Indian Epigraphy c16.s4.71

c16.s4.71

As already indicated above, in the medieval inscriptions of the rulers of the Kannaḍa-speaking area, territorial units are very often mentioned along with a number as in Aṅkottaka-caturaśīti, Bhinaikī Caurāsī, etc. Thus we have Raṭṭapāḍi seven lakhs and a half, Gaṅgavāḍi ninetysix thousands, Nolambavāḍi thirtytwo thousands, Banavāsi twelve thousands, Alande one thousand, Harṣapura seven hundreds and fifty, Purigere three hundreds, Kuknūr thirty, Nirugundagi twelve, Puriddha ten, Tamba six, Koṇḍavaṭi two,¹ etc., etc.