The Rashtrakutas and their Times c18.s1.28

c18.s1.28

(1) Bevinahalli inscription from Chitaldurg district¹³ of Mysore State, belonging to the time of Khoṭṭiga, informs us that the revenue of two villages Madlur and Malagavadi was 50 *gadyāṇas*, petty taxes in kind being excluded. A *gadyāṇa* was equal to two *kaḷanjus* and the latter was a gold coin weighing about a quarter of a *tola*¹⁴ or about 45 to 50 grains. The revenue of these two villages was thus about 25 tolas of gold or 375 tolas of silver, since the ratio between the prices of the two metals in our period was about 1:¹⁵. (15) Making allowance for the alloy, 25 tolas may be roughly equated to Rs. 500.