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The race of Vira-narasii^gha-raya. [No. 32^ 



tarn who was named Tirumali-raya^ and bid him go and take pos- 

 session of Seringapatam. Accordingly Tirumali-raya having fixed 

 Matti-Vencatai'aya as Dalavayi, and having come to Seringapatam, 

 with a great army, Chicca-rayn, relinquished the fort over to him, 

 as being the son of the former ruler. Then Tirumali-raya being 

 in Seringapatam, subdued and took possession of the country. 

 Tinimali-raya. Tirumali-raya was crowned and installed at Serin- 

 S. S. 150G, A. D. gapatam in the »Sa<7a year 1506 in P«r/7ieVa — being 

 1583—4. seated on the throne adorned with the nine kinds 



of jewels, and together with 3Iatti-Vencai.ay-yaya the Dalavayi he 

 subdued the whole of the Carrmtdca country ; and giving over much 

 land to Sri-rangha-nayaka and seeing to the repairs of temples, he 

 conducted munificent donations according to the manner in which 

 former rayers had done; and acquired the renown of a king of kings, 

 g g j5^2 Saca year 1512 in Kara year Sri-rangha-raya 



who was in Pennaconda acquired Srverga. His 

 7. Vencatapati. ,^ , . . , . , 



son vencatapati-raya was installea in the govern- 

 ment at Pennaconda^ and ruled that kingdom. In Chandra-gin^ the 

 governing prince was Vencatajpati-raya^ the younger brother of the 

 before mentioned Sri-rangha-raya* 



Things being thus, Tirumali-raya having heard intelligence that 

 J^ira'pa-nayaka'^^ of Madura, with all kinds of people was coming, he 

 called all his troops, and together with his Dalavayi^Vencatapati-raya 

 he went by way of Pyney, and fighting with them, conquered them, 

 and the Madura-one, being overcome, retreated. The Dalavayi, 

 Vencatapati-raya, having called the king, and following, he plunder- 

 ed the whole of the Madura country. Madura Virappen having 

 given to Vencatapati-raya much wealth, he being thereby great- 

 ly rejoiced, the said Vencatapati-raya, by craft, delivered over 

 Tirumali-raya into their hands ; and he himself coming with all his 

 forces to Seringapatam, ruled the kingdom. Subsequently Tiru- 

 mali-raya, getting released from their hands, on coming to Seringa- 

 patam, Vencata-raya not allowing him to enter, drove him away. 

 Thereupon Tirumali-raya went and resided in the village oi' Malinya- 

 cesari. Then all the chiefs listening to the speech of Vencatapati- 

 raya came, being determined to reject Tirumali-raya and laid siege 

 to the town of Alalinga-cesari, at which time the Mysore Raja-rafa- 



* Details on this warfare may be seen in Oriental Hist. M. SS. translated li'ol. 2, 

 page 182—3 and 237 — 13 ; they are also naentioned by Coltvnel Wilks, in his History of the 

 South of India. 



