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&, D. 1781, &c.] WAKS OF THE RAJAHS. 7E

Naxsappiia replied, If you will pay tie money which you have, we will return to Gutti. It is not fit to surrender ug the place at pre- sent instead of making arrangements according tothe state of the times and of the realm. But [Sidda Ramaia] would not listen [to him} and surrendered, saying To pay what you demand ie altogether out of my power.

So [Narseppa] secured the fort with guards, appointing one Shekh Méera as commandant of the fort (Killedar), and coonnitting the affairs of the country to Bettada Rayu. He also ordered (hat a daily stipend of one (** Nayudi bonny”) piece of gold, levied on the customs, should be allowed to Sidda Hamapa ;* directing Bettada Rao io continue to [the fallen laird] ihe lands which he uged to cultivate under the tank.

15. [Narasappaiia] aleo appointed Pedda Ramapa Nayu (son of Sidda Ramapa Nayu) with some of his men to serve in the army. His third son Siddappa Nayu was sent away to Sri-Ranga-Patnam [Seringapatam]. And he placed guards over the (Dora) baron to prevent his ever coming out of the inansion. Then [Narsappaiia] himself returned to Gutti.

The sevond of his sous, nained Ramappa Junior, who had previously gone [and taken scrvice in] Eiyderst army, and Ramapa Senior lost their lives in battle.

After a while Narasappiia lost his command, and Tippoo Sultan gent Chistiyar Khan Saheb to manage Gutti: sending Mohammed Ashraf Saheb to rule Handeh Anantapuram: and Husen Khan the Eunuch to command the fort. They on coming sequestrated (zabt) the thirty pagodas per mouth formerly granted [as a pension] by WNarasappa on the taxes [to the fallen baron] and his private culti- vation and exercised authority over the country.

In the lifth Report on the Affairs of the Company, Appendix, page $3

is auote, by Afwnre, (afterwards Governor of Madras) of this person’s father.

flis pesheush wag reduced by the Mahratias to 18,000 Rs: in addition tn

which he paid a choutto Motari Row of 5000 Rs. in 1775 Hyder raised his peishcush to ©, Pag. [Kanthiraya Pegodas] 23,625, In 1783 he was sent by Yippeo to Seringapatam as a prisoner.

+ Elyder is always designated “The Buhouder” and his son Tippoo is always called The sultan .’* the real name of neither being, in general, speci fiel, Thus a - Baldur bonnw isa geld coin issued by Myiler.

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