582 Political Events in the Carnatic, from 1564 to 1687. [No. 152. 



other quarter could they be provided, since the whole interior resources 



of Hindostan were in the hands of the Imperialists."* 



5. The whole of the Mogul conquests in the South at first appear 

 Mogul conquests (agreeable to the system established by Akbar,) to 



^SSSiiSSSL have been formed int0 ° ne Viceroyalty government 

 Gradually extend- or s 00Da h which at first comprehended their con- 

 ed with their con- r 

 quests of the South, quests in the Deckan of Dowlatabad and part of 



Berar ; but afterwards, as these by degrees fell, Beder and the rest of 

 Berar were added, and the capital being removed from Burhanpoor to 

 Aurungabad, they gradually extended their conquests further South, 

 till under Aurungzebe and his deputies, the Soobadaree of Deckan, now 

 at its greatest extent, was arranged into six Soobahs, viz: — 



And finally com- 1 Candeish, capital Burhan poor. 

 Fhe eh contuiedtteg" 2 - Aurungabad, lately the capital of the Nizam- 

 doms, six Soobahsf Shahee dynasty. i 



3. Beder, ancient capital of the Bhaminee Sultans. 



4. Berar, Elichpoor generally the capital. 



5. Hydrabad, lately Golconda, capital of the Cootub- Shahee dynasty. 



6. Bejapoor, capital of the Adil- Shahee dynasty. 



The last (No. 5 and 6,) were formed from the late conquests; and 

 the Carnatic and its dependencies were at this time formed into Circars, 

 dependent upon either of them ; being in fact those districts that had 

 been reduced, or laid under contributions by the late governments of 

 Beejapoor and Hydrabad, or Golconda ; accordingly we find them enu- 

 merated under the distinctions of Hydrabad-Carnatic and Beejapoor- 

 Carnatic, in the official registers of the government of Deckan. 



7. These were further distinguished into Balla-Ghaut and Payen- 

 Ghaut, according to their situation above or below the Ghauts. 



8. The Carnatic- Hydrabad- Balla-Ghaut comprehend the pro- 

 Comprehending vince, forming under a latter arrangement the five 



sixty-sxx Mahals. Circars> of x Sidhout or Kurpa, 2 Ganjicotta, 3 Gooty, 

 4 Gurramconda, and 5 Cummum, comprehending 66-purgunnahs, regu- 

 larly assessed at a fixed revenue. 



Four of these provinces afterwards formed the petty state of the 



* See Seevajee's Memoir, where a detail of his resources, finances, forces and strong- 

 holds at the time of his death is given. His army or fleet is also mentioned. 



