Mysore and Coorg from the Inscriptions c8.s7.3

c8.s7.3

The genealogy of the Noḷambas is given in the Hēmāvati pillar (Si 28). They are stated to be of the Iśvara-vamśa, and descended from Trinayana, through Pallava, the king of Kāñchī. The first king named is Mangala or Noḷambadhirāja, praised (nuta) by the Karṇṇāṭas. His son was Simhapōta, whose son was Chāruponnera, whose son was Pōlalchōra Noḷamba, whose son was Mahēndra, whose son was Nanniga or Ayyapa-Dēva, whose sons were Aṇṇiga (or Bīra Noḷamba) and Dilipa or Iriva Noḷamba.