Copper Inscription From Vengi Chalukya Era Found In Kodada
It records the gift of the village Pokarani as a Devabhoga for conducting worship, providing food offerings, and renovations and navakarma (new constructions) in the temple of Gundesvarabhattarakaya in the village Kakarti situated in Vengi Mandala of Kondapalli vishaya (after district) by the king”: K.Munirathnam Reddy (Director epigraphy)
HYDERABAD: The 10th-century copper plate inscription, which traces the genealogy of the dynasty from Kubja Vishnuvardhana to Chalukya Ammaraja-1, was recently discovered in a Muslim graveyard at Kodada village in Suryapet district.
Written in Sanskrit using Telugu script dating back to Saka 843, Vrisha, Kanya 8, Simhalagge, Ādityavāre (921 CE April 22, Sunday), the copper plates sealed with a Boar (Varaha) symbol and words Sri Tribhuvanamkusa belongs to the Chalukya King Ammaraja-I
This is the fourth set out of the total nine copper plate inscriptions found, so far.
Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, K. Munirathnam Reddy, director (epigraphy), Archeological Survey of India, said the inscription traces the genealogy of the dynasty from Kubja Vishnuvardhana to Chalukya Ammaraja-1. “It records the gift of the village Pokarani as a Devabhoga for conducting worship, providing food offerings, and renovations and navakarma (new constructions) in the temple of Gundesvarabhattarakaya in the village Kakarti situated in Vengi Mandala of Kondapalli vishaya (after district) by the king,” Reddy said.
According to Reddy, the grant was ordered by the Kadeyaraja (superintendent of the royal camp) and engraved by Gandapacharya.
He said it has five leaves (plates) and the inscription shows that Kakarti was once a large and important settlement, which is also mentioned in other inscriptions.
The other three copper plates belong to the Vengi Chalukya period. Two of them talk about the works of Chalukya Bhima-1 and the third one is about Vikramaditya-2, son of Bhima-1.
After the chemical treatment by the ASI’s science branch, the copper plate has been preserved with the State Heritage Department. The estampage of the inscriptions will be taken on August 1.
