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² There has been great difficulty regarding the date of this king's accession. At one time (*I.A.*, vol. xliv) Sewell and Swamikkannu Pillai were agreed about A.D. 1283. Subsequently (see *A.R.E.*, 1917, Appendix F) Mr. Swamikkannu Pillai gave up A.D. 1283 for A.D. 1269-70, for what appears to be an insufficient reason. His *Indian Ephemeris* (vol. i, part ii, pp. 92-3) unfortunately adds to the confusion by mixing up many things and stating different dates of accession at the beginning and at the end. It will be seen, however, that on the basis of any date there are difficulties in reconciling all the known facts. The accession date 1283 seems to be well established and need not be given up. See No. 82 of 1918 and *A.R.E.*, 1918, part ii, para 45. Again No. 43 of 1905 of the seventh year of the king from South Arcot states that the salt pans belonging to a temple remained unused since the time of the Pallava king Kōpperunjinga. If it is remembered that that chieftain ruled almost up to A.D. 1280, the inference is clear.