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VI. THE GENERALS OF KAMPAŅA
1. GENERAL GÖPANA
We do not have much information about Gōpaṇa
the Brahmin general of Kampana from inscriptions.
The only inscription that gives us valuable, though
brief, account of the general's exploits, is the famous
Srirangam inscription, which is appended to this sec-
tion translated into English. Our entire knowledge of
Gōpana is obtained only from references in literary
works, the important among which are, the Koilolugu
and the Prapannāmrtam of Anantarya.² The informa-
tion contained in the inscription at Srirangam is
available in the same form in the Prapannāmrtam in
which Dēşika, the author of the verse inscribed at
Srirangam is quoted by Anantārya.³
So long as we lack further epigraphical confirma-
tion we cannot say if Gōpana played so great a part in
defeating the Muslims as he played in the restoration of
God Ranganatha to the shrine at Srirangam. Of course
there is no doubt that he was an important officer of
Kampaņa for an inscription contains Sāluva Mangu's
reference to Gōpaṇa as his superior officer (Annar);
but beyond this reference there is no other information
about the nature of the help he gave Kampaṇa in the
latter's defeat of the Sultan of Madhurai. It is probable
that Kampana took with him a force under Gōpana's
1. E.I., Vol. VI, No. 33, edited by Dr. E. Hultzsch. Also see Ap-
pendix at the end.
2. See Sources (The Prapannāmrtam, pp. 34-40).
3. The very last slöka in the extract on p. 40 beginning
4. Cf., A.R.E., No. 52 of 1905.
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1. GENERAL GÖPANA
We do not have much information about Gōpaṇa
the Brahmin general of Kampana from inscriptions.
The only inscription that gives us valuable, though
brief, account of the general's exploits, is the famous
Srirangam inscription, which is appended to this sec-
tion translated into English. Our entire knowledge of
Gōpana is obtained only from references in literary
works, the important among which are, the Koilolugu
and the Prapannāmrtam of Anantarya.² The informa-
tion contained in the inscription at Srirangam is
available in the same form in the Prapannāmrtam in
which Dēşika, the author of the verse inscribed at
Srirangam is quoted by Anantārya.³
So long as we lack further epigraphical confirma-
tion we cannot say if Gōpana played so great a part in
defeating the Muslims as he played in the restoration of
God Ranganatha to the shrine at Srirangam. Of course
there is no doubt that he was an important officer of
Kampaņa for an inscription contains Sāluva Mangu's
reference to Gōpaṇa as his superior officer (Annar);
but beyond this reference there is no other information
about the nature of the help he gave Kampaṇa in the
latter's defeat of the Sultan of Madhurai. It is probable
that Kampana took with him a force under Gōpana's
1. E.I., Vol. VI, No. 33, edited by Dr. E. Hultzsch. Also see Ap-
pendix at the end.
2. See Sources (The Prapannāmrtam, pp. 34-40).
3. The very last slöka in the extract on p. 40 beginning
4. Cf., A.R.E., No. 52 of 1905.
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