Articles on Sanskrit Inscription Analysis
The Stray Plate from Tirliṅgi: [Ganga?] Year 28
By R. K. Ghoshal · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1943
The note on the stray plate from Tirliṅgi examines a damaged copper‑plate charter dated to the Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī of the month Phālguna in the twenty‑eighth year of the “increasing régime” (pravardhamāna‑rājya). The scribe Vinayacandra, son of Bhānucandra, is…
Date of the Kalacuri Kokkala I
By Khushal Chandra Vatsalya Jain · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1941
The reign of Kalacuri Kokkala I (circa 840–885 CE) remains partially reconstructed due to scarce primary sources, relying heavily on later inscriptions and dynastic records. Key evidence comes from three inscriptions: the Bilhari Stone inscription of the…
New Plates of King Bhoja in the Indore Museum [Vikrama] Samvat 1079
By R. G. Ojha · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1932
The discovery of new copper‑plate grants attributed to King Bhoja, the celebrated eleventh‑century ruler of the Paramāra dynasty, has added valuable data to the history of medieval Malwa. This article describes a set of plates now housed in the Indore Museum.…
Valipattana Plates of Silara Rattaraja Saka-samvat 932
By Haran Chandra Chakladar · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1928
This article presents a critical edition and translation of a set of copper plates discovered in Maharashtra that record a land grant issued by the Silāra chief Rattarāja in the Śaka year 932. The plates were loaned to the editor by Professor D. R. Bhandarkar…
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…