Mahakuta Pillar inscription is the important source of an Badami Chalukya.inscription ascribed to king Mangalesa, It is made of fine grained sandstone. Dated 595 CE, the inscription is written in Sanskrit language and old Kannada script and details important information about the Chalukya lineage, their military expeditions, their conquests and early monuments. The pillar was found lying near the Mahakutesvara temple and was transferred to the Bijapur Archaeological museum in 1920.
According to the Mahakuta pillar inscription, Pulakesi I had two sons, Kirtivarman I and Mangalesa and the Mukutesvara temple was built by Pulakesi I and that this was the first major monument built during their rule. The inscription confirms that Pulakesi I was also called Ranavikrama and that he was the first king of the dynasty to take a title of Satyasraya. The inscription describes Mangalesas proposed plans of a major invasion up to the Gangetic region and in possible exaggeration, claims his elder brother Kirtivarman I the conqueror of fourteen nations including Vanga, Kalinga, Anga, Vattura, Magadha and Madraka all located north of Badami and the nations of Kerala, Gangas, Mushaka, Pandya, Dramila, Chola, Alupas and Vaijayanti (Banavasi)
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