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Crimi-canda-cholan ; of Ramanuja and the Muhammadans ; Cari- 

 cara Cholan flourished 570 Fusly. Villiputturar, a poet in the 

 Conga desam, translated the Mahdbhdrata into Tamil verse at the promis- 

 ed reward of five gold huns each stanza (of four lines). On his task being 

 finished, the king gave him only five fanams each stanza. Story of Nandi 

 a king of the Chola country, his hunt of a pig, which in the end became 

 metamorphosed into a figure of Vishnu in the Vardha-avatdra, a shrino 

 was built on the spot. Origin of Chenji (or Ginjee). A treasure was 

 discovered by one Anantakon a shepherd, who raised troops therewith, 

 and getting aid "from other chiefs, established himself as a raja, Gin- 

 jee being his capital ; this was Fusly year 600. He cut a canal for irri- 

 gation near Trinomali which in the course of time having become filled 

 up, was restored by the nabob Walla jah, F. 1184. Anantakon 

 gave to his tribe the name of Sammanamdnar. He was succeeded 

 by Crishnakon, F. 650. Gonerikon, F. 680, both of them built 

 sacred edifices. His son was Govindakon, Fusly 700. Valliyakon, 

 Fusly 720, he made roads, choultries, &c. The dynasty now gave way 

 before a Curumba tribe named Vadaga Yediar (north country shep- 

 herds) : the first king of this tribe was Kobe-lingan, F. 740. He 

 built a brick fort at Chentamangalam. He formed some tanks, and 

 left others unfinished. In his time, his feudatories built several forts 

 with bricks in different places, as Asupiir, Peldcupur, Cupam, Cohir, 

 &c. He formed channels to bring down streams for irrigation from 

 mountain springs ; among which the one named Kobilingan Juvi re- 

 mains to this day. He ruled with great equity. Afterwards, F. 800, 

 Narasinga Udiyar became viceroy, the Maharayer of Anacondai, 

 Vijay anagaram, and Pennacondai sent an army against the aforesaid 

 Kobilingan, and having conquered the country he delivered it over to 

 Narasinga Udiyar to be held as a fief sending tribute to the rdyer. 

 A donation was made to a fane or temple, Sal. Sac. 1332 (A. D. 1410). 

 About this time the raja of Vandiwash named Bhupati rayer Udiyar 

 ruled according to an inscription dated in Sal. Sac. 1341. Vira-vijaya 

 rayer was also ruler over that district. Vallala rayer ruled, F. 750. 

 He made additions to the shrine at Trinomali. He paid tribute to the 

 rdyer. After he fell the country being divided among petty chiefs 

 became subject to Crishna-deva-rayer. He sent a great army into 

 the Carnatic, said to have consisted of 100,000 men, under the command 

 of chiefs named Vaiyapa nayaker, Tubaki, Crishnapa nayaker, 

 Vijaya Ra'ghava nayaker, and Venkitapa nayaker. In F. 

 870 Vanyapa nayaker came and collected tribute extensively. He 

 encamped near Vellore. The chief at Chittoor, and other petty chiefs 



