1838,] 



Report on the Mackenzie Manuscripts, 



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" XV. Sinhala Dwipa raja Katha. 

 * Account of a war between Kruhnapa-Nayak of Madura, and Turn- 

 * bi-Nayak, here called king of Ceylon, but who appears to have been 

 I only a petty Polygar of Tinnevelli or Ramnad, who whs defeated and 

 deposed by the second of the Madura Nayaks, Periya Krishnapa." 

 It is almost superfluous to observe, that this loose, and imperfect, 

 notice is quite inaccurate. 



2. Trichinopoly Dorala-Purvotfaram, or ancient record of the ru- 

 lers at Trichinopoly. No. 123. —Countermark 327. 



This is an erroneous title inscribed on the cover of the book. On a 

 pahTi-leaf title page inside, of much more recent appearance than the 

 work itself, it is stated to be a genealogy of the Tondaman, in an easy 

 kind of verse, which is a correct definition. 



Indra coming down to earth, on a hunting excursion, had some 

 children by a human female. Among these children one was named 

 Tiruma ; from whom proceeded the following sons in direct descent : 



Navana. Tiruma. Kinkini. 



Tiruma. Navana. Dandaca. 



Navana. Pachchacya. Tiruma. 



Pachchacya. Navana. Padmapta. 



Dandaca. Pachchacya. Paehchaya. 



Navana. 



The son of the last mentioned was Raya Prahhu. In his time Sri" 

 rangha-rayer made inroads on various surrounding districts ; but on 

 coming hither Raya-prahhu easily captured him. Of the descendants 

 of this chief was the distinguished Raghu natha dripadi. His repu- 

 tation reaching the ears of Vijaya Raghava (king of Tanjore) the lat- 

 ter sent for him, and made him one of the king's captains. After 

 sometime he relinquished this employ and conquered a palliyam (or 

 district), and while ruling therein, the Setupati heard of him, and 

 cemented a friendship with him. Raghu-nalha subdued various re- 

 fractory chiefs, subordinate to the Setupati, and put one named Deva 

 Mallarnu in prison. Subsequently, at the request of Ranga-kistna 

 Mutthapa, king of Trichinopoly and Madura, Raghu-natha, went 

 against the refractory Poligar of Nagalapm-am, and took his fort by 

 surprise. For this service he received an additional grant of land in 



