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Inscription from Renati Chola Era
September 6 , 2020
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- A rare inscription dating back to the Renati Chola era has been unearthed in a remote village of Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh.
- The inscription was found engraved on a dolomite slab and shale, which are part of a fragmentary pillar.
- The inscription was written in archaic Telugu.
- It was assigned to the 8th Century AD, when the region was under the rule of Chola Maharaja of Renadu.
- The inscription seems to throw light on the record of a gift of six Marttus (a measuring unit) of land to a Brahmin Priest.
- Some lines are indicative of the priority given to morality in those days.
Renati Cholas
- The Telugu Cholas of Renadu (also called as Renati Cholas) ruled over Renadu region, the present-day Kadapa district.
- The earliest of this family was Nandivarman (500 AD).
- These kings claimed that they belonged to Karikala Chola's dynasty.
- They are said to be the first kingdom to use Telugu in administration and inscriptions, instead of Sanskrit.
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