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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA probably continued to be under the rule of the Vishṇukuṇḍins during the reign of his grandson Mādhavavarman II. As suggested elsewhere[1], the extensive empire of Mādhavavarman I appears to have been divided after his death. The western portion including Mahārāshṭra and Karṇāṭaka was ruled by his grandson Mādhavavarman II, while the eastern portion comprising Kōsala, Kaliṅga and Āndhra was governed by his other grandson Indravarman. Mādhavavarman II or his descendants do not seem to have held Mahārāshṭra for a long time ; for we find that the Rāshṭrakūṭas[2] of Kuntala who had laid low for a time soon raise their heads and turned out the Vishṇukuṇḍins. No other record of the Vishṇukuṇḍin dynasty has been found in Mahārāshṭra, nor are any references to their supremacy discovered in any records of the later members of that family. On the other hand, we know that in the beginning of the seventh century A.D. Southern Mahārāshṭra was ruled by Gōvinda who subsequently become an ally of Pulakēśin. That he probably belonged to the Rāshṭrakūṭa dynasty has been shown elsewhere.
As for the localities mentioned in the present grant, Rēṭṭuraka is Reṭare in the Karhāḍ taluka in the Sātārā District. There are two villages of this name situated on the opposite banks of the Kṛishṇā. The village mentioned here is probably Reṭare Budrukh (Larger Reṭare), which lies to the south-east of the river Kṛishṇavēṇā or Kṛishṇā as stated in the present grant. Machhadaryā is now called Rajmāchī and lies 4 miles to the east of Reṭare Budrukh. Sēṇavaryā is probably Sheṇōlī, a station on the Miraj-Poona line of the M. S. M. Railway. Kōlikā which lay to the south-east is represented by modern Kolā, about 3 miles south-east of Reṭare Budrukh. Some of the hamlets situated in the vicinity of Rēṭṭuraka can also be identified. Bēlavāṭikā is Belavaḍe and Kōlikāvāṭikā Kōlavaḍe, both situated at a distance of 3 miles to the west. Vaṭṭarikā is Vāṭhār about 2 miles to the north-west, and Mallakhēṭaka is Malkhēṭ about the same distance to the south-west. Of the tīrthas or fording-places, only Tambatīrtha can now be identified. It is probably Tambvē on the right bank of the Kṛishṇā about 3 miles south of Reṭare Budrukh. Kadambatīrtha may be Khubi on the left bank of the river, almost opposite Tambvā. Vaṅkatīrtha can not now be traced.[3] TEXT[4] Second Plate[5] ; First Side
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[1] Mirashi : Thākurdiyā plates of Mahā-Pravararāja, above, Vol. XXII, p. 20. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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