History of the Pallavas of Kanchi c11.s1.34

c11.s1.34

As regards the Kaḷabhras we find that their history is equally obscure. These people figure also among the kings conquered by the Chāḷukya king Vikramāditya and Vinayāditya. They seem to have invaded the Pāṇḍyan capital and having routed the ruling king established their rule. According to the Veḷvikudi plates the Adhirāja was ousted from power and the country occupied by the Kaḷabhras. (*Tiruvilaiyādal-Purāṇam*). Mr. Venkayya relying on the evidence of Periyapurāṇam where the Karṇāṭakas are said to have invaded and occupied Madura, proposed to identify the Kaḷabhras with the Karṇāṭakas (*Ep. Rep. for 1908*, paras 25-26). Mr. T. A. Gopinatha Rao deriving the word Kaḷabhra from Kaḷavara tries to identify the Kaḷabhras with the Muṭṭaraiyar mentioned in the Seṇ-talai Pillar inscription. (*Ep. Ind.*, 15).