Chalukya-era Copper Plates Found At Kodad In TG
The find indicates that King Vikramaditya-II, during his coronation, had granted the village Kovuru, located in Kanderuvadi Vishaya, to Lokamamba, the wife of Gunda-II, who had died while assisting Vikramaditya-II in the war against Talapa to regain the throne.
Vijayawada: The Archaeological Survey of India has recently uncovered a set of three copper inscriptions at Kodad village in Suryapet district of Telangana. These inscriptions detail the coronation date of Vengi Chalukya King Vikramaditya II.
Written in both Sanskrit and Telugu, the inscriptions are dated March 6, 918 CE, and begin with a 'prasasti' (a formal eulogy) of the Samanta Vetti family, who are the ancestors of the Kakatiyas. They mention the genealogy of the dynasty from Kubja Vishnuvardhana to Vikramaditya II, along with the respective ruling periods. Notably, the inscriptions detail that Talapa was captured and imprisoned by the young king Vijayaditya, who ruled for one month.
Vikramaditya II, the son of Chalukya Bhima I and Vijayamahadevi, is represented in the inscriptions with a seal bearing the symbol of a boar (Varaha) and the legend "Sri Tribhuvanamkusa."
The find indicates that King Vikramaditya-II, during his coronation, had granted the village Kovuru, located in Kanderuvadi Vishaya, to Lokamamba, the wife of Gunda-II, who had died while assisting Vikramaditya-II in the war against Talapa to regain the throne.
The historical significance of the grant is that it mentions the genealogy of the ancestors of Kakatiyas, starting from Samanti Vetti, Gunda-I, Erra and Gunda-II. This is the earliest copper plate that provides the genealogy of the ancestors of the Kakatiyas.
