10th century Kadamba Inscription found in Goa

What are the Findings?

1) The Kadamba Inscription has been found in the Mahadeva temple at Cacoda in southern Goa.

2) The epigraph is engraved in Kannada and Nagari characters of the 10th century AD.

3) The record is composed as a vocal statement on the death of his son from the mouth of a grieving father. It records that when Talara Nevayya was administering the mandala, his son Gundayya having taken a vow to fulfil his father’s desire of capturing a gopura of the port of Goa, fought and died after fulfilling his father’s wish.

4) It is in the literary style of the Talangre inscription of Jayasimha I of the same period.

Who were the Kadambas of Goa?

1) The Kadambas of Goa served as subordinates to the Chalukyas of Kalyana.

2) They ruled Goa from the 10th to the 14th century CE.

3) Chandor, formerly known as Chandrapur, was the capital of this Kadamba dynasty, and also an important port.

4) Emperor Tailapa II of the Chalukyan dynasty appointed Kadamba Shasthadeva as Mahamandaleshwara of Goa in recognition of his assistance in dethroning the Rashtrakutas.

5) In 960 AD, Kadamba Shasthadeva successfully captured the city of Chandavara from the Shilaharas.

6) Subsequently, he conquered the port of Gopakapattana, known as present-day Goa.

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