220 



Hindu Inscriptions,, 



his general, Hon Borama Deva Sein Adipati, governor of Mulgund, 

 presents him with " fourteen elephants, the best of the spoil which he 

 had taken from Narasiinha Nrapa, with great bravery, in the Konkana, 

 which he conquered by order of his master, Simha Deva, the subduer 

 of the South,"* This Nara Simha is most likely the son of Vira Bellala. 



Most of Simha's later grants describe him as reigning perma- 

 nently at Devagiri, " conspicuous among the eighty-four Durgas." f 



The name of his son is not recorded, but he appears to have died 

 before his father, the latter being succeeded by his grandson, Kannar 

 Deva, probably about Saka 11/0, and he by his brother, Mahadeva, in 

 1182. J The latter frequently assumed the title of Lord of the South 

 Country, reigning at Devagiri. 



His son Ramchunder, who succeeded in 1193, closes the series of 

 the independent Hindu princes of the Dekkan. In Saka 1216, the 

 Muhammedans first turned their arms against the south, and the events 

 that occurred subsequently, are thus related by Ferishta. 



In the year 693 a. h. (1294, a. d.) Saka 1216, Allaood Deen, 

 after taking leave of the king (Julalood Deen Feroze Ghiljee), at 

 Dehly, proceeded towards Kurra, where he enlisted many chiefs of 

 distinction, who had formerly been dependants of the Bulbun 

 family. He then marched with 8000 chosen horse, by the nearest 

 road, against Ram Dew, Raja of the Deccan, who possessed the 

 wealth of a long line of kings. § 



" Allaood Deen, arriving on the Deccan frontier, pressed forwards 

 towards the capital. The first place of any consequence which he 

 reached, was Elichpoor, where, having made a short halt, to refresh 

 his army, he moved by forced marches to Dewgur, the lower town of 

 which was not entirely fortified, the outer wall being incomplete. 

 "When the news of Allaood Deen's progress reached the Raja, he 

 together with his son, Shunkul Dew, was absent in a distant part of 

 his dominions; the Raja hastened his return, and endeavoured to in- 

 tercept the enemy with a numerous army. For this purpose, he threw 

 himself between Allaood Deen and the city, and opposed him with 

 great gallantry, but w^as eventually defeated, with.severe loss." 



» Ins. at rvettihala, No. 20 of III,, vol. ii., p. 197. 

 t Ins, at Yelawal, No, of III., vol. ii., p. 213.1 



$ The last inscription of Simha that has been obtained, is dated Salcall69; he had 

 then reigned thirty-eiv,^ht years. There are only four relative to Kanner, none of which 

 mention the year of his reign. 



\ Colonel Briggs supposes Ram Raja to have been king of only a part of the Dekkan, 

 but we have seen from the inscriptions that his power extended from the Nennada to the 

 country south of the Tungabhadra. Briggs, Feiishta, i., S04, note. 



