Articles on Copper Plate Charters
Sanskrit Inscriptions in Tamil Nadu: Vijayanagara to Maratha Periods
By Chithra Madhavan · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2007
Dr. Chitra Madhavan’s *History and Culture of Tamil Nadu, Volume 2 (C.1310-C 1885 A.D)*, published in 2007, examines Sanskrit inscriptions from Tamil Nadu during the Vijayanagara, Nayaka, later Pandya, and Maratha periods. The book, spanning four chapters,…
Damaged Sripur Plates
By L. P. Pandeya Sharma · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1934
In April 1929 archaeologists discovered three copper plates with a seal at Sirpur (ancient Sripur), the capital of Mahakosala. Alongside inscribed images of Buddha and Siva, these plates were examined and found to belong to the Sarabhapura dynasty. The seal…
A Copper-plate Charter of the Haihaya King Maharanaka Ratnadeva II of the Cedi year 878
By L. P. Pandeya Sharma · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1928
This epigraphical article publishes and analyses a copper‑plate charter issued by Mahāranaka Ratnadeva II of the Haihaya dynasty. The plates were discovered near the medieval town of Śeorīnarāyaṇa in Chhattisgarh and bear an unusual seal without the figure of…