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Davangere Plates of Ravivarman

Inscription number 58.  Davangere Plates of Ravivarman (Regnal) year 34. Provenance: Davangere, Chitaldrug (chitradurga) district, Karnataka. Davanagere is a famous city in Karnataka, Due to it’s inherent legacy, Davanagere has started reemerging into an another educational hub similar to ancient Kashi. The city is famous for Harihareshwara temple. This temple is a classic example of …

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Kuntagani Plates

Inscription number 57.Kuntagani Plates of Kadamba Ravi-varman, Year 12.The Kadambas were earliest known native kingdoms of Karnataka. They were contemporaries of the western Ganga Dynasty and together they formed the alliance to rule the land with autonomy.From the mid-6th century the dynasty continued to rule as a vassal of larger Kannada empires, the chalukyas and …

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Nilambur Copper-plates

Inscription number 56. Nilambur Copper-plates of Ravi-varman (497-537 A.D.) Regnal year 5. The Inscriptions of Ravi-varman, present well documented records of  donative, religious, and agrarian practices of the kadambas. The inscriptions especially Guḍnapur Pillar Inscription of Ravivarman, highlights details of religious and political performance of the Kadamba empire and it’s policy of donation of lands …

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Talagunda Stone-Pillar Inscription

Inscription number 54.  Talagunda Stone-Pillar Inscription of Santivarman (455-470 A.D.) The stone pillar is located in front of a ruined Siva temple, called Pranavalingeshwara temple in Talagunda  village, shimoga, Karnataka.  The temple is very close to the  State Highway and is located  80 kilometers northwest of Shivamogga city. This inscription gives major information about the …

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The Kadambas

THE KADAMBAS.Kadambas was a royal family of Karnataka, which ruled northern parts of Karnataka and Konkan.The founder of Kadamba dynasty was Mayur Varma. He brought tribals under him, attacked the Pallava kingdom and founded the Kadamba dynasty. Banavasi, was the capital of the Kadamba empire.Around A.D. 540, the Chalukyas of Badami defeated the Kadambas and captured their kingdom.Inscription …

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Srungavarapukota Plates

Inscription number 52. Srungavarapukota Plates of Anantavarman.Vasishtha  dynasty ruled kalinga in the fifth century C.E.Siripuram and  Srungavarapukota copper-plate inscriptions provide genealogical details of Vasishtha dynasty.These Inscriptions are in Sanskrit and , written I’m Brahmi script of early southern type of 5th-6th centuries A.D.Provenance: Srungavarapukota, Vizagapatam district, Andhra Pradesh.Script: Brahmi, early southern type of 5th-6th centuries …

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The Vasishthas

THE VASISHTHAS. Consequent to decline of Gupta rule, during fifth century CE, following three dynasities emerged in Andhra Pradesh. 1. Matharas 2. Pitr-bhaktas 3. Vasistha Following were the three important kings of Vasishtha dynasty:- 1  Anantavarman son of Prabhanjanavarman,  2. Prabhanjanavarman son of Maharaja Gunavarman, the lord of devapura. Anantavarman ruled his empire from his …

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