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called Pancha-mantrudu, from having five ministers. His town was 

 called Sobana-puram Rt Bhadrdchellum in Telingana; and his acquisi- 

 tion of that principality is ascribed to the merit of Shadra in a 

 former birth, as a general of Rama-chandra, in superintending 

 a sacrifice. The locality of Bhadrdchellum is real : the filling up 

 of matter is only encomiastic, in the extravagant way customary to 

 Brahmans, not scrupulous about truth, when eulogising their patrons. 

 Bhadra-rekudu, the king's son, is made to be a great conqueror, and 

 supernatural machinery is brought into operation ; but the manuscript, 

 besides being incomplete, has no claim to serious notice in the in- 

 vestigation of history. 

 The MS. is entered in the Des. Cat. vol. I, p. 321, art. vir. 



b. Manuscript Books. 



Manuscript book. No. 49— Countermark 739. 



Section I. Account of Mavdmalur, in the Neliore district. 



Thirteen hundred years ago this neighbourhood was an entire 

 forest; that is to say in Sal. Sac. 424. A person named Mahimaiu ox 

 Mavdlamu (both names appear) in consequence of the oppression of 

 Vencala Bhascard Rao, a petty ruler, emigrated from the Palianada, 

 and Mahimalu is alluded to in the account, as ** our ancestor." He 

 came to the neighbourhood of Pongur ; and remained there six months, 

 protected by the Boyi and Mutlrathi tribes. But the emigrating family 

 being large, they built another village, consisting at first only of four 

 or five mud huts. It was called Mavamalur, after the name of the 

 head of the family. Acquiring wealth, he called hither other fami- 

 lies ; and, the village being enlarged, he attended to its regulation. A 

 Brahman named Fencana, who had accompanied him from the first, in 

 his emigration, was fixed by him as village accountant. The younger 

 brother of Mavalamu from some disagreement, left him, and built 

 another village to the north-east, which he called Nandi-varam. 

 This person called Nandi-Reddi had two sons, named Ramaiya, and 

 Bhimaiya, one of whom was a cow-herd, and the other a shepherd. Both 

 of these formed distinct hamlets, called 5Ama-tiaram,'and Ramaiya-paLli, 

 Jhe former becoming " spiritually enlightened" resolved not to eat 

 ;jvithout having a god; and accordingly built a Saiva-fime, the image of 

 jvfeU received the name Bhima lingesvara. After his death the build- 



