The inscription, incised on seven plates and with an attached seal, records the donation of the village of Carmāṅkā (the modern चामक) by Pravarasena II at the request of Koṇḍarāja. The donation was given to 1,000 Brāhmānas of various sects and schools, and the charter lists 49 of these donees by name. The charter was issued in the 18th year of Pravarasena II reign.

 

Bibliographic information

First noticed, with transcript by Bhagwanlal Indraji in Burgess 1879: 54-57. Re-edited by Bühler in Burgess 1883: 116-124; the same also published as Bühler 1883. Re-edited in Fleet 1888, and again in Mirashi 1963. Discussed in Vajpeyi 1985, Shrimali 1987: 40-41 and Shastri 1997: 16-19.

Inscription Concordance

Burgess (1879) 54-57

Burgess (1883) 116-124

Bühler (1883) 239-247

Fleet (1888) 235-243, no. 55

Bhandarkar (1929) 240, no. 1704

Mirashi (1963) 22-28, no. 6

Sircar (1965) (vol. 1) 442-449, bk. III, no. 62

Vajpeyi (1985) 139-147

Shrimali (1987) 40-41

Goyal (1993) 371-374

Shastri (1997) 16-19