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already commenced. But perhaps it was during the timeof Venkata I (1586 to 1613 A. D.) when the seat of the Vijayanagara Government was removed to Chandragiri. that Telugu became prevalent in that part of the country
and was eventually declared the language of the Court.”
(Italics ours),
முடிவுரை
இது காறும் கண்ட சோழர் காலக் கல்வெட்டுகளா அம் வரலாற்றுக் குறிப்புகளாலும் நாம் நடுவு நிலையினின் வம் அறியத் தகுவன இவையாகும் :
(1) கெல்லூர் ஜயங்கொண்ட சோழ மண்டலம் எனப் பட்ட தொண்டை நாட்டைச் சேர்ந்தது ; அஃதாவது வடபெண்ணே யாறு வரை தொண்டை நாட்டு கிலப்பகுதி தமிழகமே ஆகும்.’
58, Venkayya's Report, A.R.E. 1904. 14. (p. 6)
59. “Mr. V. Venkayya contends on page 7 of the Epigraphical Report for 1903-04 that the prevalence of Tamil incriptions in the south indicates that in modern times the Telugu language has eatended southwards. The facts derived from the present collection are these:–In Sulurpet out of 20 inscriptions, 4 are Telugu and all these seem to be comparatively modern, a similar remark applies to Venkatagiri where there are 5 Telugu out of a total of 27; Gudur has 118 inscriptions, of which 22 are: Telugu, (95 are Tamil, 1 Sanskrit); Rapur shows 67 Telugu inscriptions out of a total of 79 and some of the former are dated in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries; a similar remark applies to Nellore which possesses 64 Telugu inscriptions in a total of 124. Old Telugu inscrip. tions are thus not unknown in the Southern part of the
