inscriptions in the hassan district

Arsikere Taluq. 121
When the refuge of all the world, favourite of earth and fortune, the maharajadhiraja
paramlsvara parama-bhattaraka, glory of the Satyasraya-kula,
ornament of the Chalukyas, emperor . .. Ahavamalla [? was ruling]
And, entitled to the five big drums, the maha-mandalesvara, (with other
usual titles) — Tribhuvanaraalla .... Vlra-Ganga Hoysala-Deva, putting down
the evil and upholding the good in the Gangavadi Ninety-six Thousand, and
(in the lands bounded) east by the Nangali ghat, south by Ramesvara, west
by Barakanur, and north by the Herdore, was in the residence of Beluhuru,
ruling the kingdom in peace and wisdom. —
And a dweller at his lotus feet, entitled to the five big drums, the malmsamanta,
(with numerous epithets, including) an ornament to Vishnuvarddhana's
capital, Manahayya's son, the maha-samanta Bankeyya was ruling the
Senavagere Twelve in peace and wisdom, — (on the date specified) he made,
for the god . .esvara he had set up, a grant of land (specified) and 2 bullock
oil-nulls Usual final verses.
Also a grant for the Mulasthana god
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Date 1331 A. D
(On the date specified), when the pratapa-chakravartti, the Hoysana strongarmed
vira-Ballala-Dova and the great minister Kameya-dannayaka were ruling
the kingdom in peace: — Mara-Gauda, son of Bala-Gauda of Lingadahalli,
totikara of the capital, when the Turakas came from Goravanakallu, fought
them and captured the horse. — The king aud Kameya-dannayaka being
pleased, made a grant to him of Kalluguudi and its hamlets, as a nettam
kodagi, and set up this stone sasana. Imprecation
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Date 1136 A D.
Praise of Sambhu and of Kriyasiva-raum.
When (with usual titles) Vishnuvarddhana-Hoysala-Deva, putting down the
evil and upholding the good in the Gaiigavadi Ninety-six Thousand, was in the
residence of D6rasamudra, ruling the kingdom in peace and wisdom: —And
the senior crowned queen Bammala-Devi's ,. . was governing the Asandi Five
Hundred and the ..Three Hundred in peace;—certain Gaudas (whose
genealogy is mostly effaced), (on the date specified) made a grant (specified) for
the god Bilesvara. Usual final verses.
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