Mangalur charter, c 444 CE
Item
Identifier: Coll-1860/CP 1
Scope and Contents
Mangalur charter, in Sanskrit (southern Brahmi script), on 7 copper plates, with (eroded) seal on ring. Issued from Dasanapura in the 8th year of the reign of the Pallava Maharaja Simhavarman II (c. CE 444), son of the Yuvaraja Visnugopa, grandson of Skandavarman II, and great-grandson of Viravarman, conveying a village to Brahmins.
Dates
- Creation: c 444 CE
Language of Materials
Sanskrit (southern Brahmi script)
Conditions Governing Access
Open, but please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
7 items
Previous reference
Reference relating to Library donation records: D.6866
Bibliography
For translation see J.F. Fleet, Indian Antiquary, vol.5 (1876), pp.154-157
Dimensions
43mm x 145mm
Creator
- From the Sub-Fonds: Elliot, Sir Walter, 1803-1887 (curator and archaeologist) (Collector, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk