410 COLAR. 
were originally from Arabia, and probably of high descent, for the 
first who reached India about the year 1660, was on his arrival ap- 
pointed Moulah of the mosque at Viziapore, and on his removal to 
Culbarga, was allowed to unite himself by marriage with a cele- 
brated faquir's family, which takes its name from that place. It 
was a junior branch of the family, which afterwards, on some dis- 
content, removed from Gulburga to Sera, and entered into the ser- 
vice of its Soubadar. On the conquest of the Mahrattas the Soubadar 
was removed to Colar, which purgunnah was given him as a main- 
tenance. In his service Futty Naig, the father ofHyder, rose to con- 
siderable consequence, and was at length employed by the Rajah 
of Seringapatamj in whose service he died, and was succeeded in 
all his commands by his son Hyder Alii, with whose history the 
English reader is now well acquainted. The British Government 
have liberally continued the allowance he made to the college of 
Mussulmaun priests to pray for the repose of his father's soul. They 
were standing at the gate to pay their compliments. 
The road had lately been repaired, and was still marked by the 
strings of mango branches. We winded among the hills, but ascended 
none. The country is wild, and apparently not fertile. 
At seven I received the compliments of the Aumil of Nursapore, 
who met me with fresh bearers, and the usual presents. I here saw 
neither town nor village. When the night set in, the number of 
torches was sufficient to dispel darkness for a considerable distance. 
At one I was awakened by my boys to receive the profusion of fruit 
brought me by the Aumil of Ouscotta, which they well knew would 
be theirs. He was attended by a great number of nautch-girls, and 
^ most noisy and discordant band of trumpets and other instru- 
