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traded by the situation of affairs in Beejapoor, where a minority, 

 intestine broils at home, and war abroad, particularly with Ahmed- 

 nuggur, constantly obstructed their plans of conquest ; in the intervals, 

 however, they seem to have turned their arms against the country of 

 Malabar, or rather Soonda, Bednoreand Koorg, whence Bahlill Cawn,* 

 A. D. 1595. in two expeditions with various fortune collected a forced 

 a. s, 1517. tribute; in all this time only once mention is made 

 of the Carnatic; the Duab indeed appears to have been still occu- 

 pied, and mention is made of Adoni being relieved from the attack 

 of one of the zemindars, (as the Polligars are always denominated by 

 the Mahomedan writers,) or more probably from one of the chiefs of 

 the late government. 



12. Such was the state of the Northern and Western provinces of 

 the late Carnatic government ; nor were matters scarcely better in 

 the Eastern and Southern provinces, though farther removed from the 

 Mahomedan states. About the year 1597* Venkataputty, the repre- 

 sentative of the ancient Rayels, and the last of them who exhibited 

 any appearance of power, ruled with some degree of magnificence at 

 Chundragury and Vellore ; where he still held a doubtful sway over 

 the remaining provinces of the South and East, which appear to have 

 been ruled by Viceroys, Lieutenants or Naigs ; the most distinguish- 

 ed of which seem to have been 



1. Histnapa Naik, at Gingee. 4. Jaga-deo-Rayel, at Chinna- 



patam. 

 2. Naik, at Tanjore. 5 Trimul Raj, at Seringa- 



patam. 

 3. Naik, at Madura. 6. at Pennaconda. 



13. Towards the end of his government^ he appears to have made 



* I allude here to Scott's authorities. Much information of the transactions of the 

 Carnatic it is hoped may be obtained on translation of several Memoirs which 

 may illustrate or confirm each other. Near Adoni in particular, a Mahomedan jag- 

 heerdar seems to have been early fixed on the lands formerly occupied by some of the 

 liayel's relations. 



f In theTarik-Cootub-Shah, Vol. II, p. 647, it is mentioned, that " taking advantage 

 of the attention of the Golconda government being taken up by the invasion of Ah- 

 mednuggur by the Mogul forces under Sultan Moraad, the son of Akber, he approach- 

 ed the limits of Guntoor, with a view of recovering that province ; but speedily retreated 

 on finding the Golconda officers were disposed to receive him in force, and apologized, 

 alleging his movement was from motives of religion "to visit and perform ablution" 

 at the great tank of Cummam," A. D. 1593 or 1595. 



