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The race of Vira-narasingha-raya. 



[No. 82, 



rajayya of Sri-rangha-patnam by the direction of Krishna-ray a. 

 g g In the Saca year 1445 in Pdrfhiva (19th cycle) 



year, Mdgha-suddha-paurnami, in an eclipse of 

 the moon, in a propitious time, Sri-hrishna-rayeraverTcal^ gave a me- 

 ritorious grant conveying to Immadi-tdttacharya^ the son of Tatta-^ 

 chary the son of Veda-murti-tirumali-Tattacharaya, a tax of one 

 pagoda, each year, on every house of the 37 families of the Camuvar 

 tribe, in the town near the banks of the Tunga-bhadra at Udiya-giri, 

 near to the kovil of Krishna-svami, and for the purpose of carrying 

 on in it the offerings, and customary ceremonies, and also a fee of one 

 fanam from each person of every couple on being married. In th^ 37th 

 year of Krishna-raya **i'f*****a space, or chasm, here occurs 

 in the Manuscript. 



After that the younger brother of Krishna-raya who was named 

 Achyuta-raya being seated on the lion-seat in Vijayanagara city, 

 governed the Drdvida, Andhra^ Carndtaca countries, and with one 



Chenna-vannen, his generalissimo, together with 



4. Achyuta-raya, r» i, j .i • i j *v 

 18 years. Kangha-raya, and other prmces, he governed the 



kingdom with great equity ; ruling the Drdvida, 



Andhra, Carndtaca, kingdoms, with a great army, he protected the 



forts of Chandra-giri, Pennaconda, Vellore; and performing many 



munificent acts of charity,* he favored the divine Brahmans^ more 



than his predecessors, Vira-narasingha-raya, and Krishna-raya, and 



was beneficent to all orders of people : he also expended much 



wealth on Pachama-rangha'Svdmi, and caused the car-festivals, and 



^ other festivals, to be conducted, and during the 



fe. O. i4;OU. ... 



Saca year 1480 in Sidhartiri year of the cycle, he 

 fell at the feet of Rangha-nayaka, (died) the period of his reign was 

 18 years. 



^ Subsequently the son Krishna-raya named 



5. Rama-ray a. ^ ^ . , . , . , 



Rama-raya, bemg crowned j and mst ailed m the 



nine jewelled throne in the city of Vijayanagara along with his 

 younger brother Timma-raya, with his generalis- 



S A. D. simo Sada-siva-raya, he governed the Drdvida, 



Andhra, and Carndtaca countries ; and having 



* Inscriptions, and particularly at Conjeveram, confirm this statement. 



t The Manuscript is here incorrect ; but it gives the real power to the right person. 

 Sada-siva succeeded Achyuta, and inscriptions are in his name ; but Rama-ray^, his re- 

 lative, as Dalavayi, held all power ; and was, in effect, regarded as the monarch, Sada- 

 siv a being weak and despised. 



