The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c17.s2.21

v1.c17.s2.21

Śivakara, the father of Śubhakara of the Neulpur grant, has been identified by some scholars with Śivaṅkara, the first prince mentioned in the *Chaurasi grant* of Śivakara.³ This grant was found in the village of Chaurasi, in the pargana Antarodh, thana Nimapara, in the Sadar division of the Puri district. It contains 29 lines, incised on both sides of a single plate. On a projection of the plate on its left side is the circular seal formed like an expanded lotus flower bearing the figure of a bull. The inscription on the seal is illegible. The letters of the grant are not later than the 9th or 10th century A.D. It opens with *Oṁ siddhiḥ*, and then follows (lines 2-3) the name of the residence of the donor—*Guha*(*Śubha ?*) *devīpāṭikār-vāsinah vijaya-skandhāvārāt*. Then follows the genealogy: