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The race of Vira-narasingha-raya. 



[No. 



CHANGE OF DYNASTY. 



The race of Vira-narasingha-raya. 



Of the Srhnat race of the moon Yadu^- was born. Of that race of 

 Yadu there were many kings, and many branches of dynasties 

 sprung therefrom. Among these the Tuluva race was one ; 

 in which Timma-rdya\ was greatly renowned for courageous 

 conduct in war. He greatly exalted the Tulum race ; and 

 was esteemed very holy in the world. From him a king was 



* Although Bukha-raya was of the race of Yada, yet the Yadavas, is a term used in the 

 Mackenzie Collection aa distinct from Ganapatis-rayas, or Oyisalas, or Bellalas, and is 

 applied to the chief of a territory cut out from the Warankal kingdom south of the 

 Krishna river; subject, at first to the rayas and then superceding them; after which, 

 and for some time, the Vijayanagara power was felt, down to the extreme south of the 

 Peninsula ; including Mysore partially ; the Camatic prevailingly ; and the old Chola 

 and Pandya countries. To this stupendous monarchy we are now advancing. 



A paper in the Mackenzie Collection (see my third report, or M. Journal L. and Sci. 

 vol. 8, page 24,) marks the commencement of the Yadavas in S. S.755 or A.D. 832—3 ; 

 and gives eighteen successions, down to S. S. 1013 A. D, 1090 a total of 250 years, 

 with an average of 14| years for each reign. But the object of the writer seems to have 

 been to give a connected series of dates ; since he introduces the very incongruous per- 

 sons of Pratapa-rudra, Bellala-raya, and Anavema-reddi, with each a very long reign 

 from S. S. 1071 to 1233, and then enters on the Vijayanagara dynasty : assigning to Buk- 

 ha-raya the very probable period of S. S. 1249, A. D. 132G— 7. Of the list some are Man- 

 tris or Dalavayas ; but it is here introduced in comparison with our present Manuscript 

 authority. 



Bukha-raya S. S. 1249, A. D. 1326—7. 



Saluva gadu S. S. 1319 



lODeva-raya „ „ 1334 



Ganda-yadava „ ,, 1339 



Cumara-camba „ „ 1343 



Saluva-gadu „ 1350 



Saluva-narasingha... „ „ 1399 



15 Immadi-timma „ „ 1410 



Hari-hara S. S. 1263 



Vijaya-bukha „ „ 1276 



Hasaki or Gaja-deva... „ „ 1284 



5 Eama-deva ,, 1291 



Virupacshi, „ „ 1296 



Mallicarjuna „ 1303 



Kama-chandra „ „ 1312 



Vira-narasingha S. S. 1431, A. D. 1508—9. 



Krishna-deva „ „ 1451, A.D. 



Achyuta-deva „ „ 1464. 



Sada-siva „ „ 1486, A. D. 1563—4. 



Tirumali-deva „ ,, 1494. 



Sri-rangha „ „ 1508, A. D. 1585—6. 



In our Manuscript Rama-raya, a natural son of Krishna-raya, and Dalavayi to Sada» 

 Siva, appears instead of the latter ; who, in point of real power, was a cypher. 



+ It is presumed that Timma-raya and Tiramana-nayaka, were two distinct persons. 

 If not it would follow that Timma-raya, being Dalavayi, conspired against his master, 

 and secured the crown for his son. This conjecture is forbidden by two leading circum- 

 stances. It does not accord with Ferishta's notices of Narasingha, as a rebel chief ; nor 

 with the great alteration superinduced on the old Canarese language, by the Telinga 

 conquest : affecting generally the termination of nouns, as well as minor matters. Lan- 

 guage bears testimony to such changes: as for example, the English language*after the 

 Norman conquest, and the Tortuguese after a French alliance by marriage. 



