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470 pie. Visvanatha had the funeral rites performed. His son was Anantapa Nayak ; who, in consideration of the manner of his father's death, received additional distinctions, and some villages in free grant, from Visvanatha Nayaker. At the time when the seventy-two chiefs each had a bastion of the Madura fort confided to him, this chief was appointed to the seventh bastion. He died after a chieftainship of thirty years. Camulaca Nayaker, his son, succeeded and ruled thirty-five years ; he fulfilled his appointed duties, but with- out any thing special occurring. His son was Laqumaya Nayaker, and, as in the last case, died after a rule of seventeen years. Anan- tapa Nayaker, his son, governed seventy-five years and died. Ca- mulaca Nayaker, his son died after a rule of twenty-se^en years.

His son Lagumaya Nayaker, 33 years. 7. Anantapa Nayaker,, 25 „ 8. Camulaca Nayaker, * 65 ,, 9. Laqumaya Nayakisr ... 30 ,,

Thus far there was a regular descent from father to son, ruling their own lands, without paying tax or tribute. Anantapa, the son of Laqu-* maya, ruled at the time when the Mysore ruler at Seringapotam con- quered the Dindigul province ; when a tribute was imposed of one hundred huns. Anantapa ruled twenty years. His son Camulaca Nayaker, in the time of Hyder sahib, had an additional tax of fifty imposed; paying anuually one hundred and fifty huns; and ruled twenty-one years. His son was Anantapa Nayak. In the time of Meer sahib, his Amil, named Syed sahib, doubled the tribute ; making it in all 300 huns ; I myself Laqumaya Nayaker, who am his son, for some years had the lands without tribute. Subsequent to the rule of the Honorable Company over the Dindigul province Mr. Commissioner McLeod fixed my tribute at four hundred and fifty huns 9 It was afterwards raised to one thousand six hundred and twenty huns, which was paid during eight years. Afterwards, in consequence of not paying the tribute, the Honorable Company assumed the district and my petition is that the Honorable Company will shew me favor and protect me.

Section 2. — Account of the zemindars of Dot tiy a fort*

(Copied from a palm-leaf account.)

At the time when the pad shah came against the rayer, before the capital was taken, the rayer sent red garments out; with the message, that so many as were willing to leave their families should put on those garments, and prepare for war. My ancestor Macala Nayaker of the Penjaivalla tribe, with his people, assembled and, after defeating