1. Aiyyavolu-500 Guild Inscriptions
Appanapalli (Kadumuru) Inscription
Elders of the Aiyyavolu 500, 36 Beedu of Mummari, and Ubhaya Nanadesis of Kannada Navaka 1000 granted gifts to god Somesvara. [Vol-I, 493]
Alampur Gavaresvara Inscription
Representatives of Ayyavale-500, Ubhaya-Nanadesis, and Mummuri Dandas assembled as a Mahanadu at Alampur. Granted income from taxes and tolls to god Gavaresvara. [Vol-I, 495]
Alampur Gauresvara Inscription
The guild purchased 5 marttars of land from Sthanadhipatis and granted it to god Gauresvara. Mentions members Mummadi Brammi-setti and Pruthvi-setti. [Vol-II, 1130]
2. Inscriptions at the Locality of Ayyanavolu
Satyasraya Period Record
Arasapayya (Bodyguard Captain) gifted 40 marttars of land and 30 marttars of black soil to Kesanamayya of Vaji-kula. [Vol-I, 101]
Vikramaditya VI Period Record
Dandanayaka Surayya granted lands for worship of Suresvaradeva and for feeding ascetics. [Vol-I, 392]
Recherla Nayak Period Record
Commemorating his military victory (digvijaya), Anapota Nayaka granted the entire village of Ayyanavolu to the god Mailaradeva. [Vol-IV, 1330]
3. Mentions of the Ayyavamsa
Kajipet Record (A.D. 946)
Rechayya of the Ayyavamsa making a land gift in Pipparige. [Vol-I, 60]
Gangapuram Record (11th Century)
Mentions Padmaladevi, daughter of Nilakanthadevara, as belonging to the Ayyana lineage. [Vol-I, 207]
Summary: The Aiyyavolu-500 functioned as a powerful trans-regional merchant guild managing religious endowments and market tolls. Simultaneously, the town of Ayyanavolu served as a critical site for royal and military grants from the Western Chalukya to the Recherla Nayak periods.
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