa-IV. Towards the end of his rule, Nanniyaganga Permmadideva-11 was also a vassal of the Kalacuri Bijjana. It is believed that Bijjaļa alias Bijjaņa declared himself a independent king and started the Kalacuri kingdom in C.E. 1162. But, a charter of the Mandalinād (Shikaripura No. 18, 1158] makes it clear that the Bijjaņadeva had assumed the imperial Kalacuri seat as its first emperor in 1158 itself and the Mandalinãd was under his sway. This charter stands in support to the opinion of the historians who hold the view that Bijja!a established himself as an independent ruler from C.E. 1156.
When, Bhūlokamalla Vira Gangarasa Nanniya GangaPermmādideva was ruling, his friendship with Siddhigesetti, worshipper of Jina and mahā-vadda-vyavahāri, a greater merchant was permanently continuing. Vira-Gangarasa had built a fort at Kannakāpura, near Bannikere, confirmed to the third generation (tribhogābhyntara). To the east of this fort, Siddhigesetti's special patron Ankamayya-nāyaka and Bhāskarasetti had a well dug in front of the Mūlasthāna temple. On the application of several parties Vira Gangarasa and Rudramayya, the Odeya (leader) of Bannikere, made a grant of land (specified). Barmmisetti, who caused a Jina-caityāvāsa at Kalambūru-nagara, was the Pattaņaswāmy during this period. Mahāmaņdaleśvara Ganga Hermmāạideva alias Bhujabala Ganga Permmādideva-111 (1127-60)
Mahāmaņdaleśvara Ganga Permmāạideva, who had Hermmā Māndhātabhüpa and Hermmādiarasa as his other names, was the son of Tribhuvanamalla Nanniya Ganga Permmādi deva-II. He was also called as the Bhujabala Ganga Permmādideva-II; Permmāļi and Hermmādi, the variants are one