The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c13.s5.8

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The name of Yuddhamalla (II and III) occurs as Dugdhamalla in Pampa’s work, probably owing to a scribal error. Much discussion has centred round the identity of the four predecessors of Vinayāditya Yuddhamalla I and the affiliation of the family with other branches of the Cāḷukyas. In his work called Nāḍōja Pampa, Mr. Timmappayya of Mangalore suggested the probable identity of Yuddhamalla I Vinayāditya with the homonymous ruler of the Lāṭa branch of the Cāḷukyas, the son of Jayasiṃhavarman, mentioned in the Balsar plates,⁵ and that of his four predecessors in order with Pulakeśin I, Kirtivarman I, Pulakeśin II of Bādāmi, and Jayasiṃhavarman Dharāśraya of Lāṭa, one of the sons of Pulakeśin II. Though the number of generations and some of the titles tally, there are difficulties, and after a careful discussion of the whole question Dr. Venkataramanayya has reached the conclusion that the suggested identifications cannot be accepted without more direct evidence.