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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 



