Online etexts, ASI: Inscriptions of Southern Bharatam

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Srinivasan Kalyanaraman <kalyan97@g...> wrote:

 

Professor Hultzsch from the latter part of 1886 when he was appointed

Epigraphist to the Government of Madras started a systematic collection of

Inscriptions of Southern India. The Publication of these documents with

texts and translations was taken up simultaneously and the following

fascicule of South Indian Inscriptions were issued between the years 1886

and 1903. They included 321 records edited critically and supplied all the

material that may be practically necessary for constructing the rough

outlines of Chola and Pallava history.

 

In the year 1909, the later Mr. V. Venkayya, M.A., Rai Bahadur,

Epigraphist

to the Government of India, volunteered his services to continue the

work of

Professor Hultzsch.

 

In these pages, we present these publications as printed by the

Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). This work has taken an enormous

amount

of energy, time, and money to digitize. Most importantly, these

volumes were

made possible by the dedication of our staff Mr. Ganesh Kumar and later by

Messers Prabhu and Selvam.

 

We hope that the availability of these inscriptions will spur research

into

South Indian history.

 

Volume

1<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_1/ind\

ex.html>contains

Tamil and Sanskrit inscriptions chiefly collected in 1886-87. It

carries inscriptions of Pallava dynasty, Kailasanatha temple at

Kanchipuram,

Eastern Chalukya dynasty, inscriptions at Mamallapuram, Velur,

Virinchipuram, Polur, Padavedu.

 

Volume

2<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_2/ind\

ex.html>presents

an introduction to Epigraphy, brief history of Rajaraja Chola I. It

carries inscriptions of Rajaraja Chola I, Rajendra Chola I,

Konnerinmaikondan, Thirumalaideva, and Mallapa Nayaka found in the

Thanjavur

Brihadeshwara Temple. It also presents cave and copper plate texts of

Nandivaraman Pallavamalla, Parantaka Chola I, Kollothunga Chola I,

Rajaraja

Chola III, Achuthappa Nayaka, and Vijaya Nandivarman (III).

 

Volume

3<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_3/ind\

ex.html>contains

miscellaneous inscriptions of Tamil. It carries inscriptions of

Parthivendravarman, Parakesarivarman, Parakesarivarman Uttama Chola,

Parantaka II, Rajakesarivarman, Madiraikonda Rajakesarivarman,

Parakesarivarman Parantaka I, Rajakesarivarman Aditya I, Virarajendra I,

Kulottunga Chola I, Vikrama Chola and Kulottunga Chola III. It also

presents

copper plate texts of Rajendra Chola I, Rajadhiraja I, Kulottunga Chola I,

Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva, Kulottunga Chola III and

Rajakesarivarman.

 

Volume

4<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_4/ind\

ex.html>Miscellaneous

Inscriptions in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada

 

Volume

5<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_5/ind\

ex.html>Miscellaneous

Inscriptions in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada

 

Volume

6<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_6/ind\

ex.html>Miscellaneous

Inscriptions in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada

 

Volume

7<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_7/ind\

ex.html>Miscellaneous

Inscriptions in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada

 

Volume

8<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_8/ind\

ex.html>Miscellaneous

Inscriptions in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada

 

Volume

9<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_9/ind\

ex.html>contains

miscellaneous inscriptions in Kannada inscriptions from Andhra

Pradesh. It was edited by R Shama Sastry assisted by N. Lakshminarayan

Rao,

and first published in 1941, this scholarly series compiles inscriptions

from Banas, Vaidumbas, Nolamba-Pallavas, Chalukyas of Badami,

Rashtrakutas,

Chalukyas of Kalyani, Kalachuryas, Cholas, Hoysalas, Yadavas, Guttas,

Alupas, Cholas of Renandu, Eastern Chalukyas and the dynasties of

Vijayanagara, Ummattur Chiefs, Changalva, Mysore Kings miscellaneous

dynasties.

 

Volume

10<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume10/in\

dex1.html>contains

Telugu inscriptions from Andhra Pradesh. It was edited by

Kalaprapurna J Ramayya Pantulu and N Lakshminarayan Rao and first

published

in 1948, this scholarly series compiles inscriptions from the region then

known as the Madras presidency. It contains inscriptions of Vishnukundins,

Eastern Chalukyas, Western Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Cholas, Kakatiyas,

Reddis, Early Cholas of Renadu, Vaidumbas, Chindas, Eastern Gangas,

Gajapathis, Qutb-Shahis of Golkonda, Moghuls, and smaller miscellaneous

dynasties.

 

Volume

11<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_11/i\

ndex.html>contains

Bombay-Karnataka Inscriptions(Vol-1 - Part I & II) of the

Narasimhavarman I, Simhavishnu, Vijayaditya Satyasraya, Vikramaditya II,

Kirtivarman II, Rashtrakutas, Govinda III, Amoghavarsha I, Krishna II,

Govinda IV, Krishna III, Kottigadeva, Ahavamalla Taia II, Irivabodanga

Satyasraya, Jagadekamalla Jayasimha II, Trilokyamalla Somesvara I,

Bhuvanakamalla Somesvara II and Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI of the

Western Chalukya dynasty of Kalyana. A great

Introduction<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/v\

olume_11/introduction.html>to

this inscription is also included.

 

Volume

12<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_12/i\

ndex.html>contains

265 Pallava inscriptions dating from the 3rd to 13th

A.D. A brief history of the Pallava empire is also presented in this

book's

introduction<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/v\

olume_12/introduction.html>

..

 

Volume

13<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_13/i\

ndex.html>contains

later Chola 352 inscriptions from Chitoor to Tirunelveli. About 50

of them belong to Aditya Chola I. While it is difficult to differentiate

inscriptions between Gandaraditya Chola and Sundara Chola, astronomical

references in some inscriptions have enabled the identification of some of

them to Gandaraditya Chola who seemed to have been assisted in

Administration by his brother Arikulakesari also known as Arinjiya Chola.

About 60 inscriptions are identified with Parantaka II Sundara Chola.

About

50 inscriptions are attributed to Rajaraja Chola I. Also mentioned in

several inscriptions are feudal kings such as Palluvetraiyar, Kodumbalur

Vellar.

 

Volume

14<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_14/i\

ndex.html>contains

Pandya inscriptions. The Annamalai inscriptions and Vellvikudi

plates are reproduced. A very good

introduction<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/v\

olume_14/introduction.html>to

the Pandya dynasty is also included.

 

Volume

15<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_15/i\

ndex.html>contains

the Bombay Karnataka Inscriptions of the Chalukyas, Kalachuris,

Yadavas, Hoysalas, Kadambas, Sindas, Vijayanagara Kings, Muslim Rulers,

Marathas, East India Company and Miscellaneous Inscriptions.

 

Volume

16<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_16/i\

ndex.html>contains

the Telugu inscriptions of the Vijayanagara Dynasty. The 335

inscriptions in this volume is only a small fraction of inscriptions in

Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada of this glorious dynasty. A great

introduction<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/v\

olume_16/introduction.html>to

this dynasty is also included.

 

Volume

17<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_17/i\

ndex.html>contains

771 inscriptions collected between 1903-1904. The inscriptions are

from several dynasties including Western Chalukya, Chola, Hoysala,

Kalachurya, Marathas of Tanjavur, Nayakas of Thanjavur, Pallava, Pandyas,

Pandyas of Ucchangi, Rashtrakutas, Sambuvaryas, Sultans of Mysore, Telugu

Cholas, Tondaman, Vijayanagara, Yadava, and Yadavaraya.

 

Volume

19<http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_19/i\

ndex.html>contains

full of Tamil Inscriptions about Parakesarivarman.

 

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