The name Ekanni was given for a copper coin which came in to circulation of money during British India produced from Madras mint (1794 AD). Basavraju indicates in the Gulmaroga Chikitsa that Sankhadravaka should be administered in the dose of ‘Ekanni′. By this evidence Basavarajiyam should be considered as the work of post Bhavaprakasha period. Basavraju not only mentioned Phirangiroga in the index of diseases described by him at the end of the book, but also indicated Phirangichekka ( Madhusnuhi) in the management of Meharoga and Granthi. Basavraju has faithfully reproduced certain chapter of Vaidyachintamani, which is considered to be a work of 15 th century. Basavraju stated that he had started writing this work after a thorough study of many works such as Charaka, Nithyanatheeyam (1360 AD), Revenakalpam, Pujyapadiyam, Bahatam, Kashikhandam (1435 AD) etc. It appears that the historical evidence shown by these scholars is one sided and cannot stand any reason. The same statement is carried out in the works of Ayurvedic Itihasa written by Atredeva Vidyawalkan and Acharya Priyavrata Sharma. Pt Govardhana Sharma Changani in his introduction to the Sanskrit version of Basavarajeeyam exposed a historical profile of Basavrajeeyam picturising him as Basava who was a staunch follower of Veerashaivism and a contemporary of king Bijjala (end of 12 th cent. With regard to the place and date of Basavarajeeyam there is no common opinion among the present day scholars.
It is a bilingual work and the content was presented in Sanskrit and Telugu languages. Basavarajeeyam is an important handbook for an Ayurvedic physician of Andhra region.