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Fort and Temple at Vellore. [No. 8, new seeies. 



ed and took possession of Vellore (about 60 years ago), and ap- 

 pointed his own Khilledar. The Fort of Vellore was afterwards 

 made over to the British Government. "Wallajah having taken 

 Vellore, took the wife and daughter of Gholam Moorteza Khan 

 into his own house, and sent the jagheerdar to close imprisonment 

 at Trichinopoly. 



The tombs of these Mussulmen are situated in a Muckan ad- 

 joining Colonel Webber's house in the Pettah of Vellore. 



Translation of an inscription taken from a stone which covered 

 the well inside the Arsenal of Vellore. 



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Having compelled him to look for shelter in the woods, Sheera- 

 lan or Chera armed with a bow and arrow, well fitted for using in 

 battle, destroyed Caudalore encircled by the sea, and cut the gold 

 crowned heads Vomallavan (i. e. the strong vallanen) and Kauna- 

 cucha Kanta, (t. e. the " guardian defender" a title of royalty), so 

 that the king of Kanga took fright. 



He advanced his standards, took Tamilpauni, putting the Raja 

 (Cavalan) to fight, and striking his elephants so that they wallowed 

 on the ground roaring, and defeated all his enemies. He likewise 

 put to flight Medusal Vissagan (i. e. " a large sword") by means 

 of his army while his father and mother shed tears, having exhi- 

 bited his labour and caused to be imprisoned the emissaries de- 

 puted by Ahava Malla, who took fright at his army, his Vallout 

 (king) wounded them, and Ahava Malla who was armed with a 

 bow and arrow with his army under the flag of a palmyra tree. 



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Note. — The commencement and end of the above are illegible. — 

 H. P. H. 



