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Digital Image of the Katigenahalli 1348CE Donation Inscription
Digital Image of the Katigenahalli 1348CE Donation Inscription

Kattigehalli is a locality in northern Bengaluru, near Yelahanka (India), The name "Kattigenahalli" is first documented in a 14th-century CE Kannada donation inscription discovered in Katigenahalli but presently housed in the Government Museum, Bengaluru. It records the donation of the village of Kattigenahalli to Kacheyanayka, son of Bairisetti by Mahasavatadhipati Maileyanayka and Yelakka's (Yelahanka) Naadaprabhus namely Bairideva, Macideva, Maragonda, Tamiyappa, Kanagonda, Devanna, Allalajiya and other Gavundas. This donation happened during the reign of kings Harihara and Bukka of the Karnataka Empire (Vijayanagara Empire). Savantadhipati as mentioned in the inscription is same as Samantadhipati, a feudatory chief. The kingdom was divided into many Naadus (administrative units) presided by a Naadaprabhu, chief of a Naadu. The names of most of the persons mentioned in this inscription also occurs in the Ganigarahalli inscription (Epigraphia Carnatica Vol 09, BN 24). The inscription mentions that the donations are Sarbamaanya (Sarvamaanya), Sarvamaanya can be broken down into "sarva" (all) and "maanya" (exempt), meaning that all revenues were exempt from taxation.

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Katigenahalli inscriptions and hero stones
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Digital Image of the Katigenahalli 1348CE Donation Inscription
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