Mysore and Coorg from the Inscriptions c8.s10.26

c8.s10.26

These kings very commonly had the title Vallabha, taken from the Chalukyas. In its Prākrit form of Ballaha, which is often used in their inscriptions in Mysore,¹ without any name, it furnishes the key by which to identify the powerful dynasty called Balharās by Arab travellers of the tenth century, and described by them as ruling from Mānkīr (Mānyakhēṭa).