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command against him. Tirumal evinces hesitation. He recalls the experience of the past, points to the fact that those who went to war with the Marava never returned ; that the Marava was a much more valiant man than the Vaduga, that he looked with contempt on the Madura army, and that with his arms and his guns, he would prove the victor. The Dalavai replies that there is no room for anxiety; that the arms which conquered Tanjore, Mysore, Bengal (!) Kongu, and Malayalam could not fail against the Marava ! The King gives his reluctant consent, and the brave General, after paying worship to Mînakshi for victory and getting permission from his fond and anxious brother Vaidyanathaiya by the agsurance that he would return viotorious in the space of eight days, sets out on his expedition. The Vaduga army is a formidable and gigantic array. There were almost all the Polygars, the chiefs and feudatories of the land. There was the brave and gallant Trumalai Kondaiya, the Dala vâi's son-in-law and faithful companion. There was the ablo Pâpia Naik of Madúr and Lingama of Nattam. The Tottiyan chiefs, Gaydama and Ettappa, Koppaiya and Irchaka, Púchchi and Muttiayah, Katta Bomma and Obala (of Elumalai), Bomma and Mallappa, Kamakshi (of Illupûr), and Palli-Chinnama, Kandama and Chinnôbala, Appaiya, and Tumbichchi, Bettana and Bódi, and others, with their gallant men, were eager to measure their strength with the hated Marava. Tho Maravas too contributed an equal strength to Râmappaiyan's force. There was the fierce Kuttala Têva of Naduvak kuruchchi, Chinnañanja Têva of Chokkampatti, Marudappa of Ottumalai, the Ândukondâr Elayirampaņņai; and a host of others. Even the Sivile Mâran of Teúkâbi, the king of Nanji Nadu (i. e. Malayalam) 10 and the king of Colombo11, aro said to have sent contributions to the Naik's army. The Reddis and Kavundans were not behind hand. From the side of Kougu12 and Erode, they thronged, and thronged in large numbers. The Canarege and the Muhammadans also are mentioned.13
(To be continued.)
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HISTORY. By PROFESSOR S. KRISHNASWAMI leoture must have been almost unintelligible. The AIYANGAR, Madras. Printed at the S. P. C. K. essay in its revised printed form is not arranged Press 1916, 98. pp.
As lucidly as it might be and in consequence The little book by the learned Professor of is difficult to follow. I have now studied it in Indian History and Archäology in the Univor. conjunotion with Mr. Sewell's equally learned sity, of Madras is & revised edition of a lecture article entitled The Kings of Vijayanagara, A. D. read before the Madras Literary Society, with His 1486—1609' (J. R. A. s., 1915, pp. 383–395) Excellency Lord Pentland in the chair. Poor and think that I understand the points at issue. Lord Pentland, he must have been glad when the All specialist students of the subject admit that discourse was over. It dealt with obscure ques. it is diffoult to reconcile the authorities concerning tions of chronology concerning forgotten kings of the succession of the kings of Vijayanagar during
8 The acounts of the Polygars given in the appendioes bear out the statements of this heroio poem.
9 The Sivile MAran referred to here was evidently either Peruma! Sivala Miran alias Varagunaráma Påndya Kulasekhara Som lsiyår, an inscription of whom dated 1616 has been discovered, (803 Trav. Arch. Series, I, .48), or some guccessor of his. There is no epigraph to enlighten us on the point. Is it possible that the term Sivilo Maran is used without any significance! It is noteworthy that Tirumal Naik who recorded a gift of lands to the temple of Aladiyur, south-west of Amb samudram, in 1635 does not mention any Påndyan king. (See Antiquities, I. 309). Nor does he mention him in the Vairavikulam inscription of 1648 where, Tirumal makes & gift to a gadra priezt. (Ibid, p. 310).
10 According to Shungoony Menon the kings of Travancore in the earlier half of the 17th century were Viravarms (1604-6) Ravivarms (1806-19); Unni Keralavarms (16:19-25); Ravivarms (1625-31); and Unni Keralavarma ( 1631-61). The last of the should have taken part in this war if it is a fuct. Tho version of tha Trav. M 1.14. also favor this.
11 The Portuguese were the masters of this playo aa l it is ditult to see how a king of that place could have come to the help of the Ndik. S Tean
12 The Polygar memoirs of Ko igu provinse,ana'y prove this. E. g. th: Ghatti Mulaliars.
13 The MS. ig very absurd at this point as it gives the nam3 of Shah Abb39, Khana (i. e. Yusif Khan), Bado Khan (brother of Chand Sahib) and othe: e.ninnt man who bolo nad to totally periods and different spheres of activity.
