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The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c8.66

The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c8.66

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c8.66

A.D. c. 234. Copper-plate inscription found at Mayidavōlu in the Kistna District. It was issued by Śiva-Skandavarman, heir-apparent to the new Pallava throne, in the 10th year of the reign of his father Bappa, who established the Pallava dynasty. The order was given to the Pallava Viceroy at 'Dhannakaḍa' or Amarāvati; and consisted of a grant of villages in the 'Āndhra country' (*Āndhrapatha*). (*Ep. Ind. vi. 84*).

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