History of the Pallavas of Kanchi c13.36

c13.36

Events of His Reign.—The most important events of his reign may be ascertained from his own copper-plates of which we have no less than four (viz.) the Kaśākkuḍi plates dated in the twenty-second year of his reign, the Udayēndiram plates dated in the twenty-first year of his reign, the Taṇḍantōṭṭam and the Koṟṟanguḍi plates dated in the fifty-eighth and the sixty-first years of his reign. Of these the Udayēndiram record gives valuable information regarding the military achievements of this period while the Kaśākkuḍi and the Koṟṟanguḍi plates furnish details of his personal accomplishments and the culture of the period. The contemporary records such as the Kailāsanātha temple inscription of Vikramāditya II, at Kāñchīpuram the Vakkalēri plates of Kīrtivarman, the Kēndūr plates, as well as the Pāṇḍya records from Vēḷvikkuḍi and Śinnamanūr throw some light on the relations that subsisted between these powers and the Pallava king. The Vakkalēri plates³ in particular furnish detailed information relating to the invasion of Kāñchi by the Chālukyan emperor Vikramāditya II and his exploits there.