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who abusing his trust was ordered to be beheaded, but escaped by her 

 contrivance. Anecdote of three lime-kilns kept ready by the Shah for the 

 death of himself, of Nourmahal and her brother, in case of emergency. 

 Aurungzebe. The Mahrattas ; various details ; foundation of Aurun- 

 gabad H. 1060. Notices of Adil Shah, and the ruler at Hyderabad, 

 Magnificent tomb ; details of tributaries. Aurungzebe's behaviour to- 

 wards his father and brothers. Affairs of the Panjab and of Gujerat. 

 Mention introduced of Anagundi Ginjee, and other Carndtaca countries. 

 Vellore, Ginjee, Arnee, Tanjore, governed by him. War with Sahoji, 

 chief of the Mahrattas, Death of Siloji raja ; crowning of Sahoji 

 who ruled in Sattard. The Pddshdh sent Zulfecar Khan to conquer 

 the Carnatic ; fought with the Mahrattas -, took Ginjee, Mention of 

 Dau'd Shah ; made Killaddr of Ginjee. Zulfecar Khan returned. 

 The Mahrattas attacked him ; details of the Mahrattas. Arungzebe 

 sent his son AsuphShah to Bengal. Arrangement for his sons pre- 

 vious to his death, which took place in H. 1119. Various details con- 

 cerning his successor. Details relative to some Amirs of the palace. 

 Other matters down to H. 1131, when Muhammad Shah became 

 Pddshdh. He sent out a firman to various kings as far as to Arcot. 

 Various details inclusive of Carnatic affairs down to Nadir Shah. 

 Ahmed Shah, subsequent matters. 

 Section 6th. — Concerning the Mahrattas and the Tuluva country. 



The country referred to in this section lies between the Nerbudda 

 and Toomboodra rivers (the Nirmathi and Tumbudra). That land 

 used to give tribute during the Divdpara-yuga to the kings of Has- 

 tinapuriy down to the time of Janamejeya. Salivahana was 

 born, an illegimate child of a brahman, at Munguilpatnan at, or near 

 to Rdma-giri (or Dowlutabad). He made extensive conquests even to 

 the Cauvery river. He overcame Vicramaditya, and placed the son 

 of the latter on his throne as a tributary, at Oujein, Many other kings 

 ruled for 4000 years. 



Transition to the land of Tuluva and the upper Camdtaca-desam. A 

 shepherd of the Curumba tribe did service to a rishi, or ascetic, who dis- 

 covered to him hidden treasure, with which the shepherd quitting that 

 occupation raised troops, and laid the foundation of Anacondai, and 

 afterwards of Bijayanagaram, He was named Pravada-deva-rayer 

 No mention of intervening matters down to Narasinga-deva-rayer, 

 who introduced a new dynasty. 



Section 7th, — On the Hassan dynasty of the Deccan kingdom. 



This kingdom began with Hassan a contemporary with Rama-deva 

 of the foregoing race. He was of humble origin. A brahman saw 

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