CiiAi>. X.] THE DOMIXATIOX OF THE ilALABARS. 403 



Dm^fTig the absence of the rightful sovereign, and in a.d. 

 the confusion which ensued on his decease, various mem- ^^'^^ 

 bers of the royal family arrived at the sovereignty of 

 llohuna, the only remnant of free territory left. Four 

 brothers, each assinning the title of Idng, contended 

 together for supremacy ; and amidst anarchy and intrigue, 

 each in turn took up the reins of government, as they 

 fell or were snatched from the hands of his predeces- 

 sor ^, till at length, on the retirement of all other can- 

 didates, the forlorn crown was assumed by the minister 

 Lokaiswara, who held his court at Kattragam, and died 



A.D. io7i;^ 



^ Turnouk's Eintome, p. 39. ^ 3Iahmvanso, cli. Ixi. 



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