Hero Stone

SI 133

Hero Stone

SI 133

Description

Script: Kannada
Language: Kannada

In the past, the death of valiant warriors was often immortalised by the erection of a memorial in the form of a staff, a stone, or even a shrine. This beautiful hero stone from Karnataka commemorates the heroic death of a fighter who fought in many wars before he rested.
The inscription states that Basavayya-Nayaka reposes near the Panchalinga, after having felled 3 people in a battle that he fought against 30 people on the road to Sogala. The deceased hero is described to belong to the household of Rayarajaguru Mandalacharya Samayachakravarti Ishanyadavaru.

Collection

Inscriptions

Object Type

Inscription

Material

Stone

Schools/Culture/Period

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Technique

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Date

Shaka 1204/1282 CE

Location

Karnataka