It was found engraved on a dolomite slab and shale.
It was written in archaic Telugu, which was readable in 25 lines
It was assigned to the 8th Century A.D., when the region was under the rule of the Chola Maharaja of Renadu.
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Renati Cholas
The Telugu Cholas of Renadu (also called as Renati Cholas) ruled over Renadu region, the present day Cuddapah district.
They were originally independent, later forced to the suzerainty of the Eastern Chalukyas.
They had the unique honour of using the Telugu language in their inscriptions belonging to the 6th and 8th centuries.
The inscriptions at Gandikota at Jammulamadugu and Proddatur are proof of this fact.
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Suzerainty is a relationship in which one state controls the foreign policy and relations of a tributary state, while allowing the tributary state to have internal autonomy.
