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'''Arikesari I''' (r. c. 775–800 CE) was an Indian ruler from the [[Chalukyas of Vemulavada|Vemulavada Chalukya]] dynasty. He was a vassal of the [[Rashtrakuta]] king [[Dhruva Dharavarsha]] and appears to have helped his overlord subjugate the [[Chalukyas of Vengi|Vengi Chalukya]] ruler [[Vishnuvardhana IV]].<br />
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== Reign ==<br />
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Arikesari was a son of his predecessor [[Vinayaditya of Podana|Vinayaditya]]; he had a brother named Biragriha.{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|p=19}}<br />
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The records of Arikesari's successors state that he conquered the kingdoms of [[Vengi]] and [[Trikalinga]] during the reign of his overlord Nirupama-deva, who can be identified as the [[Rashtrakuta]] king [[Dhruva Dharavarsha]].{{sfn|Kolluru Suryanarayana|1986|p=19}}{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|p=19}} Dhruva had ascended the throne after a war of succession against his brother Govinda II, who had been supported by the [[Chalukyas of Vengi|Vengi Chalukya]] king Vishnuvardhana IV. It appears that after consolidating his power, Dhruva sent an army led by Arikesari to chastise Vishnuvardhana, whose territories included Vengi and Trikalinga. Vishnuvardhana later negotiated peace, and married his daughter Shila-mahadevi to Dhruva.{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|p=20}}<br />
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It was probably Arikesari, who moved the dynasty's capital from Podana (modern [[Bodhan]]) to Vemulavada.{{sfn|Madhusudan A. Dhaky|1996|p=413}} He was succeeded by his son Narasimha I.{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|p=21}}<br />
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== Inscription ==<br />
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The undated [[Kollipara]] copper-plate inscription, assigned to 9th century, records a village grant made by Arikesari to the religious leader Mugdha-shivacharya.{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|p=74}}{{sfn|Kolluru Suryanarayana|1993|p=7}} However, its authenticity of the inscription is doubtful, because it provides a false genealogy of the dynasty, and a verse in it suggests that it was written in year 4121 of the ''[[Kali Yuga]]'' (1019-20 CE), half a century after the Vemulavada Chalukya dynasty came to an end.{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|p=75}}<br />
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The inscription comprises 5 copper-plates, and is written in [[Sanskrit]] language using the [[Telugu-Kannada script]]. It includes 18 verses in various [[Sanskrit prosody|metres]], including four imprecatory verses at the end, and three prose passages describing the village boundaries.{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|p=73}}<br />
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The inscription states that Arikesari was a member of the [[Lunar dynasty]], and names his ancestors as follows: Satyashraya Rana-Vikrama, Prithvipati, Maharaja, Rajaditya, and Vinayaditya. It then describes Vinayaditya as a great conqueror, before whom kings of several kingdoms bowed.{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|p=74}}<br />
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The inscription describes Arikesari as a just king and a skilled archer,{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|p=74}} who bore the titles ''Samasta-lokashraya'', ''Tribhuvana-malla'', ''Raja-trinetra'', and ''Sahasa-rama''.{{sfn|Kolluru Suryanarayana|1986|p=19}} It states that he was a learned man, who was proficient in grammar, law, medicine, and ''gaja-tantra''. The inscription describes Arikesari's grant as a ''vida-dana'' ("gift for imparting education").{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|p=74}}<br />
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The record names the donee Mugdha-shivacharya as a disciple of Sadyassivacharya of Arikuta [[gurukula]], which was probably a branch of the [[Kalamukha]] sect.{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|p=74}} It states that Mugdha-shivacharya lived at Elishvara (modern Yeleswaram in [[Nalgonda district]]), and survived on a diet of only vegetables.{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|pp=74-75}}<br />
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The name of the granted village was Belmoga, which was located in the Ramadu-[[vishaya]] (province). It was located to the south of the Urige village, and at the centre of the Tuvatoru, Parivaturla, Pulcheruval, and Potuvodupi villages.{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|p=74}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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=== Bibliography ===<br />
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* {{cite book |author=Kolluru Suryanarayana |title=Inscriptions of the Minor Chalukya Dynasties of Andhra Pradesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d4PCyXslrNsC |year=1993 |publisher=Mittal |isbn=978-81-7099-216-5 }}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Kolluru Suryanarayana |title=History of the Minor Chāḷukya Families in Medieval Āndhradēśa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f6seAAAAMAAJ |year=1986 |publisher=B.R. Publishing |isbn=978-81-7018-330-3 }}<br />
* {{cite book |author=N Venkataramanayya |title=The Chālukyas of L(V)ēmulavāḍa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f8k7_1PaFCsCx |publisher=Archaeological Department, Government of Hyderabad |year=1953 |oclc=958874923 }}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Madhusudan A. Dhaky |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture |volume=1 - Part 3: South India - Upper Dravidadesa, Later phase A.D. 973- 1326 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p1GzJRNhnnsC |year=1996 |publisher=American Institute of Indian Studies |isbn=978-81-86526-00-2 }}<br />
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