Elements of South-Indian Palæography, from the Fourth to the Seventeenth Century A.D. c5.s2.t1.2

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¹ The history of the Cera kingdom is excessively obscure, and will, probably, always remain so. Like in most Indian kingdoms that have preserved an existence for several centuries, there were, in all probability, many revolts of feudatories and changes of dynasty; it is thus very little use to accept the "Kŏṅyudeśarājakkaḷ" as an authority, for it bears evident signs of being a very recent compilation from grants and local traditions most clumsily put together. It is translated in the *Madras Journal*, vol. xiv. pp. 1-16. The most important investigation (as yet) respecting the Cera kingdom is by Profr. Dowson (in *Journal of the R. A. S. of London*, vol. viii. and also printed separately).