June, 1873.] THREE COPPER PLATES. 175 ants of Wenkat ruled 234 years in twelve dy¬ nasties. It is still believed of Wenkat that he wanders in tho jungle, and will some day again rule over tho place. A Path&n succeeded these Ra- yars. The Pathan was succeeded by his son Abdul Ali Khan, who ruled 25 years. The fort of Vellur was now besieged by tho Marat has headed by Tukojirao and Silojirao, who espied blood flowing out of stones a mile away from tho fort. They began to worship it, and a god named Puliyar issued saying—“ I have been residing here for long.” The Mar&thas hereupon built a pago¬ da, Sambagavinagar, over this stone, and began performing daily ceremonies. A village was also established here of the same name. This god told them in a dream that if they wished to con¬ quer Vellur they should worship Surpayagam. Thereupon proceeding to the river they built a place called Barindavanam for the purpose. As prayers began to be offered here, serpents com¬ menced moving about in the fort of Vellur. The mother of Abdul Ali Khan seeing the palace filled with serpents, insisted on his surrendering the fort to the Marathas. Ho did so accordingly, and removing three miles from Vellur* there founded a place termed Abdulwaram. The rule of these Marathas lasted 35 years, and their sons ruled 20 years more. A Musalman named Zulfikr Khan took the fort by force and ruled 22 years. Zulfikr Khan was succeeded by a Maratha named Sivajirao, who had besieged the fort for three years, and who remained on tho gadi for 30 years. The rule of his son lasted 22 years. After this Pa- th&n Daud Khan, coming from Dehli, made inroads on Vellur and Arkat, tho administration of which he entrusted to his Vazir, and then rcturnod to Dehli. The Vazir and his descendants enjoyed the sovereignty for 45 years. Now commenced the rule of Wallajah for 34 years, and Arkat and Vellur remained in the hands of his descendants until the British power appeared.—Such is tho local legend. THREE COPPER PLATES FROM THE KRISHNA DISTRICT. The Acting Collector of the Krishna District has forwarded threo copper Sasanams to the Madras Government, presented by the Zaraindar of Nazid. The largest of the three was found about a year and a half ago in the Mokasa vil¬ lage of Ederu, near Agiripalli, where the Zamin- dar lives, by a man ploughing; and the others were found in the time of the present Zamin- dar’s father. The writing on all is 8r mixture of Telugu and Sanskrit. The plates are in the Government Central Museum. The following translations were made in the Collector’s office. The first and most important, gives some particulars of the Eastern dynasty of Chillukyas descended from' Kubja Vishnu Vardhana, or Vishnu Vardhana ‘the Little’ or ‘ Hunchback,’ the younger son of Kirtti Varma, and brother of Satyasraya of the Kalyani dynasty,—who established for himself a new kingdom by the conquest of Vengi. His successors extended their territories northwards from the Krishnfi to the borders of Orissa, and ultimately fixed their capital at Rajamahendri, now Rajamandri. Their emblem was the Varaha lfinchhana or Boar-signet. Some orthographical mistakes in the following versions have been rectified, and a
- He conquered Veniri. A. D. 605. See Sir W. Elliot in
Mad. Jnnr. Lit. Sc. vol. xx. p. 81.—Ed. + ‘ Svr.mi MahAsena,’ according to Sir W. Elliot. X Bhagav&n NArayana.—Elliot. few notes added from Sir W. Elliot’s Glean¬ ings respecting this dynasty:— ISri Ramulu. A king called Kubja Vishnu Vardhanudu*, elder brother of Satya Sri Vallabhudu, of the M&na- vyasa gotra or tribe, who was a descendant of a Rishi called H&riti, who got the kingdom by virtue of the boon of Kausika, who was nourished by seven mothers named Bhamhi Maheswaryadi, and who was a votary of Shanmukhudu,f who possessed an emblem of the boar which he obtained by the grace of the godJ and which could subjugate all enemies, who had his body purified by an ablution at tho end of an Asvamcdha and who was a ornament of Ch&lukya race, reigned over the earth for eighteen years. Vishnu Vardhanudu||, son of Indrar&ja, his elder brother, reigned for nine years. His son, Manga Yuvaraja, for twenty-five years. His son Jayasinharaja, for thirteen years. His half-brother, king Kakati§, for six months ; Vish¬ nu Vardhanudu, elder brother of Kakati, for thirty-seven years, after defeating his brother; his son, Vijayaditya Bhattarkudu, for eighteen years; his son, Vishnu Vardhanudu, for thirty-six years ; his son, Vijayaditya Bhupati.^f after fight¬ ing 103 timos within the space of 12$ years with the force of Gangarattu, and after constructing 108 Siva temples, left this world for heaven after || Vishnu Vardliann III.—the fourth king of the Eastern line of Chillukyas.—Ed. § Kokkili, in Sir W. Elliot’s list.—Ed. ^ Narendra Mriga RAja, in Elliot’s list.
