South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

Goppaya by his orders continued the campaign (in the course of which, amongst others, Parâkramabâhu, the king^[1] of Îlam, was killed), advanced against Śêndamaṅgalam, forced Kôpperuñjiṅga to release the Chôḷa king, and accompanied the latter to his dominions.

848.─Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 281, No. 45. Date of a Śrîraṅgam (Jambukêśvara temple) Tamil inscription of the year opposite the 16th year (i.e. the 17th year of the region) of king Râjakêsarivarman alias the Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious Râjarâjadêva [III.] :─

‘ In the year opposite the 16th year . . . on the day of Śravaṇa, which corresponded to a Saturday and to the tenth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Kanyâ.’

[Ś. 1154] : Saturday, 25th September A.D. 1232.

849.–– Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 282, No. 46. Date of a Conjeeveram (Êkâmranâtha temple) Tamil inscription of the 17th year (of the reign) of the Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious Râjarâjadêva [III.] :─

‘In the 17th year . . . on the day of Aśvinî and a Tuesday in the first fortnight of the month of Makara.’

[Ś. 1154] : Tuesday, 18th January A.D. 1233.

850.─ South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. III. No. 41, p. 87. Maṇimaṅgalam (Dharmêśvara temple) Tamil inscription of the 18th year (of the reign) of the Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious Râjarâjadêva [III.] :─

‘ In the 18th year . . . on the day of Rêvatî, which corresponded to a Tuesday and to the second tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Siṁha.’

[Ś. 1155] : Tuesday, 23rd August A.D. 1233 ; see Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 282, No. 47.

851.─ South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. III. No. 39, p. 86. Maṇimaṅgalam (Râjagôpâla-Perumâḷ temple) Tamil inscription of the 18th year (of the reign) of the Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious Râjarâjadêva [III.] :─

‘ In the 18th year . . . on the day of Dhanishṭhâ, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the fifth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Dhanus.’

[Ś. 1155] : Wednesday, 7th December A.D. 1233 ; see Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 282, No. 48.

852.–– South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. III. No. 40, p. 86. Maṇimaṅgalam (Râjagôpâla-Perumâḷ temple) Sanskṛit and Tamil inscription of the 18th year (of the reign) of the Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious Râjarâjadêva [III.] :─

In the 18th year . . . on the day of Śravaṇa, which corresponded to a Monday and to the first tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Makara.’

[Ś. 1155] : Monday, 2nd January A.D. 1234 ; see Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 283, No. 49.

853.─ Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 283, No. 50. Date of a Tiruvorriyûr (Âdhipurîśvara temple) Tamil inscription of the 19th year (of the reign) of the Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious Râjarâjadêva [III.] :─

‘ In the 19th year . . . on a Sunday which corresponded to (the day of ) Uttara-Bhadrapadâ and to the third tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Siṁha.’

[Ś. 1156] : either Sunday, 30th July, or Sunday, 13th August, A.D. 1234, probably the latter.^[2]

854.─ South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. I. No. 74, p. 105. Tirumalai Tamil inscription of the 20th Year ( of the regin) of the Tribhuvanachakravartin, the glorious Râjarâjadêva [III.], recording a donation by Attimallan Śambukula-Perumâḷ^[3] alias Râjagambhîra-Śambuvarâyan.^[4]

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^[1] According to Dr. Hultzsch, perhaps a prince of Ceylon.
^[2] In the original date either Uttara–Bhadrapadâ has been wrongly quoted instead of Uttara-Phalgunî, or the first fortnight instead of the second. Compare above, Nos. 480 and 604.
^[3] I.e. the Perumâḷ of the Śambu race.
^[4] Compare below, No. 866.