134 
M. Chakravarti —Eastern Gagga kings of Orissa. 
[No. 2, 
are mentioned as his queens. Is Kommidevamma another name of 
Kamala Devi ? He had a daughter through Kommidevamma named 
Sita Devi (No. 345j, and No. 343 records a grant of this Sita Devi. 
No. 324 records a remarkable grant of Vira-Bhanu-Deva III, by 
which he gave to the temple of prikurmam images of Vira-Nara- 
simha Deva and Gaggambiba holding lamps. From this is it to be 
inferred that Gaggambiba was the mother of Bhanu Deva III and not 
Kamala Devi as stated in the copperplates ? 
XIII. Bhanu Deva III. 
[paka 1274-5 — gaka 1300-1], 
Only three inscriptions of this king’s rule have hitherto been 
found:— ,, 
Materials. 
No. 
Lan¬ 
guage. 
Date-extracts. 
References. 
Remarks. 
1 
gaka-varusambulu 1276 gunemti Pra- 
Ep. Rep., No. 315, of 
Verified. 
T. 
tapa-vira-Banu-devara pravard- 
(*dh)amana - vijaya - rajya-sam(*va-) 
tsarambulu 3 gra-i Bhad r a p a d a - 
(jukla-pratipada P andita-vara-muna, 
or gaka 1276 (current), year 3, (?) 
Bhadrapada Qa. 1, Wednesday = 31st 
July, A.D. 1353. 
grikurmam. 
2 
Yira-gri-Bhanu-devasya pravardd ha - 
Ep. Rep., No. 324, of 
Ditto. 
S. 
mana-vijaya-rajya-trtly-aqkke Maka- 
rastbe ravau Pause <jukla-pratipadi 
Bhfgu-vare, (or in words) gak-abde 
ravi-bana-sagara-yute [Pan] s-a d i - 
gukle dine, or gaka 1275, 3rd year, 
month Makara, Pausa gu. 1, Friday = 
grikurmam. 
27th December, A.D. 1353. 
3 
gaka-varsambulu 1275 gunemti Mina- 
Ep. Rep., No. 336, of 
Ditto. 
S.&T. 
gnkla-pratipada Soma - vara n - g r i - 
Yira-Bhanu-devara vija ya-raj y a- 
samvatsara 3 aqka grahini, 
(or in words) gara-siihdhu-netra-dha- 
rani-samkhy-anvite Phalgune mase 
Mina-site tithau pratip a d i gri-Can- 
dra-vare $nbhe, 
or gaka 1275, year 3, month Phalguna 
(?), Mina gu. 1, Monday = 24th Feb¬ 
ruary, A.D. 1354. 
grikurmam. 
- 1 
754 A.H. or A.D. 1353 ... 
Brigg’s Firishta, II, 
p. 296; l.c. Aln-i- 
Akbari, II, p. 219, 
Excursion of 
the Bengal 
Sultan, 
note 1. 
Shams-u d- 
din H a j i 
* 
Ilyas into 
• l 
Jaj-nagar. 
