The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest c8.s14.10

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³ Lat. 17° 51', long. 77°; Indian Atlas, sheet No. 57,—'Kulliannee.'—This is in accordance with the identification made by Sir Walter Elliot, which, though there may be no direct evidence in support of it, there are no grounds for questioning. For an account of the place, which shews that there are now no ancient remains at it, see Archaeol. Surv. West. Ind. Vol. III. p. 23.—There has been an idea that Kalyâṇa was a place of importance in earlier times, and was in fact the capital of the Western Chalukyas of Bâdâmi: in accordance with which, Mr. Rice, in translating the Vakkalêri grant of Kirtivarman II. of A. D. 757, suggested (Ind. Ant. Vol. VIII. p. 27) that the epithet Kârttikêya-parirakshana-prâpta-kalyâṇa-paramparâ, which occurs in the formal preambles of other Chalukya records also, might be understood as applying to the succession to (the throne of the city of) Kalyâṇa; and Mr. Sh. P. Pandit, in translating the Sâlôṭgi inscription of Kṛishṇa III. of A.D. 945, rendered (Ind. Ant. Vol. I. p. 209) pravardhamâna-parama-kalyâṇa-vijay-ôdyama by "engaged in reducing the prosperous and great Kalyâṇa." But, as already remarked (page 335 above, note 1), Kalyâṇa is nowhere mentioned in the records of the earlier Chalukya