Harsola copper plates
| Harsola copper plates | |
|---|---|
Grant A and Grant B (top to bottom) | |
| General Information | |
| Dynasty | Paramara |
| Material | Copper |
| Inscription type | Land grant |
| Script | Nagari |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Dimensions | 21.5 x 13 cm (Grant A Plate 1) 21 x 8.5 cm (Grant A Plate 2) 20 x 13 cm (Grant B Plates 1 and 2) |
| Discovery | |
| Place found | Harsol |
| Date discovered | 1922–1923 |
| Date created | 31 January 949 (30 Magha 1005 VS) |
| Contents of the Inscription | |
| Author | Gunadhana |
| King mentioned | Siyaka |
| Names of people mentioned | Lallopadhyaya Nina Dikshita |
| Location and Status | |
The Harsola copper plates are a set of two 949 CE Indian inscriptions that record the grants of two villages to a Nagar Brahmin father-son duo. The grants were issued by the Paramara king Siyaka II. The copper plates were discovered in Harsol (or Harsola) in present-day Gujarat state.
Besides the Paramara ancestors of Siyaka, the inscription mentions men with Rashtrakuta titles. Based on their identification as Rashtrakuta kings, some historians have theorized that Paramaras descended from the Rashtrakutas. However, others have argued that these men were Paramara rulers who had adopted Rashtrakuta titles to portray themselves as successors of the Rashtrakutas in Malwa.