No.

Place of inscription.

Dynasty.

King.

Date.

Language and
alphabet.

Remarks.

DHARWAR DISTRICT—cont.
NARGUND PETHA—cont.
Sōmāpūr—cont.

84

A third hero-stone set up in the
same place.

Western
Chāḷukya.

Tribhuvanamalla Sōmāśvaradēva.

4th year, Parābhava, Chaitra,
śu. 8, Monday.

Kannaḍa           . .

Slightly damaged. Records the death of Saṅkeya-Sāhaṇi, a servant of Chaladaṅkarāma Mādi-śeṭṭi when
the latter had beseiged the fort of Kundugōḷa.

85

A fourth hero-stone set up in the
same place.

Do.                  . .

Pratāpachakravartin Jagadēkamalladēva.

9th year, Akshaya.
Āshāḍha, ba. 11,
Sunday.

Do.                 . .

Records the death of Nāḷprabhu Kēti-Śeṭṭi of Kalkere
while fighting at Sirivoḷal with the people of Kāginele
and also of Kommara Sāntōja on the same occasion.

86

A fifth hero-stone in the same
place.

Do.                     . .

Tribhuvanamalla Sōmēśvaradēva.

3rd year, Viśvāvasu,
Mārgaśira, śu. 8.
Monday.

Do.                . .

Records the death of Boppaṇa, a servant of Chaladaṅkarāma  Mādi Śēṭṭi when Tailahadēva of  Dēvaṅgēri
had raided the cattle of Kalukere.

87

A sixth hero-stone in the same
place.

Do.                     . .

Pratāpachakravartin Jagadēkamalla.

9th year, Akshaya,
Āshāḍha, ba. 11,
Sunday.

Do.                     . .

Incomplete. Seems to record the death of a son of Kēta
at Sirivoḷal during the fight with the people of
Kāginele in which Nāḷprabhu Kēti-Śeṭṭi of Kalukere
had fallen. See No. 85 above.

88

Hero-stone set up to the right of
the same temple.

. .

                        . .  . .

Īśvara, Dvitīya-Phālguṇa, śu. 14,
Tuesday.

Do.                     . .

In characters of the 14th-15th centuries A.D. records
the death of Chika, son of Gōya-Nāyaka, a household-officer (mane-adhikāri) of Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Sāḷuveya
Ballugidēva-Rāṇeya, while fighting with certain
rāhutas.

89

Another hero-stone set up in the
same place.

. .

. . . .

. . . .

Do.                     . .

Records the death of Hiriya-Nāgaiya, son of Nāḷprabhu
Sōya-Śeṭṭi in a fight.

90

Third  hero-stone in the same
place.

Kaḷachurya

Āhavamalladēva            . .          . .

4th year, Śōbhakṛit,
Vaiśākha, ba. 1
Sunday.

Do.                     . .

Records the death of Bammuga, a servant of Chaladaṅkarāma Mādaṇa-Śeṭṭi in a fight with Vemmaṇa at
Raṭṭahaḷḷi. See No. 84 above.

91

A fourth hero-stone in the same
place.

. .

                        . . . .

                                    . . . .

Do.                     . .

Records the death of Chika-Nagaiya, son of Nāḷprabhu
Sōyi-Śeṭṭi evidently in a fight. See No. 89 above.

HIREKERUR TALUK.

92

Siḍenūr.—Slab set up close to the
temple of Kallēśvara.

Western
Chāḷukya.

Jagadēkamalladēva           . .

Śaka 937, Rākshasa.
Uttarāyaṇa, full-moon day.

Do.                     . .

Badly damaged and mutilated. Seems to record a gift
of land made by the several Gāvuṇḍa of Siḍiyanūru
for the benefit of the temple of Kalidēva (of the place),
when Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara  Kāṭimayyarasa was governing the Banavāsi-12000 province. Mentions in a
supplement, Sattaḷige Seventy and Perggaḍe Chāmuṇdamayya.

93

Slab lying in front of the same
temple.

Rāshṭrakūṭa.

Akālavarsha       . .      . .           . .

Śaka 826, Raktākshi

Do.                     . .

Slightly damaged and worn out. Refers to Lōkaṭe as
governing Banavāse—2000 province and Daṇḍanā[ya*]ka Dēvayya as administering the village Siḍiyanūru. Mentions Bijji as the Nāḷgāmuṇḍa of Sattaḷise
-70 division.

94

Hero-stone set up near the same
temple.

Do.

Dōrapparasa        . .         . .     . .

. .

Kannaḍa
     (archaic).

Damaged  Seems to refer to a fight with the Gaṅgas.
Mentions Mārakka-arasa as the governor of
Banavāsi-nāḍu and Binaeti-abbe as administering
the village. Mentions also Aridhīra as the gōmiga of
Siḍiyanūru.

95

Broken hero-stone set up in the
same place.

. .

. . . .

. .

Do.                     . .

In characters of the 8th century A.D. Fragment. Refers
to Aridhīra and the death of a hero (name not clear).

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