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[8] [11] [12] According to Walter Spink, a historian known for his studies on Ajanta and other cave monuments of India, early misreadings and misinterpretations of the Hathigumpha inscription have led to errors and incorrect theories being widely held about the history of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Deccan region and early India.
During the reign of Kharavela, the third king of Mahameghavahana dynasty, South Kosala became an integral part of the kingdom. He patronised Jainism, but did not discriminate against other religions. [7] [8] He is known by his Hathigumpha inscription.
These Kannada inscriptions (Old Kannada, Kadamba script) are found on historical hero stones, coins, temple walls, pillars, tablets and rock edicts. They have contributed towards Kannada literature and helped to classify the eras of Proto Kannada, Pre Old Kannada, Old Kannada , Middle Kannada and New Kannada.
Kharavela [a] was the emperor of Kalinga (present-day eastern coast of India) from 193 to 180 BC. The primary source for Kharavela is his rock-cut Hathigumpha inscription . The inscription is undated, only four of its 17 lines are completely legible, others unclear, variously interpreted and disputed by scholars.
Clarity into their history comes from such contemporaneous writings as Chavundaraya Purana in Kannada and Lokhavibhaga in Prakrit and from numerous inscriptions excavated in the Mysore, Bangalore and Kolar districts (southern region of modern Karnataka) and Anantapur district (of modern Andhra Pradesh).
Over 25,000 Kannada inscriptions were unearthed in Karnataka, though an in depth study of many of these is yet to be conducted according to Hampi Kannada University Sociology department Head and Researcher Devara Kondareddy. [7] Over 14,000 inscriptions belonging to the Telugu were excavated in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Shasana Samshodhane, Samshodhaneya siri, Turugol Sankathana, Kannada Shasana Shilpa,Penbuyyal, Krishnadevarayana Shasana samputa, Proudadevarayana Shasanagalu Volumes By Dr. D.V. Paramashivamurthy Inscription Stones of Bangalore - a civic activism project to raise awareness and protect ancient inscription stones (shila shaasanas) found in the ...
The History of the Indo-Greek Kingdom covers a period from the 2nd century BCE to the beginning of the 1st century CE in northern and northwestern Indian subcontinent. There were over 30 Indo-Greek kings, often in competition on different territories. Many of them are only known through their coins. [citation needed]