Ancient History of the Deccan c6.s4.10

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The inscription of Mahâkûṭa which is dated in the 5th year of the reign of Maṅgaḷêśa i-e. 601-602 A. D. say (Ind. Ant., Vol. XIX, page 7) that this king vanquished Buddha, and the Nerûr plates (Ind. Ant., Vol. VII., page 166) say that he "put to flight Śaṃkaragaṇa's son Buddharâja and killed Swâmirâja of the Châlikya family (see also Ind. Ant., Vol. VI, page 363). We have already spoken of the defeat of Buddharâja when studying the Kalachuri dynasty. The Aihole inscription (Ep.