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BOMBAY
- KARNATAKA INSCRIPTIONS
THE
RASHTRAKUTAS
No.
10 (Page No 10)
(B.
K. No. 94 of 1935-36)
SIDENUR,
HIREKERUR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT
Hero-stone
set up near the temple of Kallesvara
Dhruva-undated
This
damaged hero-stone refers itself to the reign of
Dorapparasa (Dhruva) and states that when Marakka-arasa
was governing Banavasi and Binaeti (Binaeti) Abbe was
administering the town (probably Sidenur itself), a hero
(name not clear) died in a fight.
Reference has been made to Sidiyanaur and
probably to a fight with the Gangas.
No.
11 (Page No 11)
(B.
K. No. 16 of 1935-36)
LAKSHMESVAR,
SHIRATTI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT
Broken
stone built into the wall of the Taluk-office
Srivallabha-undated
This
record is not dated but is assigned to A.D. 793 by Dr.
Fleet who has edited it in Ep. Ind., Vol. VI.,pp.
163 ff.
It
refers itself to the reign of Srivallabha and records a
grant in the form of proportionate quantity of the goods
turned out by the weavers. The grant was made by the headman of the guild of
the weavers of nurumkeri of Purigere i.e., the present
Lakshmesvar.
No.
12 (Page No 11)
(B.
K. No. 113 of 1938-39)
GUDIGERI,
SHIRHATTI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT
Stone
near the Parvatadeva temple Marassalb-
undated
This
fragmentary inscription in characters of about the 8th
century A.D. refers itself to the reign of a king named
Marassalba.
It
mentions one Dadigarasa as governing nadu and also a
certain Subhachandra-pandita. Mention is also made of a menti of gosasa of
Indamma.
The
inscription is Published in Ep. Ind., Vol. VI, p. 257.
No.
13
(Page No 11)
(B.
K. No. 58 of 1935-36)
SAUNDATTI,
PARASGAD TALUK, BELAGAUM DISTRICT
On
a slab set up in the Basti-gudi
Krishna
II â A.D. 875 â 76
The
inscription is Sanskrit and Kannada language is
dated in Saka 797, Manmatha, but is engraved in
characters of about the 11th or 12th
century A.D. The
Saka and the cyclic year correspond to A.D. 875-76.
It
records a grant of
eighteen nivartanas of land by Mahasamanta Prithvirama,
the son Merada, to a Jinendra-bhavana got built by
himself. The
donee is stated to be the disciple of Indrakirtisvamin
who in turn was the disciple of Gunakirti-munisvara. The latter again was the disciple of Mullabhatta
of Mailapatirtha and Kareyagana.
Lines
1 to 4 record a later grant, made by Kanna, of six
nivartanas of land in the sivata Mulgunda in
Sugandhavartti-12. Lines 18-19 state that the grant made by
Prithvirama was renewed by Karttavirya and (his wife)
Bhagalambika on the occasion of a solar eclipse.
The
donors of all the grants are of the Ratta family, Merada
being the first member.
No.
14
(Page No
13)
(B.
K. No. 100 of 1935-36)
HIREBIDRI,
RANEBENNUR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT
Hero-stone
set up in the compound of the Kallesvara Temple
Subhatunga
(Krishna II) â A.D. 878-79
The
record seems to refer to the date [Saka] 800
This
damaged inscription seems to state that a certain Nagati,
son of Duggatigauda died in a cattle-raid, at Salatti. Makara-Ijja was the governor.
No.
15
(Page No 13)
(B.
K. No. 93 of 1935-36)
SIDENUR,
HIREKERUR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT
Slab
lying in front of the temple of Kallesvara
Akalavarsha
(Krishna II) â A.D. 904 - 05
This
record is dated Saka 826, Ratyakshitti, which is
apparently a mistake for Raktakshi. The year given coincided with A.D. 904 â
05.
The
inscription states that, at that time, Lokate was
governing Banavasi Twelve thousand and refers to his
attack on Pombulcha (modern Humcha) and the conquest of
the fort of that place when Nagavarma was administering
Sidiyanur. Lokayya
(i.e., Lokate) made some grant to a gavunda, whose name
is lost. Satyalge
Seventy was under the control of Bijja. The latter portion of the record is badly
damaged.
No.
16
(Page No 13)
(B.
K. No. 37 of 1938-39)
ASUTI,
RAMDURG TALUK, BELGAUM
DISTRICT
Broken
pillar in front of the Kalmesvara Temple
Indra
III A.D. 920-21
The
record refers to the year Vikrama which probably is the
one that fell in Indra IIIâs reign and which coincided
with A.D.920-21.
This
record refers to the reign of Indraballala and states
that in the cyclic year Vikrama, Sadagarara Tiltamma
made a gift of gosahasra.
No.
17
(B.
K. No. 61 of 1937-38)
RUGI,
INDI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT
Two
sides of the elephant-stone (ane-kallu) set up in front
of the
wall of the Hanuman Temple.
Amoghavarasha
A.D.941-42
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The
record is dated Saka 863 corresponding to A.D.941-42.
This
inscription is very severely damaged. The letters Amo in line 11 suggest that the
inscription belongs to Amoghavarsha.
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