1847.] 



from the posterity of YadiL 



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i)ongu-d€Sa^ whkh had been accustomed to pay tribute to the Chola 

 king was in the hands of Palliya-carar (chiefs) ; while Vinai-dditya, 

 ruled this kingdom being in Talicad, his minister Vidya-vinaiyaj 

 gave to Mallicarjmna-svami (the tutelary God) of Talicad a chari- 

 table donation of land ; having first obtained the permission of his 

 master, S. Sava year 991. In Satdrana year, 



^' ^^T()68-9.^* ^' ®" ^^^^^ f"^^ ^^^^ Chittiri 



month ; but the letters (of the grant or inscription) 



are gone (defaced^ or lost). That Vinai dditya's wife named Kuvala- 



devi had a son named Vallala. That Vallala- 

 3. Vallala. , . . , , o 



raya, being m the town called oassa, governed a 



small extent of country. His younger brother was named Pedda- 

 deva (and another) Utiyaditya~dem. In union with these persons, 

 he assembled a great army; and took with him his son named Peddata 

 and came back again to Talicadu^ and having conquered the Congu 

 chiefs, he was crowned in that same Talicadu, and residing there he 

 conquered Nonampavddi^ Ganga-vddi, Panavasiy Andicallu ; and, 

 being of the Jama religion, he inquired concerning that Sastra^ 

 His minister (mantri) named Yeca-kadailcum-ayya, obtaining per- 

 mission from the hand of his master, made a charitable donation often 



Cmdacas of land to SannaJcesu-svami, in Saca 

 ^ fo92— 3?^^' ^' ^ y^^^ 1015, in Achiya year, in Ftishya-hahula-tiry- 



odasi, on Tuesday. That Valldla-raya had born 

 ^ p ^ l^ini by his wife a son named Peddata-raya.^ 



Peddorta-vishnmerddhcma-raya^ being anointed and 

 crowned in Talicad, he together with his mawfW n?imedi Madkava- 

 nayaJca having assembled together some forces, by the favour of the 

 goddess residing in Sassa-puram he conquered Tuluva-desa, Cliacra- 

 €uda, Muchanc/i-kolldly Nild-vali-adurga^ Rdyarayottamd-puram^ 

 Terayachur^ Kottavddl, Kerancu—ihe^e and other countries, and 

 governed an extent of country, extending from the west to Codogix, 

 (Coorg) in Malayala-desa^ow the north to Mti-mali, on the south to Con- 

 gu, and on the east to Alam-pddai, he ruled M'ith great devotedness to 

 his guru, and built a palace for himself in Aldsur-gonda-purao 

 While protecting the kingdom (dwelling) in Talicad he fought with 

 the invading Chola-raya, and conquered him. He also fought much 

 with the raja of Kerala-desa, and killed a great many of his people. 



* The reign of Peddata yields local details of places. It is difficult nevertheless to fix 

 the exact localities. His going as far north as Malwa must be an exaggeration ; if not, it 

 seems inconsistent with the position of a kingdom in the south of the Mysore country. 

 Something may depend on determining to what iSriiansha his wife went ; the one at Se= 

 ffingapatanj, or the one at TiiuhinopoJj'. 



