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South Indian Inscriptions

Volume - III
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part - I
Inscription at Ukkal
Melpadi
Karuvur
Manimangalam
Tiruvallam
Part - II
Kulottunga-Chola I
Vikrama Chola
Virarajendra I
Kulottunga-Chola III
Part - III
Aditya I
Parantaka I
Gandaraditya
Parantaka II
Uttama-Chola
Parthivendravarman
Aditya II Karikala
Part - IV
copper-plate Tirukkalar
Tiruchchengodu
Other South-Indian Inscriptions
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Tiruvarur	Darasuram
Konerirajapuram	Tanjavur
Annual Reports 1935-1944	Annual Reports 1945- 1947
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Early Gupta Inscriptions
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Part - II

Miscellaneous Inscriptions From the Tamil Country

VI.- Inscriptions of Kulottunga-Chola I

No. 64 to 65 Inscriptions at Tiruvorriyur & Tiruvalangadu

No. 66 to 68 Inscriptions at Kolar, Somangalam & Conjeeveram

No. 69 to 70 Inscriptions at Tirukkalukkunram & Srirangam

No. 71 to 72 Inscriptions at Kilappaluvur & Tiruvidaimarudur

No. 73 to 74 Inscriptions at Cholapuram & Conjeeveram

No. 75 to 76 Inscriptions at Tirukkalukkunram & Jambukesvara temple

No. 77 to 78 Inscriptions at Kavantandalam & Perumber

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Eleven years ago the Chalukya-Chola king Kulottunga I. was known only from the Chellur plates of his son Vira-Choda.[1] Since then a considerable number of other records has become accessible. Further versions of the pedigree of the last eastern Chalukya kings are contained in the Pithapuram plates of Vira-Choda[2] and in two of the Pithapuram pillar inscriptions.[3] In his valuable paper on the Kalingattu-Parani[4] Mr. V. Kanakasabhai Pillai gave an abridged translation of this Tamil poem and identified its hero with the Kulottunga I. of the Chellur plates. Dr. Fleetâs paper on the chronology of the Eastern Chalukya kings contains an account of the reign of Kulottunga I.[5] based on all the materials which were available at the time.

The chief source for the history of Kulottunga I. are of course his own inscriptions. I subjoin a list of those which have been discovered so far, grouping them under eight heads for the sake of convenience.

I. Sanskrit and Telugu inscriptions in the country.[6]

II. Two inscriptions in the Mysore State.[7]

III. Three Sanskrit inscriptions at Chidambara,Tiruvengadu and Tiruvorriyur.[8]

IV. Tamil inscriptions without historical introduction.

1. 23^rd year : Tiruvallam, No. 59 above.

2. 39^th year : Pallavaram, No. 312 of 1901.

3. 44^th year : Chidambaram, Ep. Ind. Vol. V. p. 105 f.

4. 48^th year : Manimangalam, No. 32 above.

V. Tamil inscriptions opening with the words thiru mani vilankum

1. 2^nd year : Tiruvorriyur, No. 64 below.

2. 2^nd year : Tiruvalangadu, No. 65 below.

3. 2^nd year : Kolar, No. 66 below.

4. 3^rd year : Somangalam, No. 67 below.

5. 4^th year : Kavantandalam, No. 77 below.

VI. A mutilated Tamil inscription of the 6^th year at Tirukovalur, which opens with the words Poomelarivaiyum (No. 125 of 1900).

VII. Tamil inscriptions opening with the words pugazh suzhntha punari.

1. 5^th year : Conjeeveram, No. 68 below.

2. 6^th year : Conjeeveram, No. 1 of 1893.

3. 11^th year : Perumber, No. 78 below.

4. 14^th year : Tirukkalukkunram, No. 69 below.

5. 14^th year : Ammundi, No. 325 of 1901.

6. 15^th year : Tanjore, above, Vol. II. No. 58.

7. 18^th year : Srirangam, No. 70 below.

8. 20^th year : Kilappaluvur, No. 71 below.

9. 26^th year : Tiruvidaimarudur, No. 72 below.

10. 30^th year : Cholapuram, No. 73 below.

11. Date lost : Simhachalam, No. 363 of 1899.

12. 39^th year : Conjeeveram, No. 74 below.

13 42^nd year : Tirukkalukkunram, No. 75 below.

14. 45^th year : Alangudi, No. 44 of 1891.[9]

15. 47^th year : Jambukesvara temple, No. 76 below.

VIII. Tamil inscriptions opening with the words pugazhmadhu vilanga.

1. 7^th year : Tiruvorriyur, No. 401 of 1896.

2. 10^th year : Tirukkovalur, No. 121 of 1900.

3. 15^th year : Srirangam, No. 61 of 1892.

4. 16^th year : Tindivanam, No. 145 of 1900.

5. 20^th year : Conjeeveram, above, Vol. II. No. 77.

6. 20^th year : the smaller Leyden grant.

7. [2]1^st year : year : Uttaramallur, No. 66 of 1898.

8. 23^rd year : Tirukkalukkunram, No. 180 of 1894.

9. 25^th year : Tiruppulivanam, No. 45 of 1898.

10. 26^th year : Tiruvallam, No. 58 above.

11. 28^th year : Gangaikondan, No. 163 of 1895.

12. 29^th year : Kadapperi near Madurantakam, No. 135 of 1896.

13. 31^st year : Draksharama, No. 196 of 1893.

14. 31^st year : Tirukkovalur, No. 122 of 1900.

15. [32]nd year : Tirukkovalur, No. 130 of 1900.

16. 34^th year : Conjeeveram, above, Vol. II. No. 78.

17. 35^th year : Kadapperi near Madurantakam, No. 136 of 1896.

18. 3[6]th year : Takkolam, No. 18 of 1897.

19. 3[9]th year : Cholapuram, No. 46 of 1896.

20. 40^th year : Draksharama, No. 197 of 1893.

21. 43^rd year : Little Conjeeveram, No. 49 of 1893.

22. 45^th year : Tirumalavadi, No. 80 of 1895.

23. 46^th year : Conjeeveram, No. 35 of 1888.

24. 48^th year : Manimangalam, No. 31 above.

25. 48^th year : Conjeeveram, No. 36 of 1888.

26. 48^th year : Mannargudi, No. 103 of 1897.

27. 49^th year : Gangaikondacholapuram, No. 80 of 1892.

28. Date lost : Tinnevelly, No. 145 of 1894.

29. Date lost : Pallavaram, No. 316 of 1901.

The parents of the kingâs father were the Eatern Chalukya king Vimaladitya, who ascended the throne on the 10^th May A.D. 1011,[10] and Kundava[11] or Kundava,[12] the daughter of the Chola king Rajaraja I. (whose reign commenced between the 25^th June and the 25^th July A.D. 985)[13] and the younger sister of his successor Rajendra-Chola I.[14] (whose reign commenced between the 26^th November A.D. 1011 and the 7^th July 1012)[15]. The parents of the king were the Eastern Chalukya king Rajaraja I., who ascended the throne on the 16^th August A.D. 1022,[16] and Ammangadevi[17] or Ammangayamba,[18] the daughter of the Chola king Rajendra-Chola I.[19] Thus he was a descendant of the lunar race on his fatherâs side and of the solar race on that of his mother and grandmother.[20] A younger sister of his, named Kundavai after her grandmother, is known from an inscription at Chidambaram.[21] The Kalingattu-Parani, which unfortunately is very averse to mentioning proper names, records at least the name of Kulottungaâs maternal grandfather, Gangaikonda-Chola,[22] i.e., Rajendra-Chola I.,[23] and that of his father, the Eastern-Chalukya king Rajaraja I. The verse (x. 3) which contains the second reference has been hitherto misunderstood and âRajarajaâ has been considered a mistake for the Chola king Rajendra-Chola I.[24] Now Mr. Venkayya has found that Mr. Kanakasabhaiâs translation of the verse may be modified as follows : - âVishnu appeared again in the royal womb of the queen of him of the race of the Moon which dispels all darkness, - Rajarajaâs gracious Lakshmi (who was) of the rival race of the Sun.â Here both âthe queenâ and âLakshmiâ refer to Ammangadevi, and her husband is the Eastern Chalukya king Rajaraja I.

[1] Above, Vol. I. p. 49 ff.

[2] Ep. Ind. Vol. V. p. 70 ff.

[3] Ibid. Vol. IV. P. 36 and p. 227 f.

[4] Ind. Ant. Vol. XIX. P. 329 ff.

[5] Ibid. Vol. XX. P. 276 ff.

[6] Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. P. 219 ff.

[7] Ibid. Vol. IV. P. 70, No. 6, and p. 72, No. 9.

[8] Ibid. Vol. V. No. 13, A, B and D.

[9] This inscription contains a long passage which describes Kulottungaâs conquest of Kalinga, but which cannot be published until a second, independent copy of it has been found. The date portion is given in Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. P. 70 f.

[10] This date is calculated by Prof. Kielhorn from the Ranastipundi grant, which will be published by Mr. Venkayya in Ep. Ind. Vol. VI.

[11] Ibid. Vol. IV. P. 302.

[12] Ind. Ant. Vol. XIV. P. 50.

[13] Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. P. 24.

[14] Above, Vol. I. p. 51 f.

[15] Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. P. 24.

[16] Ind. Ant. Vol. XIX. P. 129 f.

[17] Above, Vol. I. No. 39, verse 7, and Ep. Ind. Vol. V. No. 10, verse 6.

[18] Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. No. 4, verse 20.

[19] Above, Vol. I. p. 51 f.

[20] Compare Kalingattu-Parani, x. verse 7.

[21] Ep. Ind. Vol. V. p. 105.

[22] Canto x. verse 5.

[23] See above, p. 62, note 1.

[24] Ind. Ant. Vol. XX. P. 279 f. and Vol. XXI. P. 323.

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