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 Ixiv INDEX Pigot. 17 51. July, one of the council at Fort. St. David, accompained by Clive con- ducts a detachment and rilieves Verdache- lum ; they send the detachment on to Tiitchi- nopolv, and, returning to St. David, are sharply attacked and lose half their attendants, 181, 182. Pioou, Captain. 1754. March, sent to Devicotah with a detachment intended for Tritchinopoly, 315, m, 358. relieves Palam- cotah, 359. June, joins the Eng. army at Tanjore, 361. August the 17th, killed in the action on the march to Tritchinopoly ; of promising hopes, much lamented, 370. Pilgrims, to Seringham, 178. to Tripetti, 317 and 318. Pir Mahomed Geh anghir, grandson of Ta- merlane, his government ; enters India from Gazna in 1398, and takes Multan, 13. joins the main army with Tamerlane, 13. who gives him the government of his conquests in India, and appoints him his universal heir, 16. is assassinated in 1-404, 6 months after the death of Tamerlane, 16. Pischard. 1751. December, commands and is cut off with the troops of Fr. dragoons, by Innis Khan and his Morratoes, 205. PITAN, PITANS, we suppose to be the de- scendants of the northern Indians who were earl v converted to Mahomedanism, 7. the best troops and the most dangerous enemies of the thorne, 7. m, 24. having of late years been opposed bv the Morratoes, 40. a Pitan as- sassinates Subderally in Velore, 48. fierceness of their character, 55. a band of them as- sassinate Seid Mahomed at Arcot, 55, 66, 57. on which Anwarodean banishes all the Pitans of the city, and razes their houses, 59. m, 60. the Nabobs of Cudapah, Canoul, and Savanore in 1752, are Pitans, 142. See below PitanNabobb, the whole nation erroneously supposed to have arisen from a colony of Arabians, who 400 years ago settled at Masulipatnam, 147. Murzafajing tells Bussy that every Pitan in his army is a traitor, 164. a Pitan of Monacgee's retinue is the executioner of Chundasaheb, 241. 1751. February, 4000 in Canoul when sacked by Bussy and Salabadjing's army. 249. Mianah, Moodemiah and Nabi Cawn Catteek are Pitans, 399. so is the Nabob of Savanore in 1755, who is mentioned in p, 425 and 426. PITAN Nabobs, of Cudapah, Canoul, and Savanore 1752, accompany Nazirjing, as feudatories into the Carnatic, 142. advise Murzafajing to submit to him. 143. resent the imprisonment of Murzafajing contrary to the promises which Nazirjing had made to them, and confederate against him, 143. correspond with Dupleix, 145. dissemble with Nazirjing and advice Dupleix to proceed to action, 147. their conspiracy kept secret 7 months, 154. December 4th, their conduct in the battle, 155, 156. Cudapah kills Nazirjing, 156, they demand exorbitant rewards of Murzafa- jing 158. refer their claims to Dupleix, 169. pretend to be satisfied with his decision, and swear allegiance to Murzafajing 160. m, 162. 1751. February, their treachery and attack on Murzafajing in the country of Cudapah, when Savanore is killed, Cudapah flies wounded, and Canoul kills Murzafajing, 163, 164, 165. it does not appear thpt they were instigated by Dupleix to assassinate Na- zirjing, 379. another Pitan Nabob of Sa- vanore mentioned in p, 425, 426. Pitchandah, a fortified pagoda on the N. bank of the Coleroon, 1 m. e. of Seringham, taken possession of, and immediately quitted by the Eng. army in July 1751, p, 178, 179. Munsurpcit stands between this and Samiava- ram, 221, 222. a mound extends from it to the Westward, from which Clive cannonades the camp of Chundasaheb, May, 1752, p, 228. the Pagoda attacked and taken by Clive and Dalton, 228, 229, 230. Clive go- ing in quest of D'Autueil leaves a strong garrison in it to deceive Law, 233. 1754, May, Morarirow quitting the Mysoreans en- camps here, 360. POCOCK, Commodore. 1754. De- cember, arrives at Madrass with a 60 and a 70 gun ship, 375. A'. B. it is implied, al- though not mentioned, that he served at Gheriah, 414, 415, 416, 417. Polier, Captain.1754. May 10th, in the action at Seringham dislodges the enemy from a Choultry on the left of the line ; not culp- able for not pushing this success, 284, 285. 1754. May 12th, marches with the army to the relief of Calliaud's detachment surrounded by the enemy, who bring up the whole of their force likewise ; is twice wounded in the action, and gives up the command to Calliaud, 355, 356, 357. 1755. May, leads the battalion marching through the streights of Nattam, 392. July, August, escorts the Nabob from Tritchino- poly, by Tanjore and Fort St. David, to Ar- cot, 397, 398. POLITAVER. See PtJLITAVER. POLYGAR, is always understood to be the Chief of a mountainous or woodland district. POL. GAR, POLYGARS. Individuals. of A r ie lore, 396, 397. 403. B ANGAR YATCHAM NAIGUB, t s 417. -BCxMRACZE, 417. — 01 Calancandan, 425. - POLYGAR