Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.361

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c6.361

*aṅkakāra* (EI 3, 4), a champion; same as Telugu-Kannaḍa *aṅkakāra*, sometimes explained as ‘a soldier or warrior who took a vow to defend his master and fight in the latter’s cause to death’ (*Hyderabad Archaeological Series*, No. 18, p. 34). See *aṅka*.

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