Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c9.s2.t6.19

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Northern India: Gāhaḍavālas, Kacchapaghātas, Tomaras Central India: Candellas, Kalacuris Eastern India: Bhañjas, Candras, Khaḍgas, Pālas, Senas, Varmas, (Bengal); Bhauma-Karas, Eastern Gaṅgas, Gaṅgas, Śailodbhavas, Somavamśīs, Sūryavamśīs (Orissa); Bhaumas (Assam) The Deccan: Cālukyas of Kalyāṇa, Eastern Cālukyas of Veṅgī, Eastern Gaṅgas, Kākatīyas, the kingdoms of Vijayanagara, Yādavas of Devagiri The far south: Coḷas, Hoysaḷas, Pāṇḍyas Inscriptions in Sanskrit issued by or under Muslim rulers are also found in some numbers, for instance, the Burhānpūr inscription of ʻĀdil Shāh (Appendix, no. 14), recording the dedication of a mosque. Often these are bilingual (Sanskrit and Arabic or Persian).⁹⁶ Nondynastic Sanskrit inscriptions of various sorts, mostly private donative records, are also found in good numbers throughout this period; especially common are Jaina temple dedications and image inscriptions.