inscriptions in the hassan district

INTRODUCTION.
The inscriptions of the Hassan District number altogether 1086. Of these,
144 have already been published separately in Volume II, Inscriptions at
Sravana Belgola. The present volume deals with 942, distributed throughout
the District generally. Those which can be assigned to specific dynasties or
periods fall under the following heads: —
Kadamba
Ganga
Kongalva
Nadalva
Changalva
Chalukya
Hoysala
Vijayanagara
Javagal
Durgga
Nuggihalli
Belur
Mysore
13
23
11
1
10
24
365
83
I
1
3
69
32
A. D. 420
750
1020
1141
1090
700
1022
1343
1515
1595
1573
1524
1588
to
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„
„
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1075
974
1100
1579
1174
1348
1664
1627
1774
1852
As in the other volumes, the inscriptions are passed in review in this
Introduction, as far as possible, in chronological order, under the foregoing
heads, attention being directed to such points as appear to call for special
notice.
The following abbreviations are made use of for the names of taluqs, in
order to save space: — Hn. — Hassan, Bl.— Belur, Ah.= Arsikere, Cn. = Ch&nnarayapattana;
HN". = Hole-Narsipur; Ag. = Arkalgud; MJ. = Manjarabad
Kadambas.
The earliest record of the Kadambas in this volume is contained in the
Bannahalli plates (Bl. 121). These were discovered in about 1888 by some
person when digging in Kodanhalli attached to that village, which is now in
the Belur taluq l) . The giant is one made in the 7th year of his reign by
1) The plates have been published by Dr. Krelhorn (Ep Ind., VI, 16) from impressions by Dr
Fleet to whom I had lent them. With regard to his translation, I would point out with all
deference that gandharvva has here to be taken in its meaning of "horse", and not as "the art of
music". Vatsaraja is always cited as a standard of horsemanship. The fac-simile there published
shows a number of little rings or circles at the ends of the strokes in many letters, especially the
head strokes. But these are merely minute knobs or bumps caused by the bulging of the metal
where the graving tool has been pushed to a stop, and are no part of the letters consciously so
formed. An example of a real ring or circle intentionally formed ocours in Kr in line 5, towards
the left of the bottom of the letter. The others are evidently incidental and not the same The
fac-Bimlle in the present volume shows the characters without any manipulation.