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View of the principal Political Events that occurred in the Carnatic, 

 from the dissolution of the Ancient Hindoo Government in 1564 till 

 the Mogul Government was established in 1687, on the Conquest of 

 the Capitals of Beejapoor and Golconda ; compiled from various 

 Authentic Memoirs and Original MSS., collected chiefly within 

 the last ten years, and referred to in the Notes at the bottom of each 

 page. By Colonel Mackenzie. 



[Submitted at a Meeting held on the 5th April, 18L R .] 



1. To give an idea of the state of the whole Carnatic at this period, 

 A. D. which forms a remarkable era in the history of this 



to part of India, it may be useful to take a rapid view of 



the events preceding this period for the last hundred and twenty 

 years, since the overthrow of the last Hindoo government of the Car. 

 natic, commonly called the Raia-Samastanum of Beejanuggur. 



2. While that government subsisted in its vigur, specially towards 

 Ancient Hindoo the decline of the last dynasty of Beejanuggur, it ap- 



m^nt^n^hiTcar- P ears t0 have been conducted under certain polity, 

 natic * adapted to the general spirit of Hindoo jurisprudence, 



and this system was regularly established in the provinces subjected to 

 their authority from the furthest limits (of Goa and of Calinga) on 

 tither coast to Cape Comorin South, in progression as they were gra- 

 dually reduced. 



3. The names, titles, and duties of a variety of officers are still pre- 

 Extended into served which formed the court, and supported the stale 



they P wer e n red S uc- of tne ancient monarchy while the provincial govern- 

 ed progressively. m ent was conducted by Dan-Naiks,* Naiks, Naadf 

 Prabhooe, Poligars,J and a regular gradation of subordinate officers, 

 who were allowed lands in Hoombliga,§ Amara, or as Polliams, held of 

 the sovereign or raja, by a species of tenure much resembling the Euro- 

 pean fiefs, subject to a certain assessment of revenue, under regular ad- 

 measurement, or estimate of productions, or annexed to their respective 



* The Dan-Naiks and Naiks, (Viceroys and Lieutenants,) were also part of the 

 Tellinga system. — See Memoir of Waruncull Tell. 



f Naad-Prabhoo, i. e. Lord or Governor of a Naad or Province.— See Bangalore 

 Memoir, Mar. 



X For the origin of Folligars, see Memoirs of Nidicull, Ballapoor, Maggry, &c. 

 Mar. and Can. 



§ For Hoombliga and Amara tenures, iee Memoirs of Holla- Honore and Soo- 

 biah's compilation, Can. 



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