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mulaca became an image at Emakala-puram where he settled. He 

 received orders from Viwanatha Naijaker to furnish a quota of troops 

 towards the charge and defence of the fort of Madura. Some dis- 

 agreement occurring between Kulasegara and Visvanatha, the latter 

 ordered the Emakala ptiram chief to go against the former, which he 

 did, and after much fighting the former laid an ambush, so that Camu- 

 laca nayaker was shot as he w^as advancing vvith his people. Fisva- 

 natlia had the funeral rites performed. His son was Anantapa nayak, 

 who in consideration of the manner of his father's death, received ad- 

 ditional distinctions and some villages in free grant from Fisva?iatha 

 nayaker. At the time when the seventy-two chiefs each had a bastion 

 of the Madura fort confided to him, this chief was appointed to the se- 

 venth bastion. He died after a chieftainship of thirty years. Camulaca- 

 nayaker his son succeeded, and ruled thirty-five years, fulfilling his 

 appointed duties; but without any thing special occurring. His son was 

 Lagu moya nayaker, and, as in the last case, died after a rule of 

 seventeen years. Anantapa nayaker, his son, governed seventy-five 

 years and died. Camulaca nayaker his son died after a rule of twenty- 

 seven years. 



His son Lagu-maya nayaker 33 years. 



7. A?ianlapa nayaker, 25 „ 



8. Camulaca nayaker .....65 „ 



9. Lagu-maya 30 „ 



Thus far there was a regular descent from father to son, ruling 

 their own lands, without paying tax or tribute. Anantapa the son of 

 Lagu-maya, ruled at the time when the Mysore ruler at Seringapatam 

 conquered the Dindigul province, when a tribute was imposed of one 

 hundred cAac?-«w.y. ruled twenty years. His son Catnulaca 



jiayaker, in the time of Hyder Sahib had an additional tax of fifty im- 

 posed ; paying annually one hundred and fifty chacrams, and ruled 

 twenty-one years. His son was Anantapa-nayak. In the time of Meer 

 Sahib, his ^m<7 named *S'a/r<6 doubled the tribute ; making it in 

 all 800 chacrams, I myself Lagu-maya nayaker who am his son, for 

 some years had the lands without tribute. Subsequent to the rule 

 of the Honourable Company over the Dindigul province Mr. Com- 

 j missioner Macleod fixed my tribute at four hundred and fifty chacrams. 

 I It was afterwards raised to one thousand six hundred and twenty 

 j chacrams, which was paid during eight years. Afterwards in conse- 

 j quence of not paying the tribute the Honourable Company assumed 

 the district, and my petition is that the Honourable Company will 

 j shew -me favour and protect me," 



