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South Indian Inscriptions |
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA 823.─ Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 265, No. 24. Date of a Kaḍappêri (Śvêtâraṇyêśvara temple) Tamil inscription of the 16th year (of the reign) of the Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious Kulôttuṅga-Chôḷadêva [III.] :─ ‘ In the sixteenth year . . . on the day which was a Saturday and (the day of) Mûla and a fourth tithi and the tenth solar day of the month of Âni.’ [Ś. 1116] : Saturday, 4th June A.D. 1194 ; but the tithi which ended on this day was a 14th, not a 4th tithi. 824.─ Ep. Ind. Vol. VII. p. 172, No. 69. Date of a Tirunaḷḷâr (Darbhâraṇyêśvara temple) Tamil inscription of the 17th year (of the reign) of the Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious Kulôttuṅga-Chôḷadêva [III.], who, having taken Madurai, was pleased to take also the crowned head of the Pâṇḍya :[1]─ ‘ In the 17th year . . . on the day of Uttara-Bhadrapadâ, which corresponded to a Monday and to the second tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Kumbha.’ [Ś. 1116] : Monday, 13th February A.D. 1195.[2] 825.─ Ep. Ind. Vol. VII. p. 172, No. 70. Date of a Tiruveṇṇainallûr (Kṛipâpurîśvar temple) Tamil inscription of the 17th year (of the reign) of the Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious Kulôttuṅga-Chôḷadêva [III.], who was pleased to take Madurai and the crowned head of the Pâṇḍya :─ ‘ In the 17th year . . . on the day of Rôhiṇî, which corresponded to a Thursday and to the thirteenth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Mithuna.’ [Ś. 1117] : Thursday, 8th June A.D. 1195. 826.─ Ep. Ind. Vol. VII. p. 173, No. 71. Date of a Kôvilveṇṇi (Ikshupurîśvara temple) Tamil inscription of the 19th year (of the reign) of the Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious Kulôttuṅga-Chôḷadêva [III.], who was pleased to take Madurai and the crowned head of the Pâṇḍya :─
‘ In the nineteenth year . . . on the day of Hasta, which corresponded to a Monday and to the ninth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Kanyâ.’ [Ś. 1118] : Monday, 2nd September A.D. 1196 ; but the nakshatra is irregular. 827.─ South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. III. No. 88, p. 217. Śrîraṅgam (Raṅganâtha temple) incomplete Tamil[3] inscription of the 19th year (of the reign) of king Parakêsarivarman, who was pleased to be seated together with (his queen) Bhuvanamuluduḍaiyâr (i.e. ‘ the mistress of the whole world’) on the throne of heroes (which consisted of) pure gold, alias the Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious Kulôttuṅga-Chôḷadêva [III.], who, having taken Madurai, was pleased to take the crowned head of the Pâṇḍya :─ ‘ In the 19th year . . . on the day of Pushya, which corresponded to a Tuesday and to the fifth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Vṛiśchika.’ [Ś. 1118] : Tuesday, 12th November A.D. 1196 ; see Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 219, No. 17. The inscription notices an expedition into the North, at the end of which the king entered Kachchi (i.e. Conjeeveram). It then states that he defeated the son of [Vîra-]Pâṇḍya, took Madurai and bestowed it on Vikrama-Pâṇḍya, and that he took the crowned head of Vîra-Pâṇḍya who had revolted again and given battle at Neṭṭûr. It further relates that he pardoned the Pâṇḍya (apparently Vîra-Pâṇḍya), and the Chêra king, who seems to be identical with a person subsequently mentioned as Vîra-Kêraḷa. 828.─ Ep. Ind. Vol. VII. p. 173, No. 72. Date of a Tirumâṇikuli (Vâmanapurîśvara temple) Tamil inscription of the 19th year (of the reign) of the Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious _______________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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