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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
KALACHURI OF SOUTH KOSALA town of the former Sonpur State.1 This king is not known from other records, but he pro bably belonged to the Sōmavamsī dynasty, and might be the son and successor of Abhi manyu who founded a feudatory state is that part of Dakshina Kōsala, when Uddyōtakēsarin conquered Utkala and removed his capital to the eastern seaboard.2 Jājallādeva seems to have followed up this victory and also deposed the king of Utkala. But his cause was espoused by his neighbour, the mighty Anantavarman Chōdagańga, who reinstated him. The earliest record which mentions the reinstatement of the Utkala king is the Korni plates of Anantavarman, dated Saka 1034(1113 A.C.).3 This records does not mention the name of the enemy who had deposed the king of Utkala, but the foregoing discussion must have made it clear that he was probably Jajalladeva I. Jājalla seems to have repudiated the political subjection of his house to the Kalachuris of Tripuri and declared his independence. To announce his independence rank, he struck gold and copper coins in his own name . His gold coins are partially modelled on the issues of Gāngēya. They have the king’s name in bold Nāgari letters in three lines on the obverse as on Gāngēya’s coins. The reverse, however, shows the figure of a lion attacking an elephant,4 instead of Lakshmi sitting cross-legged. His copper coins are imitated from those of the Chadēlla Sallakshanavarman, with whom he was allied. They have the king’s name on the observe and the figure of Hānuman facing left on the reverse. Both these types were continued by his successors.
Jājalla founded a city in his own name, called Jājallapura, which is probably identical with modern Jangir( Jājallanagara). He constructed there a temple and a monastery, which he endowed with the gift of some villages. He also excavated there a large tank and raised a mango grove. He repaired the ancient temple of Siva at Pāli by erecting cross walls and giving supports to a broken beam.5 These repairs are memorized by short in scriptions Jājjalla married Lāchchhalladēvi,6 from whom he had a son named Ratnadēva II, who succeeded him. His religious preceptor was Rudrasiva. It is intersing to note that the latter was conversant with the work Dinnaga, a famous Buddhist logician who flouridhed in the fifth century A.C. Vigraharája, who held the position of a mantrin in the previous reign, become his Sándhivigrahika. Another minister of the Gauda race, who was descended from the Kayastha minister of the illustrious Karna of Tripuri, was mentioned distinguished himself in all his wars, was Purushōttama, the son of Sōdhadeva who had served Prithvidēva I in the same capacity.7 The writers of his Ratanpur inscription was Scribed of the Ratanpur royal Family.9 They have written their records on copper-plates And stone-slabs in beautiful letters. Ratnadēva II seems to have suceeded his father in circa 1120 A.C.; for, the earliest
inscription of his reign is dated K. 878 (1127 A.C.). He followed his father’s policy and 1 No. 100, 1.6. The gods coins of Jajjaladeva I and his successors have been found in the Sonpur
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