1838.] 



Hindu Inscriptions, 



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them still confined to the little district of Hangal under Ganga Permadi 

 Bhuneka \^ira Udayaditya E,aja, lord of Kolapnra and of Nandagivi, 

 with the Gajindra ensign, &c., ruling over Banawassi, Santalgi, 

 Mandala, and the eighteen Agraharas, by appointment of Bhuneka 

 Malla Chahikya.* 



In Saka 999, however, Tailapa Kadamba became governor of 

 Banawassi and Panangal, and as this is the commencement of the reign 

 of Vikram II., it is not impossible that the Kadamba chief received 

 the dignity as a rew^ard for assisting Vikram to dethrone his brother. 

 From this time the Kadamba grants continue to be more numerous, 

 but are confined entirely to Banawassi, Sunda, and Hangal, &c. 



THE RATTAS. 



Most of the inscriptions regarding this family occur at Samadati, near 

 Pursghur. They were of the Jain faith, and had the following titles: — 

 Maha Mandaleswar Katviryarasu, with the five maha sabdas, the 

 great lord of Attalur pur, trivati turya nirgoshanam,t with the elephant 

 signet, and the golden hawk and crocodile ensign, the sun of the Ratta 

 Kula, whose genealogy is as follows: — 



Nanna Bhup 

 I 



Vir Kartarasu, or Kala Sein Bhup 



r 1 1 



1. Yama Bhup 2. Karna Bhup 3. Kataviriya 



^ Saakarasu.S. 970 Sri SeinBhup, S. 979 



r — 1 « 



Karna Bhup Sankainahisa 



0 ! 



Katviryarasu, lol9. 



Some other names of great nobles occur, but not sufficiently identifi- 

 ed with any particular place to give them much interest. Among these 

 may be instanced Vir Vikrama and his brother Yutanrapal, m.aha 

 mandaleswar governing Gutawalal, now Gutal, on the Tungabhadra. 

 He is styled the great lord of Ujjayani-pur, with the banian-tree signet, 

 and the Vijaya standard, &c. j also a powerful family at Puttudkal, 

 near Badami ; Kartaviryarasu, governor of Belgave, under Rama- 

 chandra Yadu of Devagiri, &c. 



Appendix, No. I. 

 Abstract of an Inscription at Yevur, or Ye-ur, in the Nizam's ter- 

 -ritory, on an upright stone at the Temple of Basavana, on the north 

 side of the village. 

 The sun; the moon ; two sitting figures ; the lingam ; a cow and calf. 

 " Salutation to the varaha form of Vishnu, wdio dried up the bright 

 sea, and took up the afflicted earth on his right tusk. 



* Ins. at Belgavi.No. 10 of VI., Chaluk., vol. i., p. ]i5, 

 t The siguification of these terms is not knowa. 



