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fact that the Chalukkyas 1 inhabited primitively, as did the 

 Yadavas of Tamilakam, the regions of the Ganges in the 

 north, and their emblem, 2 agreeably with this fact, was 

 the Gnnga and the Yamuna, and they belonged to the Lunar 

 race. Moreover, the appellation " Vallabha," 3 frequently 

 used for the Yadavas in Vishnupuranam," appears appended 

 to the names of the Chalukkya rulers in their inscriptions, as 

 in the names, for instance, " Pulikesi Vallabha " and " Kirti 

 Varma Vallabha." This is a clear proof that the Chalukkyas 

 were Yadavas by race. Further, the students of Indian 

 archaeology also say that the Chalukkyas were a branch of the 

 Andhra emperors of ancient Maghada, who, it is held, were a 

 mighty race even before the time of king Asoka, and that the 

 Kalachuris, 4 the descendants of Vikramarka, the Kakatiyas 5 

 of Orissa, and the Yadava Narapatis of Vijayanagaram, were 

 only offshoots of the same great Andhra race. If the 

 Narapatis of Vijayanagaram, who called themselves Yadavas, 

 were, as above stated, a branch of the ancient Andhra race, it 

 follows then, as a logical sequence, that the Chalukkyas, who 

 were also a branch of the Andhra race, were likewise Yadavas 

 by descent. A proof still more convincing of the racial 

 identity of the Vels of Tamilakam and the Chalukkyas, is 



1 For a brief history of the Chalukkyas, please see " Gazetteer of 

 Mysore," by Mr. Rice.— V. J. T. 



2 The Gunga and the Yamuna were the emblems of the Guptas. The 

 Chalukkyas defeated the Guptas in a pitched battle, and in memory of 

 the great victory added the emblem of the conquered foe to their own , 

 which was the figure of a boar. — V. J. T. 



3 *' Vallabha " means those who roam about, " Vala-samvaranam," to 

 come round. This appellation was given to the Yadavas on account 

 of their roving habits after their herds of cattle in the various districts 

 they had occupied. 



4 The Kalachuris were of Haiheya descent. According to the 

 Puranas the Haiheyas were a section of the Yadavas. ' ' Professor H. H. 

 Wilson imagines them to be," says Mr. Lewis Rice, " a foreign tribe, 

 and inclines with Tod to the opinion that they may have been of 

 Scythian origin, and perhaps connected with a race of similar name 

 who first gave monarchs to China."— See the " Gazetteer of Mysore," 

 p. 274, "History, Legendary Period." The names Nissankamalla 

 and Apratimalla occur among the names of these kings. — -V. J. T. 



6 These kings ruled Orissa about 800 years ago, and were connected 

 with the earlier Gunga dynasty of Mysore. — V. J. T. 



