The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c17.s5.205

v1.c17.s5.205

The above inscriptions contain dates from *Śaka* 999, the year of Coḍagaṅga's coronation to *Śaka* 1069. This gives him a reign of 70 years, which agrees with the total reign-period assigned by the Kendupatna plates (Ś. 1213) of Narasiṁha II.³ But the inscriptions of Coḍagaṅga give 73 as his total reign period. The confusion is increased by the fact that the Kendupatna grant mentioned above gives *Śaka* 1064 as the year of the coronation of Coḍagaṅga's son Kāmārṇava while a Telugu inscription of Kāmārṇava gives the year Ś. 1070, as his 3rd regnal year. Another element of confusion is added by an examination of the dated records of Coḍagaṅga containing his regnal years, according to some of which his first year would fall in *Śaka* 999, while others seem to give *Śaka* 998, 997 and in one case 996. All these dates cannot be correct and probably there are mistakes in some of these figures.⁴ Coḍagaṅga's accession cannot be pushed further back than *Śaka* 998, for we have his father's inscription dated in *Śaka* 997. As we have inscriptions dated in Coḍagaṅga's reign up to *Śaka* 1069 we must conclude that his reign extended from *Śaka* 998 to 1069 (c. 1076-1147 A.D.).