1387.] 



An Account of the Tribe of Mhadeo Kolies. 



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of twelve others with the Koonbies. In the 22 villages there are 39-1 

 Koly houses. Diggy Mally and Gondky are the most common family 

 names. 



In the Kotool Dang there, are 840 Koly houses in 32 villages, and 

 they are the Patells of 29 villages. In the Kotool puthar (plateau) 

 and adjoining villages, there are 200 Koly houses. Between the Sing- 

 gaily Koly, Patell of Wanjoollsett, and a Telwur Kanara, who has 

 claimed the Patellship for these 35 or 40 years, much enmity exists. 

 The Koly's com and sugar cane fields were lately destroyed by the 

 Kanara's cattle. The latter has a little money, and bribes the Zumeen- 

 dars, and by this means retains possession of the office he has usurped. 



In all there are about 1,040 houses. Bhauggrah, Moottah and Heelah 

 are the most common family names. Ballajee Bhauggrah of Khona, 

 the hereditary Koly Naik of the hill fort of Koonjurgur, was appointed 

 to the police of the Kotool districts, with ten men, a few years ago. 

 He shortly afterwards died, and although his son ought to have suc- 

 ceeded him, as the Naik Rukwullclar of the district, another, but more 

 wealthy, clansman, by means of bribing the Brahman agents, got con- 

 firmed in the appointment, to his detriment, and he is constantly com- 

 plaining of the injustice done to him. 



In the Rajoor Dang, the Kolies inhabit 33 villages, and they hold 

 the Patellship of 35 of these, and share that of the Kusbah of Rajoor 

 (the market town) with the Bunjarrahs, who are settled there. Much 

 strife and bad feeling exist between the two parties, owing to the 

 rivalship between them about taking the precedence at festivals, and 

 in other affairs connected with the village duties. The Desmook of this 

 district is a Koly (the family intermarry with the Rajahs of Jowair) 

 the surname Peechur, and the Bhauggrah family of Ekdurrah have 

 been the Naikwarries for ages past. The present Koly Naik, Gungo. 

 jee Bhauggrah, communicated information to me of a most important 

 nature, relative to the movements of the rebel Kolies some years ago, 

 for which he was handsomely rewarded by government. The number 

 of Koly houses is estimated at 992. Bhauggrah, Peechur, Kudally, 

 &c. are the most common names in the district. 



The police of Rajoor and Malldesh is in the charge of the Koly Mim- 

 subdar Naik, Jowjee Baumlay, who has forty men under him ; and the 

 Sir Naik Bhauggrah of Sakurwary with twenty five ; and the Khary 

 Naik of Barrah with fifteen men. 



In the twelve villages of Putta (under the forts of Ounda Putta) the 

 number of Kolies' houses is about 163, and they hold the Patellship 

 of six villages. The most common family names are the Tuliparah, 

 Duglah and Sablah. 



The cattle, in the villages of the tract around the forts of Ounda Put- 

 ta, are all singularly marked, being invariably spotted white and 



