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140 . RPIGRAPHTA INDICA. [ Vou. XX¥.

which date is nearly a decade later than Ana-Vota's supposed defeat in Saka 1983. Whether Ann-Viita's reign ceased with his defeat at the hands oe Bthgas song, and his brother ticceeded to the throne forthwith, we must leave for fature diseavery of fresh records to decide, ‘pie

A few details about this king gathered from the Elliot Collection record referred to already! may be added bere. The inscription begins, au usual, with the genealogy of the Reddi chiefs com- meucing with Prdla and his sons Micha, Véma, Dodda, Anna and Malla by his wife Annamimba. Here Vimn's two sons Ana-Vota and Ana-Véma are mentioned and the former's exploita recomnted, His conquests are said to have extended os far us the banks of the rivers Kyishn’ and Gautam, a fact which is corroborated by a verse in the Vivdgwpurdnamu which tefers to the defeat by Ann: Vita of a certain Ravutu-Kaa on the banks of the Krishna before the very eyes of god Amaréi- vara! Ano-Véma associates himaclf in this inscription with his brother Ana-Vote in endowing Janda to more than 189 Bribmans, amongst whom, besides the VidyadAikarin Mallu-bhatta already mentioned, the mention of Eqypuya-preaada is of particular interest. Anu-Vima, it must be noted, is here called Ana-Véma-Bhipati Maharaju (the wording in the inseription is! yi raju townie Ava-Vima-Bhipatt Mah@[ri*}ju). The date of this insctiption is unfortunately lost: but it must have heen exeouted some time prior to Sala 1293, which is the earliest year ‘known for Anu-Véma, the successor of Ann-Vota,

Of the place-names mentioned in the inscription nnider publication the following, riz, Bask- kanipalli, Vinnakdta, Kanumerla, Pottipidu and Kelavapizhdi, may be identified reapeo- tively with the modern Saikarshapapuram, Vinnakéta, Kanumeria, Pottipadu and Kalaya —all in the Gudiviga taluk of the Kistna District. Gururhjakega may possibly be identical with Gupja-Kégaru. The other villages, viz., Rajiniyini Palaparti, Kriikulamirtti or Kyinkus lamigm, Pilakégu, and Pulipidu, I am unable to identify. Alligngja may be a pand and Aluka-panniss, probably a field, Dathktru andl Vanndru must be two local streams. The village Kodiiru is said to be situated on the banks of the Malapaha; but there is no stream of this name anywhere in this locality now. The Drujjavaram grant of Ana-Vema (Saka 1993) rolers to this river as situated in Kurtti-dééa and the grant village Drujjavarain eliae Ann: Vémapuram os situated on the banks of this stream.* Drujjavaram is evidently the modern Jujhavaram. which is |? milea south west of Kodirn. Both those villages are situated close to the present Pulléra canal, which appears to be the present representative of the river Malapahi referred to in the above copper-plate records. j

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1 Ben fa. 4, p 138, 4 Andhra Vishaupurigame by Stirans, Aivian I, y. 22, 1A, Bon 3.1. Epigraphy for 1922-28, App. A, No. 15,

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