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 ixxxvi I N I) E X. TPRMECIIERIN CHAN, a descendant of Gingis Khan, styled by Tamerlane's historian one of the great Emperors of Asia acquires great reputation by his conquests and exploits in India in 1240, p. 11. WTSBEG TARTARS. Babr, yielding to their India, 17. USBBG TARTAR V, Indotton is separated from it by deserts and the Parapomisus, 1, 2. Vtatoor Streights of Fort, 2.3 m. from ZWteAttUjpo/y.intheroadto Arcot, the ti described, the Fort is two m. to the s. of them 1752. July, the En", and the Nabob's army retreating before Chundasaheb and the Fr. take post in the Streights, the fort, and a village in front of the streights, 174. Gingen with some officers sally, and are well nigh cut off, 175. July the 13th, Dalton, attacked in the advanced village, retires to the main body, 1 75, 170. the whole army, leave the streights and retreat to the Coleroon, 177- May, the division sent with Clive to Samiaveram was intended to intercept all communication between Se- ringham and Pondicherry through the Streights 221. April the 14th, D'Autueil arrives there with a reinforcement, 222. Clive marches to attack him, but he retires into the fort, 222. May the 9th, Dalton detached to attack him there, they fight, D'Autueil retires again into the fort, which he abandons the same night, and Dalton takes possession of the next morn- ing. 220, 227, 228. is recalled by Major Lawrence, 228. m, 233. D'Autueil advancing again, is met by Clive seven miles beyond the streights, 234. June 10th and 18th, the Eng. troops proceed to Utatoor, but are immedi- ately recalled to Tritchinopohj, 240. 1753. May 10th, the Fr. reinforcement comes to Seringham through the streights, 283. Ter- riore lies N. w. of them, 398. Vadaqherri, Polygab of the most pow- erful of the western Polygars of Tinivelly, his districts adjoin on the West to the Pulita- ver's, who leads him, 420. ViLiKC, Valarru, River, runs by Vol- condah, 172. 1752. June, motions of the Fr. and Eng. in the bed of the river, 173. 1753. May, it is dry again, when crossed by Clive's Sepoys to attack D'Autueil under the Pettah of Volcondah, 234. The woods of Arielore stretch x. to this river, 390. 3 V a in o n B, W A I. D R E, 15 m. w. from Pon- dicherry. 1750. March 22d, Nazirjing's army encamps, and is joined there by Major Lawrence from Fort St. David, and Maho- medally from Tritrhiiwpoly, 138, April, Ma- jor Lawrence returns to Fort St. David^Na- zirjing breaks up his camp, and goes to Arcot, 140. tn, 149. August, the main body of the Fr. troops encamped here proceed to Trivadi, 150. 1753. January 3d, they with the Morattoes inarch from hence, and encamp in Bight of Trivadi, 270. VALID, 6th of the Kalifs Ommiades ascended A. C. 708, of the Hegira 90. he made con- quests in Lidia, 9. * Vakdtwabh, Fort of Tuckeasaheb. 1742, Seid Mahomed and his mother placed there after the death of his father Subderaily, 50. In 1749, the mother with a posthumous son is there, 119. situated 20 in. N. of Gingee, 200.— — 1752. October, sommoned by Major LawTence and the Nabob, the English Sepoys storm the Pettah during the negotiation, ran- somed by Tuckeasaheb for 300,000 rupees, 266, 267. the army returns from hence to Trivadi, 206. m, 268. V a x s i t T a R T. 1754. January, appointed with Palk to treat with the Fr. commissaries at Sadrass, 337. Veloke, Veloor, Fort, Town, Domain, Fief. 1710, given bv Doastally to his nephew Bokerally. 37. 1740, Mag, Subderaily, on the death of his father Doastally, killed at the battle of Damalcherry, takes refuge in Velore, 42. the town well fortified, the citadel or fort built 200 years ago by the Morratoes, 4.3. is the strongest in the Carnatic, 45. 1741, Mortizally, son of Bokerally, the Governor, unwilling to pay the proportion assessed on his fief towards discharging the ransom of the province to the Morratoes, 46. October 2d, causes Subderaily tobe assassinated in the fort, 47, 48. The army of Subderaily encamped around, rise in tumult to sack the town, 48, 49. are appeased with promises and money, and acknowledge Mortizaliy Nabob, 49. Novem- ber, who goes to Arcot, and is proclaimed there, 49. and returns in a great fright, 60. 1744. June, comes to the wedding cele- brated by Seid Mahomed at Arcot, 66. is pre- sent a the assassination of this Prince, and in- stanfy escapes back to Vellore, 67, 68. m, 59, the Fitans who committed the murder, had often,- been with him here, GO. m, 119 m, 151. n »», 168 1751. September, Morti- zaliy from Velore joins Rajahsaheb at Aicot with 2000 men, 188. November, Rajahsaheb beats up Basinrow near Velore, 196. and marches from thence to Ami, 197. February, Clive, march'ng towards Velore, is recalled to Fort
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