This set of 5 copper plates dating to the reign of Pṛithivīṣeṇa II, were discovered in June 1971 in a field during ploughing. The field was owned by Shri Borkar who, at that time, lived in the village. The village, according to V. B. Kolte (1972: 183), is an ancient site with many archaeological remains dating to the Vākāṭaka period. There are also stone circles which date as far back as 3000 years suggesting continued habitation throughout this period. This is one of the only known copper plate charters of Pṛithivīṣeṇa II which is complete. The charter was issued in the king’s 17th year of rule and records the grant of the village Jamalakheṭaka to the Brāhmaṇas Vishṇudatta and Bhavadatta, residents of Pṛithivīpura, from where the charter was issued.
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| Inscription ID | IN00191 |
| Title | Mahurjhari Charter of Prthvisena II, Year 17 |
| Alternative titles | Mahurzari Plates of Prithivishena II, Muhurzarai Copper Plate of Pravarasena II |
| Parent Object | OB00178 |
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| Author | Dániel Balogh |
| Print edition recorded by | Dániel Balogh |
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| Edition improved by | Dániel Balogh |
| Authority for | Own research. |
| Metadata recorded by | Dániel Balogh |
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| Language | संस्कृतम् |
| Reigning monarch | Pṛthivīṣeṇa II |
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| Topic | grant of the village Jamalakheṭaka to the Brāhmaṇas Vishṇudatta and Bhavadatta, residents of Pṛithivīpura |
| Date: | |
| Min | 487 |
| Max | 497 |
| Comment | Intrinsic Date: 17 kārttika śukla 12 (era: regnal, Pṛthivīṣeṇa II). Basis of dating: approximate reign of Pṛthivīṣeṇa II. |
| Hand | |
| Letter size | 0.7 |
| Description | southern box-headed; the boxheads are generally to the right of the character's vertical stroke |
| Layout | |
| Campus: | |
| Width | 17.5 |
| Height | 9.8 |
| Description | A total of 52 lines, with 6 on the first 4 pages and 7 on the remaining pages. Deeply incised and well preserved except for corrosion damage in some areas. Campus and character size are estimates. |
| Decoration | None. |
| Bibliography | |
| References | Reported and edited in Kolte 1972. Also edited in Shrimali 1987: 78-81 (probably a reprint of Kolte in Vidarbha Samshodhak Mandal Annual 1971, not Kolte 1972). Corrections in Shastri 1995: 78n32a. Discussed in Shastri 1987: 62-64 and Shastri 1997: 103-106. |
| Add to bibliography | S. B. Deo, Mahurjhari Excavations 1970-72, p. 2 (a booklet?); Kolte in Vidarbha Samshodhak Mandal Annual (Vidarbha saṃśōdhana maṇḍala vārṣika), 1971, pp. 53-77; Kolte also wrote a summary of the contents in Tarun Bharat (a Marathi weekly) on 20 November 1971. |
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