[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882) › c8.s16.89 # The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest c8.s16.89 The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest c8.s16.89 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s16.89](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882.c8.s16.89) possessions, he was ruling all the territory included between the lower ghaut of Nangali on the east, Kongu, Chêra, and Anamale on the south, the Bârakanûr pass through the ghauts to the Konkan on the west, and Sâvimale on the north.¹ And a record of A. D. 1127² states that he was then ruling that province at Yâdavapura, which, Mr. Rice says, is the modern Mêlukôte, in Mysore.³ But a record of A. D. 1132⁴ claims that he was then ruling, at Dôrasamudra, over the Gangavâdi ninety-six-thousand, the Nolambavâdi thirty-two-thousand, the Banavâsi twelve-thousand, and the Hânumgal five-hundred. And the Sindigere inscription of A. D. 1137 states that then, at Dôrasamudra, he was still ruling the Nolambavâdi and Banavâsi provinces, in addition to the Gangavâdi territory. And one of the Sinda records⁵ incidentally enumerates the countries, over which he had ruled, as Chengiri, Chêra, Chôla, Malaya, Male, the seven Tulus, Kolla, Pallava, Kongu, Nolambavâdi, Banavâsi, Kadambale, and Hayve. A most valuable servant to him appears to have been the Mahâpradhâna and Dandanâyaka or Hiriya-Dandanâyaka Gangarâja, of the Ganga family, already mentioned as the person through whose agency he acquired the Gangavâdi province.⁶ This officer is mentioned as one of three special promoters of the Jain religion,—the other two being Râya, a minister of the Western Ganga king Râchamalla, and Hulla, a minister of Vishnuvardhana's son Narasimha I.⁷ And we are also told that he restored the ruined Jain temples of the Gangavâdi province,⁸ which had possibly been laid waste at the time when the Chôlas invaded the Belvola country, and destroyed the Jain temples there, in the reign of the Western Châlukya king Sômêsvara I. He is constantly mentioned in terms which describe him as the chief support of Vishnuvardhana's rule.⁹ It was he, in securing the ancient possessions of the Gangas for Vishnuvardhana, by ousting the Tigulas or Tamil people who then held them,—i. e. the imported followers of the Chôla invaders,—defeated Adiyama or Idiyama, a feudatory of the Chôla, who, when encamped at Talakâd, refused to give up quietly the territory which the Chôla king had entrusted to him.¹⁰ It was he, again, who actually put to flight Dâmôdara and Narasimhavarman, and all the other feudatories of the Chôla above the ghauts, and thus made the country subject to the sole authority of Vishnuvardhana; in recognition of which, the latter gave him the district or town of Gôvindavâdi and the village of Tippûr.¹ And he appears to have on one occasion, in or just before A.D. 1118, led a successful night attack against the forces of Vikramâditya VI. himself, when they were encamped, under the command of twelve feudal chiefs, at a place named Kannegâl; in recognition of which Vishnuvardhana presented him with the village of Parama, on the north-east of Sravana-Belgola.² - [Previous: c8.s16.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882.c8.s16.88) - [Next: c8.s16.90](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882.c8.s16.90) - [Up: c8.s16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882.c8.s16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882.c8.s16.89](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882.c8.s16.89) · Pramāṇa