J 02 Historical JSarrative of the Rajahs of Goomsoor. [Jan. 



qnently his successor, though the youngest son. By a daughter of the 

 Ravutvaru, he had a son named Jaya-mangala B'honju. By a daugh- 

 ter of the Surada-varu, ?ie had another son named Padmanab' hu 

 B^honju. By a daughter of the Challi-cota-varu, he had five sons 

 named Lacslinu-savana B^honjii, Si'a Rama B'hoiiju, Ranga-nadha 

 Blio7iju, Narsinha-sarayia Blionjii, and Vishmi-sarana B'ho7}ju. By a 

 daughter of the Cliemidi-varhi (Kimedy chief) he XvaH Hari-sarana 

 B^ho?iJu. By a daughter of the Dasapalla-varu, he had two sons 

 Hari-rudra B'ho7}ju and Siva-raina B'honju. While ruling with these 

 children the Nuwah having favor towards him, gave him some addi- 

 tional towns and districts. In the thirty-fourth year of the rule of 

 Vira Cesava (oi Orissa) the English having acquired sovereignty, and 

 during the rule of Catassa D' hora (the former word is intended 

 to express some English name) the tribute fof GoomsurJ was 

 fixed at twenty-five thousand. In this way {Crishna B'honju) ruled 

 thirty-eight years. His son Vicrama B'lionju greatly molested 

 the people, and his elder brother Lacshmayia B^honja took refuge 

 with the English, who nominated him in place of his younger 

 brother, and fixed his tribute at forty -five thousand. After four 

 years Ullen Dliora, having come, and having demanded fifty 

 thousand, Vicrama B'honju did not agree thereto. He repulsed an 

 army sent against him, and when the English threatened to put Lacsh- 

 mafia B'lLonju in his place, he quitted his fastnesses, and went by a 

 private road to Madras, where througti the assistance of Vijaija Rama- 

 raja^ he was continued in power, and returning he put things in order, 

 but did not pay his tribute, and conducted matters internally, without 

 good faith, so that the English offered the authority to Lacshmana 

 Blionju, on the condition of his paying off the arrears of tribute, in ten 

 years at the rate of a lac yearly, and then afterwards paying sixty 

 thousand annually. To this proposal no one assented ; in conse- 

 quence the Z'ura.'i Nabob gave the government to Lacshmana B^honju. 

 and confined Vicrama B'hoiiju in prison at Ganjam. Vicrama B^honja 

 ruled turbulently without keeping good faith as to the tribute, for se- 

 ven years. But Lacshmana B' ho7ijuvrds of a mild disposition, was very 

 liberal, and protected the people of the country, as if they were his 

 children ; he gave presents of cows, horses, and deer skins, and con- 

 structed the two towns called Lacshmisarana puram, and Jaganadlia 

 puram. He gave a donation, recorded by an inscription, at Vasudeva 

 puram, and gave many Saligrammas fstones sacred to Vishnu) to the 

 Brahmans. He also re-constructed the town and fort of Goomsoor. 



