Ancient History of the Deccan c6.s2.41

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Mādhava alias Simhavarman, who made the grant commemorated by the Penugoṇḍa plates, reigned over Paruvivishaya and must be identified with the Madhāva of the Beṇḍigānhalli plates (Mysore Archæ. Report for 1914-15, plate XIII) whose son Vijaya-Kṛishṇavarman reigned over Paruvishaya. This king Kṛishṇavarman must have reigned in the middle of the VI century, for, the alphabet of the Beṇḍigānhalli plates is almost identical with that of the Bannahalli (Ep. Ind, Vol. VI, p. 18) and Chikkulla (Ep. Ind., Vol. IV., p. 196) plates. Kṛishṇavarman is the last known king of the Paruvi dynasty.