Indian Epigraphy c11.t6.24

c11.t6.24

The mention of the name of the donor in the preamble of a grant is an important source of historical information. In the earlier charters, only the name of the donor is mentioned, with or without a royal title, and occasionally the name of his father and, in some cases, also of his grandfather are mentioned in his description. In certain early records like those of the Sātavāhanas, the king is mentioned only with a metronymic like Gautami-putra indicating his birth from a lady born in a family belonging to a particular gotra.²