Mysore and Coorg from the Inscriptions c9.s18: 18. Vaidumbas

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The Vaidumbas seem to have been connected with Tumba in North Arcot. In about 900 a Vaidumba-mahārāja, described as Gaṇḍa-Trinētra, was ruling (Bg 62, Sp 85), with the Kiru-dore or little river as his boundary. What river is meant is not clear. The Chōla king Parāntaka defeated the Vaidumbas, and they subsequently came under the protection of the Pallava-Nolambas. Subordinate to Dilīpayya or Iriva-Nolamba was the Vaidumba king Vikramāditya Tiruvayya (Bp 4), for whom we have the date 951 (Ct 49). He restored the breached tank at Vijayādityamangala or Bētmangala. His son was Chandraśēkhara (Mb 198). The Kalinga Ganga king Kāmārnava VI had for his queen Vinaya-mahādēvi, a Vaidumba princess, who became the mother of Vajrahasta V, crowned in 1038. The Chōla king Vīrarājēndra claims now to have subdued the Vaidumbas. And after this we have (Ct 9) a succession of Vaidumba gāmuṇḍas, who received the title, and permission to use the insignia, together with the grant of a village in Mēlai-Mārājapāḍi or Western Mahārājavāḍi.