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Jakkur 1000CE Kalnadu Inscription
Jakkur is famous for some inscriptions in which this 1000 CE Kalnadu inscription is included.

From this inscription it can be known that Jakkur has a history of thousand years. As the stone is broken the full inscription is not available for reading the broken inscription seems to indicate Sanjayappa of this village sacrificed his life and his family was made some donation. Such grants were given so that the families of heroes who have fought for society or died to protect their village were financially supported. Such grants were called Kalnatu/Kalnadu.

Discovery and Dating
This inscription was discovered by researchers K. R. Narasimhan and P. L. Udaya Kumar (23-Dec-2017).

This inscription belongs to about 10th century and is in Kannada language and kannada script.

Characteristics of the inscription stone
The stone on which this inscription is engraved is of granite, 75 cm height and 75 cm width, 15 cm thickness. The upper left corner of the stone is broken and only six lines of writing can be recognized.

Summary of the inscription
Kalnadu was given to Sanjapayya of Sunnadu (small country) Jakkur, He who destroyed it the inscription records the curse that Kavile was killed in Varanasi. As the statute is vague, it is not possible to know the full gist.

Reference

 * 1) The Mythic Society (2021-12), ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಇತಿಹಾಸ ವೈಭವ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 2021 ಸಂಚಿಕೆ 2 ಜಕ್ಕೂರು https://archive.org/details/bengaluruitihaasavaibhava-2021-vol2_jakkuru/page/46/mode/1up : Missing or empty   (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
 * 2) The Mythic Society (2021-12), ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಇತಿಹಾಸ ವೈಭವ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 2021 ಸಂಚಿಕೆ 2 ಜಕ್ಕೂರು.https://archive.org/details/bengaluruitihaasavaibhava-2021-vol2_jakkuru/page/46/mode/1up  : Cite journal requires   (help); Missing or empty   (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)