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 Abkari (excise) revenue iiq Adam's Bridge 8, 9, 12, ,^2, 5.^, 271 Aditanallur, prehistoric burial place 145-7 Adoni 209, 245 Agastya ^Iaharshi, sage 18 Agastyamalai 18, 30 Agencies, definition 10 Aix-la-Chapelle, treaty 174 Albuquerque 167 Algse, calcareous {Lithotha»iiiiuiii) 34 Alleppey 37 ; mud-banks 37, 39 Aluminium 65, 66 ; manufactures 212 Alwaye 245 Amaravati, Buddhist stupa 2-;, 80, 148-50 Amethyst 82 Amiens, treaty 180 Amindivi islands 31 Anaimalai hills 18 Anaimudi peak 18 Anantapur 245 Andhra coins 150 Anicut 204 Animism 127 Anjengo 183 Ant-eater, scaly 91 Antelope 90 Aquamarine 59, 67 Arabian sea, definition 3-4 Archaean rocks 54-9, 61, 62 Arcot 246; siege 174 Arcot, Prince of 181 Areca nut 119, 197 Armagon, history 169 Arni, muslin 227 Arrack 119 Asbestos 67 Aska, sugar factory 210 Asoka 154, 155 ; rock-cut edicts 147 Atoll, 31 Attapadi valley 30 Aurangzib, firman 171, 172 Australian trees, introduced 113, 114, 266 Ayyampet, rugs 227 Azariah, Rev. V. S. 244 Baba Buden hills 22, 26 Backwaters, west coast 35, 39, 41, 187, 190 Badaga 15, 17, 122, 129, 140-1, 196, 213, 214 Badger 87 Baillie, Colonel 177, 251, 272 Baird, David 178 Bamboo 104, 109, iii Bandicoot 88 Bangalore 209, 213, 246-7; jail car- pets 227 Banganapalle State 5, 184 Barley 213 Basel Mission 210 Batrachians 95 Bats 87 Bauxite 65, 69 Beans 196 Bears 87 Beche-de-mer 35, 224 Beddome, R. H. 243 Beer 213 Bees 100 Beetles 101-2 Bellary 209, 247 Belur, temple 22, 247 Benares, pilgrims 25 Beryl 59, 67 Beschi 239 Betel {Piper Beile), cultivation 197 Betel leaf 119 Betel-nut [Areca Catechu) 119 Betel-nut palm 114 Bey pore river 23 Bezvsada 206, 247 Bhattiprolu, Buddhist stupa 147-8 Bhavani river 30, 96 Biligirirangan hills 22