10th Century Kadamba Inscription Found in Goa

Context: An inscription written in kannada and sanskrit has been discovered in the Mahadeva temple at Cacoda in southern Goa.

• The inscription is being attributed to the 10th century Kadamba period.

About Kadamba Inscription

• The inscription is composed as a vocal statement by Talara Nevayya on the death of his son Gundayya. 
• It is in the literary style of the Talangre inscription of Jayasimha I of the same period.
• The inscription opens with an auspicious word ‘Be it well’ (Swasthi Shri).
• Epigraph (an inscription on a building, statue or coin)  is engraved in Kannada and Nagari characters of the 10th century AD and belongs to the Kadambas of Goa.

About Kadambas of Goa (10th-14th century)

• Origin: The Kadambas of Goa are descendants of Mayurasharma (founder of the Kadamba Kingdom of Banavasi, 345-365 CE)
• They were the feudatory/subordinates of the Chalukyas of Kalyana.
• Kadamba Shasthadeva was appointed the Mahamandaleshwar of Goa by the Chalukya king, Tailapa II as a reward for his help against the Rashtrakutas.
  • Kadamba Shashthadeva later conquered the city of Chandrapur from the Shilaharas and established the Goan Kadamba dynasty in 960 CE.
• Capital: Chandor, formerly known as Chandrapur, was the capital of this dynasty, and an important port.
• King Shashthadeva made the port city of Gopakpattana as his subsidiary capital after annexing Goa, Port Gopakapattana and Kapardikadvipa and large part of South Konkan to his kingdom.

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News Source: The Hindu