Home›Sources›K.A. Nilakanta Sastri, A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar (Oxford University Press)SourcesK.A. Nilakanta Sastri, A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar (Oxford University Press)Oxford University PressCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "K.A. Nilakanta Sastri, A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar (Oxford University Press)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/nilakanta-sastri-history-of-south-india.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). K.A. Nilakanta Sastri, A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar (Oxford University Press). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/nilakanta-sastri-history-of-south-indiaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-k-a-nilakanta-sastri-a-history-of-south, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {K.A. Nilakanta Sastri, A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar (Oxford University Press)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/nilakanta-sastri-history-of-south-india}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXK.A. Nilakanta Sastri's standard academic history of South India traces the early Pallava dynasty's rise at Kanchipuram under Sivaskandavarman, whose Prakrit copper plate charters record the performance of Vedic sacrifices including the Ashvamedha and grants of village and garden land to Brahmins, establishing the brahmadeya land grant as the enduring form of royal patronage for Brahmanical Hinduism across the peninsula.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (17 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The standard academic history of South India, tier 1, matching the tier the map already gives its other foundational academic references, used here for Sivaskandavarman's Vedic sacrifices and land grants to Brahmins, corroborated by Wikipedia's account of the Pallava dynasty's founding below.NotesWell-attestedUsed for Sivaskandavarman's performance of the Ashvamedha, Vajapeya and Agnishtoma, and his grants of land to Brahmins.CitationAuthorWell-attestedK.A. Nilakanta SastriPublisherWell-attestedOxford University PressURLWell-attestedhttps://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.448836Source TypeWell-attestedacademic monographCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithPrakrit, Languages Well-attested This source names Prakrit directly: "under Sivaskandavarman, whose Prakrit copper plate charters record the performance of Vedic sacrifices including the Ashvamedha and grants of village and garden land to Brahmins, establishing the..."Source K.A. Nilakanta Sastri, A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar (Oxford University Press)K.A. Nilakanta Sastritier 1Claims Backed By This Source (17 claims)This source backs 17 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 5 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSpread Events, 9 claims: 3 well-attested, 4 holds, 2 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.Well-attested10SourcesK.A. Nilakanta Sastri, A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar (Oxford University Press)Spread EventsSivaskandavarman Performs the Ashvamedha and Grants Land to Brahmins at KanchipuramHolds5SourcesK.A. Nilakanta Sastri, A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar (Oxford University Press)Spread EventsSivaskandavarman Performs the Ashvamedha and Grants Land to Brahmins at KanchipuramGeneral References2Spread EventsRajaraja I Dedicates the Brihadeeswarar Temple at ThanjavurSivaskandavarman Performs the Ashvamedha and Grants Land to Brahmins at KanchipuramComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year