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Epigraphic Notes

By Dineshchandra Sircar

Vol. 9 · No. 4December - 1933pp. 957–966English

Summary

This section contains multiple short notes on inscriptions. The first note discusses the chronology of the Viṣṇukuṇḍin dynasty, outlining the succession of kings from Vikramendra to Madhavavarman and evaluating whether the kingdom was divided among heirs. The author concludes that despite multiple sons, the kingdom likely remained unified. Other notes may include new readings of copper-plate grants, interpretations of royal titles and corrections to previous epigraphic conjectures. Each note summarises the content of an inscription, its historical context, and its implications for regional chronology. Collectively, the notes reflect ongoing scholarly efforts to refine the understanding of dynastic genealogies and political histories through epigraphy.

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Conclusion

The epigraphic notes highlight the importance of inscriptions in reconstructing the history of early Indian dynasties. By re-examining old grants and proposing new interpretations, scholars can clarify genealogies and challenge assumptions about succession and territorial division. These notes underscore epigraphy’s value as a primary source for historical research.

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  • “There can be no doubt that Pulobiru of the former inscription is identical witlx the Pulobimra of કલ latter and that the village 15 to be identified with the modern Polamuru (the find-spot of both the inscrip- tions), near the Anaparii Railway Siation in the East Godavari District.”
  • “Now, how many years intervened between the date of the first grant and that of the second, that 15 to say, between the 40th (૦: 48th) year of Midhavavarman I and the 5th year of Jayasimha I?”

Works cited in this article

  1. Ep. Ind., XIX, p. 254
  2. Ep. Ind., XVII, p. 338
  3. Inscr. Heng., III, no. I
  4. Bomb. Gaz., I, ii, 380
  5. Bomb. Gaz., T, i. 453

Discussed in this article

People

  • Vikramendra
  • Indravarman 8
  • Vikramendravarman I
  • Madhavavarman I
  • Devavarman
  • Rudradarman
  • Agnijarman

Places

  • Polamuru
  • Guddavadivisaya
  • Asanapura

Texts & works

  • Polamuru grant
  • Ramatirtham plates

Dynasties, sects & groups

  • Visnukundin
  • Eastern Calukya

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Vol. 9 · No. 4
829–834Kalidasa in ChinaLouis Finot835–853Vamana's Theory of Riti and GunaPrakash Chandra Lahiri854–865Krsna and JarasandhaSadashiva L. Katre866–871The Rise of Najib-ud-daulaJadunath Sarkar872–879The Architecture of the Taj and its ArchitectShyam Chand Mukherjee880–885The Puranic Traditions - (about earlier homes and migrations of the Indian Aryas)Narayana Tripathi886–897The Origin of the MalpahariasSasanka Sarkar898–911Some Sanskrit Texts on PaintingV. Raghavan912–922Two Types of Subjectivism in Monistic VedantaMakhanlal Mukherji923–929The Date of KarkacaryaG. B. Makoday930–933Literary Reference to SamudraguptaRamesh Chandra Majumdar934–942An almost Contemporary Account of Mahmud's Invasions of IndiaSri Ram Sharma943–947Daspalla Copper-Plate AgreementBinayak Misra948–950King Narasimha of Gaunda and the study of the Mahabhasya in BengalJogendra Chandra Ghosh951–956Early History of the Gahadavala DynastyDhirendra Chandra Ganguly957–966Epigraphic NotesDineshchandra SircarCurrent article967–968The Art of Pantomime in KeralaC. S. Srinivasachari969–972The Dasas of the Karnatak CountryS. Hanumantha Rao973–977Hindu Theatre (Part 1)D. R. Mankad978–979AryadevaVidhushekhara Bhattacharya979–980Sankaracarya and DharmakirtiVidhushekhara Bhattacharya981Sankara's Reference to a Buddhist PassageVidhushekhara Bhattacharya981–983A so-called Convention of the Hindu DramaMano Mohan Ghosh984–986Varahamihira and BuzurjmehrAdinath Neminath Upadhye987–988Syntactic Position of the Preposition in ArdhamagadhiAdinath Neminath Upadhye989–991Vainyagupta DvadasadityaRamesh Chandra Majumdar991–994Hindu Theatre (Part 2)V. Raghavan995–1003The Seventh All-India Oriental ConferenceP. C. Bagchi1004–1030ReviewsBatakrishna Ghosh, Edward J. Thomas1031–1039Select Contents of Oriental Journals1041–1042Addendum: Some Sanskrit Texts on PaintingV. Raghavan

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