The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c14.120

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¹ *Le Népal*, Vol. II, pp. 210ff. Lévi points out that the title *Malla* assumed by the Cālukyas of Bādāmi (c. 550-753 A. D.) and Kalyāṇī (c. 973-1190 A. D.) was first adopted by the Pallavas of Kāñcī (c. 575-803 A. D.), from which city came, according to Nepalese tradition, Dharmadatta, one of the first kings of the Valley; see *ibid*, pp. 213-14.