The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest c8.s16.68.1

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Ghauts), broken the power of Irumgoḷa, made Taḷavanapura (i.e. Taḷakâḍ) his own, accepted (by surrender) the Koṅkoṅa country, made Noḷambavâḍi dependent on him, accepted the town of Kôḷâlapura, uprooted Kôvatûr (this, with Kôyatûr, which occurs elsewhere, is probably a shorter form of Kôyimuttûr, i.e. ‘Coimbatore’), shaken the foundations of Tereyûr, passed over Vallûr, caused the town of Kâñchî to tremble, and punished the Malapas. A record of A. D. 1123¹ states that he had subjugated the Gaṅgavâḍi province by reducing fortresses of the three kinds,—on the plains, on hills, and surrounded by water,—at Taḷakâḍ, Nîlagiri, Koṅgu, Naṅgali, Kôḷâla, Tereyûr, Kôyatûr, Koṅgali, Uchchaṅgî, Taleyûr, Pombuchcha, Vandhâsurachauka, and Baleyapaṭṭaṇa.² A record of A. D. 1131³ claims that he was the sole preserver of the rule of Paṭṭi-Perumâḷa; that he burnt up Chakragoṭṭa; that he was like a fierce forest-fire to the territory of the Toṇḍa chieftains (i.e. the Pallavas); that he took Hânumgal; that he slew the Koṅgas; that he drove out Heñjeru; that he plundered Sâvimale; that he laid waste the ghauts; that he dragged (as captives) the Tuḷuvas; that he was a terror to Gôyindavâḍi;⁴ that he pillaged Râyarâyapura, i.e.