No. 332 of Crīkūrmam shows that Jagannātha Dava of the Eastern Çalukya family was a feudatory of this king. No. 302 mentions a grant of one Gharaļamaji Çri-rāma-sõnāpati, who is described as the military chief of Kaliņga (kalimga-rakşapāla), breaker of Kumāļi (kumāļi-bhamjam), slayer of Kancāla (Kamcāla-çiraç.chēdana) reducer of Konddu (Kömddu-marddana), a lion to Gaņàra-dāmu Kõrama (Gandradāmu. korama simuya-maina), and lastly the own servant and minister (amāitya) of Bhānu Dāva. Except Kaliŋga, none of the other names I am able to identify.

The undermentioned inscriptions of this king's reign have come to light:

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T.

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Çri-Pratāpa-vīrā-di vīra-Naranāra - Ep. Rep., No. 337, of Ditto.
simhya-dēvaru(ra) pravarddhamāna- Crikūrmam.
vijaya-rājya-samvvatsarambulu 7 7
grābi Simbya-çukla 7 Guruvāra-
muna, or year 7, (74) Sinha Ça. 7,
Thursday - 1st September, A.D. 1329.

Çāk-abdē çaçi-nētra-vāņa-[ua]yanē tv-
S. &0. 'Aşādha-kri(kr)şņē tithau Bap ta-

myām,
(or again below) Prata(ā)pa-Sri-vīra. Ep. Rep., No. 331, of Verified.
Naranārasimgga-dēvankkara vijaya- Grikūrmam.
rājya-samvatsa 4 çrāyini Karkka-
taka-kri(r)şpa 7 Kavi-vārē, or Çaka
1252, year 4, month Aşāpha, Karkata-
ka (?) Kr. 7, Friday=8th June, A.D.

1330 (Pūrnimānta).
Pratāpa-vira-ri-Naranā rasin hya-
dēvasya pravarddhamāna-vijaya

rajya-samvvatsa 7 çrā-i Rişava-çukla-
3 paornnami Sõma-văramana, or year | Ep. Rep., No. 314, of Ditto.
T. 7, Rşava pūrņimā, Monday=11th Crikürmam .

May, A.D. 1332.
Çaka-varu(*şa)mbulu 1263 ganěățți
Jyēştha-çukla-pamcami Guru vāra-

munandu (or in words). 4 Qak-abdē Rāma-tarkka-cravaņa-ça çi. Ep. Rep., No. 315, of Irregular. S. &T. yutē Jyöştha-çaklē capakşe pañca- Orikūrmam.

myam Jiva-vāré-bhijiti çabha-dinē, or
Caka 1263, Jyēstha Qu. 5, Thursday.

5 Çaka-varşambulu 1263 gun nē n ţ ţi Ep. Rep., No. 300, of Verified. 8. & T. Pratāpa-çrī-vīra-Naranāras i mh у Çrīkūrmam.

dēve-vijaya-rājya-samvatsarambolu
18 çrābini Komba/bha)-krşņa-daca-
mi Qukra-vārän,
(or in words) Şák-abdē rāma-tarkka-
dyo-mani-parimitē Kumbha- k rşņē
vārē Kävyē ca lagne-bhijiti,
or Çaka 1263, year 18, Kumbha Kr. 10,
Friday=1st February, A.D. 1342

(Pūrnimānta). 6 Vaka-varşambulu 1265 gunnēm ţţi Ep. Rep., No. 308, of Irregular, S. & T. Jyēştha-çakla dvitīyyayu Ravi-vāra- Çrīkūrmam.

munāmda,
(or in words) Bāņa-tarkk-ākşi-çaçi.
samkhya-gañ[ā]nvitē çrēşthē māsi
dvitīyyāyām çukla-paksē-rkka-vāra-
kē, or Çaka 1265, Jyöştha Çu. 2, Sun-
day.
Jaka-varşambula 1267 gunnēm ţţi. Ep. Rep., No. 358, of Verified.
Pratāpi-Qri-vīra-Naranāras imh ya.

Crīkūrmam.
dēvaru(ra) pravarddhamāna-vijaya-
rājya-samvatsarambulu 22 ga çrā-
hini Jyēştha-krşņa-dvitiyyayu Mam-
gala-vāra-munāmặa, or Çaka 1267,
year 22, Jyēștha Kř. 2, Tuesday =
19th April, A.D. 1346 (Pūrņimanta).

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Çaka-vatsarā muni-ra(r)tur-nnētr. Ep. Rep., No. 344, of Irregular.
ēndu-samkhy-ınvitē māsē cākşara- Srikūrmam.
sabditē pratipadē çubhr-amçu-vārē
çubhē Orimat Qri-Narasimhya-dēva-
dharaņi-nathasya, or Qaka 1267, Çrā.

vana (?) Qu. (?) i, Monday. 9 Çaka-varuşaribulu 1267 gunemți Ep. Rep., No. 319, of Ditto. T.

Pratāpa-vira-Naranārasimhya - dēva - Orikūrmam.
sya pravarddhamāna-vijaya-rājya-
gativatsarambula 23 grābi Kumbha
cukla-pratipada Buda(dha)-vārān,
or Çaka 1267, year 23, Kumbha Ga.1,

MATERIALS.---Continued.

1st year.

First year.

From the above we get-
Çaka 1251-2

4th
aŋka or 3rd

year
1253-4
7th

5th
1263-4
18th

15th
1266-7
22nd

18th
1267-8
23rd

19th
1271-2
28th

23rd
1272-3
29th

24th
1249-50
The last year will be the first year of his successor, viz., Çaka

1274-5. The copperplate year 24 does not Last year.

agree with the years of reign thus deduced, 26. But the total of years given in the copperplates to this king, his predecessor and his successor comes out equal to the total of years as deduced from their inscriptions, He was son of Bhānu Dēva II by the queen Lakşmi Devi, The

Puri copperplates name only one queen of Relationships.

his, Kāmala Dēvi ; but in the Çrikūrmam inscriptions, Gangā Dēvi alias Gaygãmba or Gangambikā (Nos. 308, 309, 343, and 344), and probably Kõmmi-dēvammā (Nos. 310 and 345)

are mentioned as his queens. . Is Kommidēvammā another name of Kāmala Dāvi? He had a daughter through Kommidēvammā named Sitā Dēvi (No. 345), and No. 343 records a grant of this Sitā Dāvi.

No. 324 records a remarkable grant of Vira-Bhānu-Dāva III, by which he gave to the temple of Crikūrmam images of Vira-Narasimha Dēva and Gangāmbikā holding lamps. From this is it to be inferred that Gaŋgāmbikā was the mother of Bhānu Dāva III and not Kāmala Dēvi as stated in the copperplates ?

XIII. Bhānu Dāva III.

[Çaka 1274-5 – Çaka 1300-1). Only three inscriptions of this king's rule have hitherto been found:

MATERIALS.

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1 Jaka-varugarbulu 1276 ganēmți Pra- Ep. Rep., No. 315, of Verified.
T. tāpa-vīra-Bāņu-dēvara pra vard. Qrikūrmam.

(*dhamana - vijaya - rājya-sam *va-)
tsarambula 3 Crā.i Bhad rāpada.
çukla-pratipadā Pandita-vära-muna,
or Çaka 1276 (current), year 3, (?)
Bhādrapada Ju. 1, Wednesday=31st

July, A.D. 1353.
2 Vīra-Orī-Bhānn-dēvasya pravardd ha. Ep. Rep., No. 324, of Ditto.
S. māna-vijaya-răjya-trtiy-āŋkko Maka- Grīkūrmam,

First year.

The above give us-
Çaka 1276 (current), or 1274-5 3rd (? 2nd) aşka or 1st year.
1275 (expired), or 1275-6 3rd

2nd
1274-5

1st year.

From the initial year of the succeeding king, we get Çaka 1300-1
Last year.

as the last year of this king. The inter

vening period comes to 27th year against 26 allotted in the copperplates. As noticed under Nșsimha Dēva III, the total of years in the copperplates for these three kings, viz., 74, is just equal to the number of years intervening between 1227-8 and 1300-1,

He was son of Nộsimha Dēva III by Kāmala Dēvi. He has Relationship and Ti. been variously styled as Çri.Vira or Viratles.

Cri-Bhānu Dēva, and Pratāpa-Vira-Bhānu

Dāva.'
No. 324, of Crikūrmas records that the king gave images of Vira-

Narasimha-Dēva and of Gangāmbikā hold-
Historical Facts,

ing lamps, on the 1st day of Pauça çukla

paksa. In A.D. 1353, Hāji Ilyās, the Bengal ruler, apparently hearing of the death of the king, raided into Jāj-nagar for capturing elephants. Later on, Saŋgama, the nephew of Bukka I, of Vijayanagara, is credited with having defeated the Gaja-pati

, i.e., the Orissa king. Apparently