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and Willaet (Mahomedans.) He also raised troops on every 

 side, to repel the invasion by Tippu-Sultan. Subsequently 

 he chose two females as his wives, and was succeeded by the 

 son of the elder of the two ,• named 

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12, Rama-verma hula sec' liar a Perumal, who ruled 

 from 973 down to 9^5. He was succeeded by 



13. Lacshmi raja rani", who was ruling when the account 

 was written. A genealogical plan of her family is given ; 

 some being dead, others alive. 



Section 4. Genealogy of the Keralatti sorubam, or Che- 



rakal-rajas. 



The account commences with the Cali-yuga year 3549, 

 and the rule of the eighteenth Cheruman Perumal in the 

 fort termed Cheruman, who married two foreign wives. In 

 Call Yugam 3550, the E-ayer invaded the country ; the son 

 of one of the above wives, named Udiya verma-raja went and 

 repelled the invasion ; and, in consequence, had bestowed on 

 him a considerable extent of country as an inheritance. 

 Three of his family ruled after him ; among whom, and him- 

 self, he had previously shared the province. But they after- 

 wards requested him to govern the whole. Subsequent 

 chiefs were subservient to the English, French and Dutch ; 

 and at length became mere expectants for favor in a state of 

 dependance. 



Section 5. General sketch of ancient rajas in the Malay alam 



country. 



Reference to Paras a- Rama and his division of the entire 

 country into Tula-ndd and Chera-ndd ; and each of these 

 into 32 districts, or 64 in all. He gave 1G| of these dis- 

 tricts to 36,000 Brahmans, who were of 14 got r as, or tribes. 

 Parasu-Rama gave them his weapon, and with it the sove- 

 reignty of the land. He retired to do penance on Mahmdrq 

 mountain. The Brahmans who formed a great deliberative 



