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"19. I have seen the Kabooleats taken from all the Zemindars and Proprietors of the District at the time of the Permanent Settlement, and find that the title 'Rajah' was then prefixed to the names of the Zemindars of Jeypore, Vizianagaram and Bobbin and to none else.

"20. Bobbili is one of the oldest families in the Presidency. It exercised Regal powers until our own advent into the country. It fills a prominent place in the history of the District. Probably the historical event of the greatest importance to the British in connection with their Conquest of the Northern Circars was the great fight at Bobbili in 1757, in which Ranga Row, the then Polygar, was killed, and the Vizianagaram Rajah assassinated. This Rajah had allied himself with the French under Monsieur Bussy, but his successor sought the aid of the British and combining with Forde, despatched by Clive from Calcutta, drove out the French, and laid the foundation for our