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rasa ) In the above record we have an interesting detail which, of course, does not concern us here or., that to Brahmans (named) had forcibly occupied the umbali or rent free lands of some persons, and that, they were cjected from those lands."
The second stone record is dated in A D. 1078, December the 25th. It was discovered near the Malleśı ara temple at Konakonala itself, in the Gooty tālula This is a damaged record which mentions the same Western Calulya Tribhuvanamalla Deya, records the gift of some land for the services of the god Vallıkārjupadeva of Kondikunde
The third record dated A D 1081, December the 23rd, Thursday, and discovered on the hill called Kailesappa Gutta also at Konakonala, affirmas that
hile the same Western Caluhya monarch was reigning from Pottalalere, snd when his Mahāmandalesvara Joyimmayyarasa was governing the Sındavādi 1,000 Province, this governor granted thirty mattar of land, a flower garden, nn oil mill, and eight house sites for the services of the Jaina god in the basadı called Catta Jinālaya, which had been crected by Nalikabbe in memory of her husband, in the Kondakundeya tirtha (Holy place of KondaLunda) The governor, it may be noted, was a devotee of the god Mallikarjuna of the same place."
The fourth anscription dated A D 1088, December the 24th, and found in a field also at Konakonala, mentions the same Western Calukya monarch, It registers the grant of land by the Mahamandalesvara Cikkarasa of Hämblige belonging to the ancient Bâna royal family, but the gift-decd was crecuted by the Malāsāmanta Candrahāsa of Kondakunde for the services of the same god whose name is lost in the record.
The fifth record dated A D. 1525, November the 7th, and discos ered in front of the Bhogessara temple at Kodahonala itself, refers to the reign of Krsna Dera Ragi the Great of Vijayanagara It afirms that under orders of the monarch, Koltanara Rām:arāja made a gift of land to certain persons (names lost in the record), of Kondayunds for constructing a tank in the illa c and for its supervision.'
From the move, therefore, we may safels conclude that the birth place of Kondalundicirgi was a place of much consequence from the eleventh till the cittcenth century, that it was a cents that was always within the limits of tintuniti monarcha, and that it was a place of importance both to the Ilundus ind Joints
3 South Irdian faisemption, IX, P.I-NO 123, pp 104-105; No. 392 19:1. + 16%,. 133, pp 119-120, No 155 of 1920.
ity, Vin 150.m 132; No 503 of 1915
11 X 157, pp 132; No 565 of 1915. i 12?,:rt II, 40 $19, s. 535, No 76 of 1012.
