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No. 38.) MASULIPATAM PLATES OF AMMARAJA II. aq

accepted as correct. Rajamirtanda would appear to be one af the foremost opponents of Ci ukya-Bhima Il, for he i# mentioned in the latter's own Kélavennn plates', Rijamartanda might be a younger brother of Yuddhamalla II or more probably a son of Vikraméditya IT, the Sagal han of Kollabhiganda or Kaliyattyanka-Vijsyaditya IV, who reigned for elewen months after destroying Tila. If so Rajamirtanda would be a daydde of Chalukya-Bhima IL, being his cousin in the same degree. Mallapa and his powerful son may be identified with Yuddha- ‘nulls IT 2ad hiaeMest son ddhiraja Bidapa of the Arnmbika plates.

Vijayé s-AmmarSja II is said to have conquered several of his own kinsmen (ddyddas) before he became the lord of the country or soon after he had ascended the throne, Verse 6 des- et hea the important event thus: “ Having been crowned (as the lord of) the kingdom of Véngi, having conquered his enemy, the rising and powerful Vijayaditya, who had vanquished on nn- meroms battle fields hia own adversaries and whose neck was adorned with the fillet (hawthika- ima) {of the dignity of ywrardja),* having defeated the group of his treacherous kinamen, by rowess of his arm (or his rays) and having pleased the goddess Lakahmi (or the lotus) by dis- ing the darkness viz. his opponents, the sum of the Kahatriya race shines in all splendour”. ‘Dhat Kanthiki-Rata or Kaythiki-Vijayiditya, the son of Ammarija I, was one of the opponents -of king Amma II is not known from any of the records hitherto published, It now appears that Bate or Ka hi ic -Vijayaditya returned to the country, appeared once more as a claimant to the hrone on the death of hia father's step-brother, OhiJukya-Bhima IT. and opposed the accession of tthe boy king Amma II. Among the other rival claimants whom Amma IT had conquered might ah Yuddhamalla I, who was driven away into exile by Chalukya-Bhima I]. The rest af the pasange which describes Ammarajs IT (Il. 30-35) is merely in panexyrical style ie s not contain anything historical. ‘The present record is not dated ; it does not also

The second part of the inscription (Il. 3-51) opens with a description of a family of feuda- tory who professed the Jaina religion and who flourished during the reigns. of “Chat ‘Bhima IW and his son Ammaraja IL There was born in the great family known as,

Tiisnyena-kula, w nobleman called Narav&hana (1), tn oftcer of the Chijukyn kings. He “belonged to the gitra called Grévya ; he enjoyed the privilege and honour of sitting on wirithdeana’ set # liow’seat’ like a crowned prince. Prince Naravithana, like the preceptor of the gods, was a muster of the science of Polity. He outshone the glory of Naravihana, the Regent of the Northern quarter (Rubra). His eldest son was M@laparaja, who was au embodiment of vwittues like

ity, pride and, praiseworthy conduct. He, therefore, bore the epithet Manavadéna, ‘ god

amongst men’. He was a worshipper cof the lotus feet of the Blessed Lord Jina. His wife was ‘M&pdaxhba, who was a pativratd (devoted wife) like the epic princess Sita. She was # fervent follower of the teachings of Lord Jina (Jainavrata). To them, Mélaparija and Méndambé, were born two sons, Bhima or Rija-Bhima and WNaravahana (II). The former would appear to have been named-after Chalukya-Bhima 11" and the latter after spe own grand-father. Both “these princes were intelligent and renowned, ‘They were masters of all d@strarand skilled in the use of various weapons. They resembled Rima and_ Lakshmase (in personal charm), Bhima

~ 48, IL Vol I, pp. Ail. text, line 18; see also above, Vol. TX, p40.

sCompase hia pamage with Fijayddiyars krila-iayphib-gufiatandA-ahhiahthom which scours both in the

-Masulipatam plates of Chilukye-Bhima TL (above, Vol. ¥, p, 136), text-lines 15-16 and note Zon p. 138 and .in the Piganavaram gra of Chijukya-Bhima Il (Ind. Ant. Vol. XIU, p. £134, text-line 2A). © SAbown Vol. VII, pp. 177i, text. line 41,