Pullur Kodavalam inscription
The Pullur Kodavalam inscription (dated to 1020 AD) is an early 11th century stone inscription from Pullur, near Kanhangad in Kerala, south India.[1] The old Malayalam inscription in Vattezhuthu script (with some Grantha characters) is engraved on a single stone slab in the courtyard of the Pullur Kodavalam Vishnu Temple.[2][3]
The inscription relates to the rule of Chera Perumal king Bhaskara Ravi "Manukuladitya" (r. 959/60 – c.1025/26 AD[4]) in Kasaragodu. It is the northernmost available epigraphical record mentioning a Chera Perumal king. The analysis of the inscription also identified king "Manukuladitya" with king Bhaskara Ravi.[2][3]
- The record falls under the A-series inscriptions of king Bhaskara Ravi (dated to 58th A-series regnal year).[2]
- The record says that the uralar (proprietors) of Kudavalam village installed the inscribed stone showing three kalanju (weight used as a standard) of gold as the amount of annual dues (attaikkol) fixed by royal order to be paid to the king (from that village).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Annual Reports of Indian Epigraphy (1963-64), No. 125.
- ^ a b c d Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013 [1972]. 68-70, 84 and 454.
- ^ a b Narayanan, M.G.S. THE IDENTITY AND DATE OF KING MANUKULĀDITYA. Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Vol. 31, 1969, 73–78.
- ^ Devadevan, Manu V. (2020). "Changes in Land Relations and the Changing Fortunes of the Cera State". The 'Early Medieval' Origins of India. Cambridge University Press. p. 122. ISBN 9781108857871.