Published on Oct 24, 2024
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Copper plates from Vijayanagara Kingdom
Copper plates from Vijayanagara Kingdom

❖ A set of copper plate inscriptions with two leaves have been discovered at the Sri Singeeswarar temple at Mappedu village in Tiruvallur district.

❖ It is dating back to the 16th Century CE.

❖ The inscription was written in Sanskrit and Nandinagari script.

❖ It was engraved in 1513 during the reign of King Krishandevaraya.

❖ The plates recorded the gift of a village Vasalabattaka, renamed Krishnarayapura, to several Brahmins by the king.