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Chapter 3
The Mandalinādu Polity
W
ithin the limited scope of this monograph, only a summary treatement of selected topics will be possible to sketch the social, economic and cultural conditions of the Mandalināḍ. Albeit, the social, administrative and religious conditions that prevailed in the Maṇḍalināḍ division were very much similar to those in the early Ganga kingdom, harmony and contentment with the existing order being the key-note.
The Mandalinaḍ was divided into certain well-marked territorial divisions which included the following sub-divisions with the Edehalli as its capital, now in Koppal taluk [Sh. 39 and Sh. 97. 1113; Eḍatorenāḍ (Sh. 32. 1134), Eḍedore - 70 (Sh. 39. 1112, pp. 45-46). Hiriyur [Sh. 40. 1180. 43. 1172] and Haḍavalikenäḍ [Sh. 19. 1309]. Although a record of property in land was well maintained, there is no means of informing any estimate of the population of the Mandalināḍ. However, going by the available records we are now review
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