Vijaya Buddha varman 375-285 AD

• Śivaskandavarman I had two sons: Vijaya Buddhavarman and Viravarman.

• Vijaya Buddhavarman succeeded Śivaskandavarman I on the throne, as suggested by the British Museum Prakrit plates and Sanskrit charters.

• Cārudēvi’s Prakrit grant is written in less ornamental characters than the Hirahadagalli and Mayidavõlu plates, but belongs to the same period.

• Cārudēvi’s grant is linked to the reign of her father-in-law, which suggests that Vijaya Buddhavarman succeeded his father around 270 A.D..

• Some scholars believe Vijaya Buddhavarman was dead by the time of the grant, but this is not convincing.

• Cārudēvi was proud of being the queen of the heir-apparent and mother of the living prince Buddhyāńkura, indicating Vijaya Buddhavarman was likely alive at the time of the grant and succeeded his father after 275 A.D..

• Śivaskandavarman I was old enough at his death to have a son, Vijaya Buddhavarman, well advanced in age and a grown-up grandson.

• While Śivaskandavarman I ruled in Kāñci, his heir-apparent, Vijaya Buddhavarman, may have governed the Southern Andhra country as Yuvamaharaja.

• Vijaya Buddhavarman’s capital may have been Dhanakataka during this period.

• A long reign of Śivaskandavarman I and a short reign of about ten years for his son made it possible for Vijaya Buddhavarman to ascend the throne.

• Vijaya Buddhavarman likely reigned for about ten years.

• The Darsi fragment donor was identified as Buddhyāńkura, supporting the idea that both Vijaya Buddhavarman and his son were crowned kings.

• Viravarman, the younger son of Śivaskandavarman I, was not anointed as king.

• Viravarman is described as a great soldier with numerous victories, but there is no mention of him being a king, suggesting he did not reign and died early.

• The reigns of Vijaya Buddhavarman and his son Buddhyāńkura were likely filled with wars.

Buddhyäńkura 285-295 AD

• Vijaya Buddhavarman likely died fighting on the battlefield, and his son Buddhyāńkura succeeded him early in life.

• The old enemies of the Pallava family probably attempted to destroy the Pallava dominion in Southern Andhra and Vanavāsa.

• Buddhyāńkura reigned around 285-295 A.D., during the short-lived glory of the Brhatphalāyanas of Ködüra in Andhradesa.

• Buddhyāńkura may not be the proper name of the king, as it literally means “the offspring of Buddha.”

• The real name of the king is unknown but might have been Simhavarman, a name found in the next generation of the family.

• Buddhyāńkura likely reigned for about a decade and died without an heir, which led to the succession passing to the descendants of his uncle, Vīravarman.

• The Darsi fragment from Dasanapura shows that by that date, the Pallavas of Kāñci faced a formidable hostile power in Andhradesa, leading to the struggle to reclaim Southern Andhra.

• After the death of Śivaskandavarman I, the Pallavas were dislodged from their northern provinces between the Manneru and Krsna rivers in Andhradesa.

• The dislodgement was due to the rise of the Brhatphalāyanas, a powerful but short-lived dynasty.

• Only Jayavarman, a king of the Brhatphalāyanas, is known to history from the Kondamudi Prakrit plates, suggesting he was a contemporary of Vijaya Buddhavarman and Buddhyāńkura.

• The Kondamudi grant’s archaic alphabet and Prakrit language resemble those of the Mayidavolu and Hirahadagalli plates, supporting the idea that Jayavarman lived in the same period as the early Pallava kings.

• Jayavarman’s reign may have lasted from c. 275-285 A.D., but the Brhatphalāyanas disappeared from the political stage within a decade or two.

• The Ananda family succeeded the Brhatphalāyanas in ruling Southern Andhradesa, inheriting their hostilities with the Pallavas and continuing the struggle.

• Damodaravarman and his unknown predecessor were notable kings of the Ananda family who briefly resisted the Pallavas.

• Buddhyāńkura and his paternal uncle Viravarman likely lost their lives in prolonged wars against the Brhatphalāyanas and Anandas.

• It was probably only during the reign of Vijaya Skandavarman II that the Pallavas finally conquered the Ananda kings and regained their lost territories in Southern Andhradesa.