The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c8.140

c8.140

About this time, according to the Malepāḍu C. P. grant, a family of ‘Chōḷa-Mahārājas’, claiming descent from Karikāla Chōḷa, were ruling the ‘Rēṇāṇḍu 7000’ country—parts of Cuddapah, Kurnool and Nellore Districts. The grant mentions Puṇya-kumāra alias Pormukha-Rāma as ruling, and gives his pedigree for four generations. The late V. Venkayya believed these chiefs to be the ‘Chuliye’ alluded to by the Chinese visitor Hiuen Thsang in A.D. 639 (V. R. i. Cudd. 435, 455. E. R. 1904-5, p. 48). Puṇya-kumāra is mentioned on a vīrakal at Chippili, near Madanapalli in Cuddapah District.