ON THE GANGA KINGS. 



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Jain faith for that of Siva, and made many conquests in the 

 neighbouring countries. He is mentioned as the first who 

 ruled over Karnataka or Mysore. No reason is stated for 

 the change of dynasty which followed, but it seems highly 

 probable that the Grangas of Mysore threw off his yoke and 

 superseded him in the government ; which thenceforth 

 remained in their family down to the close of the 9th century 

 or beginning of the 10th. 



The following is the list of the (janga kings, with their 

 dates, to a great extent verified by grants : — 



A.D. 



Kongani (I) Varmma Dharmma . . 188 to 239 



Madhava (I) 239 to — 



Hari Varmma — 247 to 288 — 



Vishnu Gopa . . . . . . . . 350 



(?)Kaja Malla 



Madhava (II) — to 425 



Kongani (II) 425 to 478 



Avinfta, Duvvimta, Kongani Vriddha, 



Kongani (III) 478 to 513 — 



Mushkara 



Sri Vikrama — to 539 



BM Vikrama . . . . . . . . 539 to — 



Vilanda . . 

 Sri Vallabha 



Nava Kama, Sivamara, Kongani (IV) 



(?)Bhfma Kopa 



Raja Kesari . . . . . . * . 



Prithuvf Kongani 727 to 777 



Raja Malla Deva . . . . . . 



Ganda Deva . . . . . . . . 



Racha Malla, SatyaVakya Kongani (I) 857 to 869 

 Permmanadi, Satya Vakya Kongani 



(II) 869 to — 



Malla Deva — 878 to 894 



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