“The Nolambas, Coinage and history”
by
Govindraya Prabhu S
Hard bind edition, 2009
Total number of Pages: 150
Size : Crown quarto 10″X7.5″ (250mm X 180mm)
Number of text pages: 104
Number of Colour plates: 46
ISBN no: 978-81-8465-141-6
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The book covers the coinage and the history of a powerful dynasy, the Nolambas, who ruled their territory from 735 to 1052 A.D. This dynasty took possession of land that spanned nearly 1/3 of modern Karnataka and spread mostly in Karnataka and partly in Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu state. The dynasty ruled for slightly more than 300 years, initially as feudatories to the Pallavas, Chalukyas of Badami, Gangas and Rashtrakutas and later to the Chalukyas of Kalyani. At times, they were independent for a brief period that is still worthy to mention. Nolamablige-1000 was their territory throughout. During their supremacy, they ruled Nolambavadi-32,000.
During the peak of their rule, the Nolambavadi-32,000 comprised of Kolar, Avani, Begur, Aralagupee, Nonavinakere, Ayapamangalam, Chikkamadhure, Baraguru, Nandi and Sivaram, all inside the modern Karnataka state, Hemavati, the capital, now in Andhra Pradhesh, Dharmapuri and Mahendramangalam in Tamilnadu state. It is quite remarkable that the Nolambas left nearly 250 legible epigraphs and finest architecture in the form of temples. The study is primarily based on over two hundred and fifty epigraphs. The book narrates 100+ unique gold coins issued by the dynasty and the feudatories. The book has 46 colour plates with high resolution images. It also publishes for the first time, over 70 unpublished varieties of gold coins. The book covers every known modern Nolamba coin fakes that exist in the market. Both the coins and the epigraphs have been brought together to support one another and the illustrations have brought the history and numismatics to life in this work. Details such as life, land, culture, art, administration, coinage, metrology etc, are covered in depth as well.
The book uses a high quality durable 90 gsm fine art paper for text and 120 gsm fine grade foreign art paper for colour pages.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 ABSTRACT
2 PREVIEW
3 LAND
Nolambavadi-32,000
4 ORIGIN
5 POLITICAL HISTORY
Various rulers (735 C.E to 1052 C.E)
Later Nolambas (Post 1052 C.E)
Chronology
Titles
6 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Administrative Units
Land Types
Taxes
Measurement
Political centres
Society
Religion
Defence
7. ARCHITECTURE
8. FEUDATORIES
Banas
History
Chronology
Telugu Chodas
Sources of coins
9. LITERATURE
Language
Telugu
Kannada
10. COINAGE
Script
Religious Symbols
Metrology
Known Hoards
Fakes
11. CATALOGUE
12. BIBLIOGRAPHY
13. REFERENCES
14. GLOSSARY
15. INDEX
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