{"id":85,"date":"2023-10-24T10:20:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T10:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iasquest.com\/?p=85"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:34:39","slug":"someshwara-inscription","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingmakersiasacademy.com\/current-affairs\/someshwara-inscription\/","title":{"rendered":"Someshwara Inscription"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In NEWS: Mangaluru, an archaeologist discovers an inscription announcing the death of King Kulashekara Alupendra I at Someshwara.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eminent archaeologist T. Murugeshi has discovered a rare inscription connected to the Alupa dynasty of the region during a recent archaeological exploration at Someshwara near Mangaluru.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Someshwara Inscription<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The inscription was the first record of the Alupas that announced the death of a king and also mentioned terms related to the <strong>Siri cult, such as Siri, Dalya, and Chattara (Chatra).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is very significant in the <strong>study of Tuluva history and culture.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The inscription has two panels on the top, and in between the two panels, the first line is engraved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The rest of the inscription written below the panels is in Kannada script and the language of 12th-century characters announcing the <strong>death of Alupendra I.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The human figures shown in the inscription represent Kulashekara Alupendra himself.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the first figure, he is shown standing in <strong>tribhanga<\/strong> <strong>(tri-bent posture)<\/strong>. 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