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ders. The further precaution, however, whs taken, of exacting an oath 

 from Chanda Sahib, that he would not avail himself of this facility to 

 the detriment of his ally. No obstacle, however, was likely to deter 

 this ambitious prince from securing a post of such importance to his 

 meditated schemes of aggrandisement ; and, consequently, in despite 

 of oaths and protestations, he presently seized upon the citadel of 

 Trichanapali, and threw Minakshi Amman into prison, in which the 

 queen, overcome by shame and despair, swallowed poison and died, 

 thus terminating the series of the Hindu sovereigns of the Pandya 

 kingdom. Bhangaru, with his son, the cause of these dissensions, con- 

 tinued some time under the protection of the Sivaganga Poligar. They 

 and their descendants were from time to time encouraged by the Nawabs 

 of the Carnatic to expect their restoration to the possessions of their 

 ancestors, but there is no reason to suppose such hopes were ever held 

 out to them in the spirit of sincerity, and it is certain that they bore no 

 fruit. The family remained some time at Vellikurchi, afterwards at 

 Ramnad, and were thence obliged to take refuge amongst the Poligars. 

 After the war with Tipu they returned to Vellikurchi, where they have 

 continued to reside. 



It is unnecessary to follow further the history of Madura, as it 

 becomes, from this period, a portion of that of the British empire in 

 India. 



