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The race of Vira-narasingha-raya. 



[No. 32, 



throne in Vijaya-nagara town he associated with himself his young- 

 er brothers Achyuta-raya and Rangha-raya and his minister * * 

 * * and ruling the kingdom with great munificence, he established 

 a Mint, which was Krishna-murti. In it he performed a charity to 

 RanghanayaJca (the god). Subsequently he well built the fort of 

 Vyaya-nagara ; he also built Pennur fort, Chandra-giri and other 

 fortresses ; and assembling a great many people, he got together many 

 elephants, horses, and other forces ; and with the intention of con- 

 quering the kingdom, he went into the Dravida* country where he 

 took Kanchi {Conjevaram) Gengi, Vellore, and other places ; and 

 very carefully built the fort of Vellore. In it he placed his own 

 people, and princes of royal descent, and governed the kingdom 

 with distinguished equity. 



At that period the king of Unmuitur alone among the other Car- 

 ndtaca-i-ayas^ took possession of Siva-samudra (an island in the 

 Cauvery) and as the Cauvery river entered that fort at two ends, or 

 sides, he built that fort very well, and strengthened it with many 

 cannons, and other arms ; after which that Dtyaha-raya acquired 

 Swerga. In that fort his son Ganga-raya governing the kingdom, he 

 carefully secured that fortress by many arms, and many troops. Af- 

 terwards the Ray a Krishna-ray a, having fought with the Carnataca- 

 chiefs, and being desirous of capturing that country, seeing that in 

 former times his brother Vira-narasingha-raya had gone into that 

 country, and returned without victory, as they did not give tribute, 

 he nourished great anger against them : he set out with elephants, 

 horses, foot soldiers, cannon, and other arms, with the assistance also 

 of some of the country chiefs, and approached the Cauvery in the 

 Carndtaca country, to the eastward of Pachhna Rangham, and in- 

 vested the fort of Siva-samudra, having also associated with him 

 Chica-raya\ the enemy of the Siva-samudra chief, and also some 

 other chiefs ; setting down his army on (beneath) the two hills called 

 Prefha-^arvata and Keurya-mali, he prosecuted the siege more than 

 a year ; and at length, proceeding along the artificial bank of the 

 Cauvery, scaled the walls, and entered by surprise; in consequence of 

 which Ganga-raya threw^ himself into the deep tank, called Ganga- 

 susi, and perished. Afterwards Krishna-raya, having taken posses- 



* Krislma-rayer's conquest of the Carnatic, either by himself or his generals, is well 



authenticated. He also ruled by a viceroy in the Paudya kingdom ; though the viceroy 



speedily became independent. 



t We have here the lirst mention of the chief >vhose family were the modern JWysore 

 rajas. 



