596 Political Events in the Carnaticjrom 1564 to 1687. [No. 152. 



At this time, a Raja named Veejaya- Ragavarauze of the Ballega 

 caste ruled at Tanjore, whose ancestors were established in that state 

 by Kistna- Rayel on a very honorable footing. The king of Madura 

 proud of the strength of his army, suddenly marched against him, put 

 Veejaya- Rauze to death, and returned after this victory to his capi- 

 tal. The son of Veejaya- Ragavaraja, named Chengamala Naik, sent 

 his minister as ambassador, who made all possible haste to Bengaloor, 

 where he came into the presence of Ekojee, and represented thus : 

 I am the chief minister of Chengamalla Naik, king of Tanjore, who is 

 my lord, and being attacked and deprived of his country by the lord of 

 Madura, has sent to request your aid and support with all your forces 

 to conquer his enemy, for which he undertakes to defray the field 

 charges of your troops. 



Ekojee upon this representation of the minister, consented to his 

 proposal ; he then sent to Chickadava- Raja, signifying his having 

 engaged to go to the assistance of Tanjore, and the necessity that he 

 should be in condition to fulfil his engagements to the utmost in every 

 sense. Ekojee, therefore, for a sum sufficient for the disbursements of 

 his troops, made over to Chickadava Raja, his district of Bangalore for 

 1,200,000 rupees, and on receiving payment thereof, he marched. On 

 his arrival near Tanjore, he wrote to the lord of that city to discharge 

 the arrears of 5000 of his cavalry; the demand was complied with, 

 and he received sufficient to pay his troops for one month. Then under 

 the pretext of bringing more forces, he returned from thence back, and 

 having intelligence of the state of Aranee, he suddenly attacked that 

 fort, got possession of it, putting the garrison to death, and placed 

 Vadajee, one of his officers there, with a force to maintain it. He then 

 went to Tanjore with only about 200 horse, and represented to the 

 Tanjore lord, that his troops being in arrears to a very large amount, 

 they had refused to obey his orders until their balance was dis- 

 charged ; but if he would now advance him sufficient to discharge the 

 balance of two months, he swore to bring his whole army to reduce 

 his enemy, and to obey at all times his commands. He then took an 

 oath at Coombaconum in the divine presence of God, upon which 

 Chengamalla Raja paid him the money he wanted, requesting him to 

 hasten by all means to march against Madura; but the ungrateful 

 Ekojee, who had privately leagued with the Madura king, then re- 

 quested, that having on his account and for his service made over his 

 country to Chickadava Raja, and being obliged to carry his family 

 along with him to the field, he would grant him a place where they 



