1839] 



Report on the Mackenzie Manuscripts. 



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The before mentioned Bhimadeva-Gajapati leaving no oftspring, six 

 bf his PalUyavds were united with the Kimedi-Qoxmivy, pertaining to hi§ 

 elder brother. The remaining six districts were united with the Jaya' 

 sovereignty of the eldest brother. Sita-Rarrta-Chandralu, of the 

 posterity of the before mentioned Basava, conquered the two countries 

 oi Jaya-fjur and Kimedi • and also levied tribute from them, in acknow- 

 ledgment of his sovereignty. This Sita-Rama-Chandralu had no oiF-* 

 spring : he adopted one of his own Piisapatti-xd.cQ, who was named Ven- 

 catapaii-7-aju, who succeeded him on his death. His manager, or 

 minister, named Bandi-Jaga-rm, took possession of the kingdom, and 

 put the said young man, Fe«ctt^a2:'tt^e in prison. While himself ruling 

 in his usurped authority the younger brother of the one imprisoned, who 

 was named Ananta-raju, and was in the service of the Golconda Nabob, 

 with troops of the latter overthrew, and killed, NilaconVlia-raju, the 

 general oi Jaga rao, and also Jagarao himself. He then re-instated 

 Vencatapati as king, and became his second in authority. They relin- 

 quished Portnur ; and built another Vijayanagaram, forming a fort, and 

 residing therein. This Vencatapati had a son named Sita-Rojna-raju ; 

 and ^??a'/if« rttj'w !ia:l a son named Vij'am-Rama-raju. These two chiU 

 dren disagreed ; and raled separately, until Sita-rama-raju died. His 

 son Ananta-'-aju was brought up by Vijaya-rama-raju who conquered 

 Tv,ima-raju of Peddapuram, putting his son in the faii^er's place, he 

 also kided ^ai-a.ji Hus-rm Khan. He also fook tribute from Cuttack 

 and other places. The Mahomedan ruler of Golconda thenceforw^ard 

 acquired an ascendancy ; and established different rulers, by his firman, 

 or edict. The name and influence of Monsr. Bussy the French general 

 is subsequently introduced, Hyder Jung was his agent in the manage- 

 ment of French affairs, in the Northern Circars. The ruler of BehuUi 

 Cotta, whose ancestors from the time of Ananta-raju had been adversa- 

 ries, and had introduced the Mahomedan ascendancy, was now oppressed 

 in return. Soon after the country was conquered, from the Bengal side, 

 and became subject to the Honorable Company. The rule of chieftains, 

 under them, continued down to Narrayana Gajapati, who ruled at the time 

 when the manuscript was written. 



Section 2. Account of the Condu vandlu, a wild tribe residing in the 

 Jayapur district of the Northern Circars. 



A distinction is to be noted between the Condu Cothu (or Kondoo). 

 V an dht ?ind. the Conda {Konda)-vdndlu ; the forujer class of people form 

 the subject of this section ; the Conda-vchidlu of the next one, 



