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ed from Congu-Jiad he was attacked, defeated and beheaded, either 

 by V'lcrama, or by Kidhttmtga ; %yho then governed the Pandif/aand 

 CJiola kingdom, and over-ran the Congu-desa in its enfeebled state. 

 He would thus unite three kingdoms. In the poem Calingatu-parani, 

 Kidoitunga-cliola is described as the successful invader of Telwgana ; 

 the fact of a Chola conquest, being unquestionable. He gave the 

 Tonda-mandalam to bis illegitimate son Ado?idai, and his legitimate 

 son (as I presume) Rajendra succeeded him ; ruling over the Cho- 

 la^ Pandiya^ Congu, and (through Adondai) the Tonda-mandalam, 

 and part of Telingana. Pira-chola I suppose to have remotely suc- 

 ceeded Rajendra ; his power at Rajolunundry being unbroken in 

 S. S. 1001. I carefully note however that the long interval A. D- 

 886 to A. D. 1079 (or even the medium date A. D. 1027) is alto- 

 gether too long, without a succession of kings. May I cut the knot, 

 by supposing that Aditya-vanna " the sun jewel," is a loose epithet 

 for the CJiola power ? The fact that the leading document does not 

 include with the Chola kings the well authenticated names of Kulot- 

 tuiiga and Ptajendra^ either implies that they went before, or else that 

 they are mentioned by common Tamil names, rather than by high sound- 

 ing titles. 



What I consider to be nearly certain, as to the foregoing para is 

 that Vicrama, or Kidottunga, conquered Madura and Caroor, and that 

 Kulottunga successfully invaded the north country ; generally de- 

 signated as Telingana ; and that he gave the Tonda-mandalam to 

 his illegitimate son Adondai, If any thing can be proved, so much 

 can. The Tonda-mandalam was bounded on the south by the Pa- 

 lar ; east by the sea ; north by the Calahasti mountains ; west by 

 the ghats, and includes Kanclii the capital. Adondai had to con- 

 quer his kingdom from the Curumhar and Puralar : the fort of the 

 latter was the modern Red-Hills ; which was obstinately defended. 

 The statement, by Mr. Ellis, of " a feudatory chieftain of Rajendra 

 ascending the throne of Tonda-mandalam in the ninth year of Rajen- 

 dra :" would shghtly tend to shake my opinion that Kulottunga and 

 Ttajcndra cannot be the same person. The statement is however 

 vague. It might apply to the successor of Adondai ; for Adondai 

 had to cut his way clear to the throne. His successor would find 

 the throne prepared. But why do I not admit Kulottunga and Ra- 

 jendra to be the same r 1st, Because the two men are described by 

 dijSerent characters, and different actions. 2nd, Different titles are 

 not given to the same individual, in inscriptions. 3rd, Kulottunga is 



