Kollair/Kolleru copper plate of Nandivarman
EIAD165 Kollair/Kolleru Charter of Nandivarman II, year 8
This set of four copper plates records the donation of the village of Vidēnūrapallikā in Kuḍuhāra to 150 Brāhmaṇas of various gōtras and charaṇas who lived in the agrahāra village of Kuravaka. The donation was made by Nandivarman and was issued from Vēṅgīpura, which has been identified as the modern village of Pedavegi.
The charter is dated to the 8th day of the dark fortnight of Paush in the 7th year of Nandivarman’s reign.
Within the inscription Nandivarman is described as the eldest son of Chaṇḍavarman.
Penugoṇḍa copper plates of Hastivarman
EIAD160 Penugoṇḍa Charter of Hastivarman
This set of 5 plates were found in the village of Penugoṇḍa in West Godavari district. It is secured with a ring and seal, and the seal is possibly decorated with a seated bull.
The charter records the donation of the village of Mulukuli in Kānira district to 60 Brāhmaṇas who belong to various gōtras and charaṇas. The donation was made by Hastivarman who is described as 100 years old and was given to increase the merit, health and wealth of the king. The charter was issued from Jayapura on the 8th day of the dark fortnight of the month of Jyeshṭha. The year of the donation is not known.
Ellore copper plates of Devavarman
EIAD159 Ellore Charter of Devavarman, year 13
This set of four copper plates were originally secured together with a ring and a damaged seal. The exact location where the charter was found is unknown.
The charter records the donation of twenty nivartanas of land and a site for a house and servants quarters in the village of Ēlūra to Gaṇaśarman. The donation was made by Vijaya-Devavarman who is described in the inscription as a devotee of Chitrarathasvāmin and as a performer of ‘horse sacrifices’.
The charter was issued from Vēṅgīpura, which has been identified as the modern village of Pedavegi. The Ēlūra mentioned in the inscription has been identified as the modern town of Ellore/Eluru.
The grant is dated to the 10th day of the dark fortnight of Pausha in the 13th year of Devavarman’s reign.
Pedavegi Copper plates of Nandivarman
EIAD166 Pedavegi Charter of Nandivarman II, year 10
This set of 5 coppers plates were found near Pedavegi and are secured together with a ring and seal. The image on the seal is indistinct.
The charter records the donation by Nandivarman of four plots of land in different villages to the cow-herders of Arutore, to support the god Vishnugrihasvāmin ‘the lord of the three worlds’. The details of the donation are:
– 10 nivartanas in Prālura
– 10 nivartanas in Munduru
– 6 nivartanas in Chencheruvu
– 6 nivartanas in Kambuvancheruvu
The charter was issued from Vēṅgīpura, which has been identified as the modern village of Pedavegi on the day of Sukla Pādyami in the month of Srāvana in the 10th year of Nandivarman’s reign.
In the inscription, Nandivarman is referred to as the great grandson of Hastivarman, the grandson of Nandivarman and the eldest son of Chaṇḍavarman.
Subba Rao states that Munduru is the modern village of Mundūr and that Kambuvancheruvu is located in the modern village of Kamburan Cheruvu.
Kantēru copper plate of Nandivarman
EIAD163 Kantēru Charter of Nandivarman
This set of four copper plates was unearthed alongside a second Śālaṅkāyana charter in the village of Kantēru. The plates were secured together with a ring and seal which are both damaged.
The charter records the donation of a piece of land measuring 12 nivartansa in the village of Kuruvāḍa in Kudrahāra vishy to Svāmi Chandra of the Maudgalya gōtra. The donation was made by Nadivarman and was issued from Vēṅgīpura, which has been identified as the modern village of Pedavegi.
The charter was issued on the new moon day.