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dominions. Afterwards Malla-deva, of the Raghava race, ruled; as ap- 

 pears by an inscription. But Sitapi-khan, a Mobomedan, coming from 

 Delhi took Orangal; and, as the descendants of the Kakati family were 

 within the fort, he gave them just enough, for their subsistence ; while 

 he himself conducted the government. A Sanscrit inscription, in his 

 time, is dated Sal. Sac. 1425. Subsequently when Crishna-rayalu ruled at 

 Vijayanagarum, he took Condavidi, Condapalli, Inama-conda, Balapa- 

 conda, Na gar j una -conda, and other forts ; he also overcame the Maho- 

 medans at Orangal, and assumed the place. He gave to the Kakatiya 

 race a sufficient subsistence. In the time of Achyuta-rayalv, Orangal 

 was under his rule. Rama-rayalu was second in power to Sada-siva 

 rayalu ; but, fighting against five Padshahs, confederated against him, he 

 was killed by them ; and they assumed the government of Orangal. The 

 Shah, ruling at Golcondah,had authority over Orangal, and Anuma-con- 

 da. The Nizam of Hyderabad, named Azuph-sah, ruled over Orangal. 

 His son Nizam ali khan, inspecting the fort of Orangal, had some of the 

 guns, which were placed there by the Kakati race, transmitted to Hyder- 

 abad. He gave the said fort, as a jaghire, to Nuran-mulk : it remained 

 with the same in the time of Sicandar, son of Nizam-ali. Orangal was 

 plundered by Pindarri Mahrattas in Sal. Sac. 1738 (A. D. 1816). The 

 descendants of the Kakatiya race had, by this time, retired altogether 

 to some patrimonial estates, at Bassanava, and other places, whither 

 the Nizam sent to demand from them tribute, or taxation ; when they 

 transmitted to him, in return, cowries, or small shells, current in some 

 places for small sums of money. The Nizam, understanding thereby that 

 they were very poor people, remitted thenceforward all tax or tribute 

 from them ; and they continued, when the account was written, to reside 

 at Bassanava, and other villages. 



Remark. — The preceding is a very important manuscript. Its authen- 

 ticity, in some places, may be matter of question, particularly in the dates; 

 but all deductions being made, this will remain one of the valuable 

 documents in the collection. 



There follows, in the book, another document ; being an account of 

 Calgana-patnam. 



The contents: the legend otNandi,t\\z vehicle of Siva coming down to 

 earth — the origin of the Vira-saiva sect — and an account of circumstances 

 which occurred at Madura. Any fuller notice of this document is refer- 

 red to the abstract of the Telugu palm-leaf manuscript No. 128. 332 

 entitled Basavcsvam Calagnana, 



