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" quire with grief why they did it." With this malediction he dismissed 

 them, and, after some short time, died. Afterwards Rag'hunacVha 

 B^honjUf the elder son ruled the kingdom. His younger brother 

 Bonamali proceeded with an army against the forts in the south quar- 

 ter, the commanders of which with common consent had revolted, 

 and he subdued them ; which event occurred in the era of Sa- 

 livahana 754 (A. D. 832). About that time, he formed an en_ 

 gagement with his minister, or chief adviser, named Chocca-Baddu, a 

 courageous general, and assimilating to himself those commanders 

 whom he pardoned, he punished the others who refused to submit, and 

 having come to a great distance, he saw at a certain place indications,* 

 which induced him to fix on that spot as a residence, to which place he 

 gave the nam.e of Gumsara {Goomsoor). During a year or two of resi- 

 dence he assumed to himself some extent of country on four sides, and 

 ruled there. Sometime afterwards, Raglmnad'ha B'honju, ruler of 

 the Baud'ha country, hearing by means of his harcarras concerning the 

 proceedings of his younger brother in the Gumsara country, took um- 

 brage, and consulted about taking means to overcome him. But subse- 

 quently reflecting that the other had troops under his command, and 

 had lined with guards, as he heard, all the passes of the mountains, 

 moreover that he was his brother, he considered that as they both had 

 cut down so much forest and cleared so much land, it would be best that 

 each should rule over his own portion, and with these considerations he 

 remained quiet. Being undisturbed, B ojiamali honj n increased the 

 number of his adherents, and clearing forest lands, which were turned 

 into cultivated fields, he had hamlets and villages built, and comforl- 

 ably accommodating himself, and the ten heads of families, who, with 

 all belonging to them, had first accompanied him, and governed with 

 increasing prosperity. Being successful in all things, this chief ruled 

 twenty-one years. His son named Arjuna B'honju ruled fifteen years. 

 His son was Cesava B'honju, whose rule was eighteen years. As this 

 chief had no children, his younger brother Bonamali B'honju, with his 

 son Gopala B'honju ruled for twenty-three years. 



The son of Gopala was GovmdaB' honju, who ruled for fourteen years ; 

 and his son vrSisJaganadha B'honju, who governed eleven years. Hari 

 Crishna B'honju, his son, ruled ten years. Gbcula B'honju his son 

 governed fifteen years. His son was Gaura-hari B'honju, who ruled 



* I have used a general expression, not having been able, after every research, to dis- 

 covertheexactmeaningof the word ^PcT" i^oro) which is employed in this place. 



