Buchanan, Francis: A Journey from Madras through the countries of Mysore, Canara and Malabar ... (Band 3) (London, 1807)

MYSORE, CANARA, AND MALABAR-

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used in Malabar. An acre, according the nature of the soil, will CHAPTER

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mortgage for from 5 to 100 Pagodas; which shows, that the rent is k^^^j

very moderate, considered as such; but considered as a land tax y 4"

it must he allowed to be very high. Each village now pays a

fixed rent, for which all the proprietors are jointly answerable.

Among themselves, they determine each man's share by some

old valuations.

The hereditary Canaca-plllay here gave me a copy of an old R&j&Tadittu-
Raja Paditti belonging to his family. A copy has been delivered to
government, and I here give a translation.

"The form of the Kali-yugam will be as follows. The Kali-yugam
will contain 432,000 years. The men of this age will be four cubits
high, and live 100 years.

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Particulars of the names of the Rajas in the Kali-yugam.

Parachittu Maha Raja, grandson of T)harma Raja, and son of

Abimunna, reigned
Jennamya Jya
Raja Narendra
Saringa Panry
Susta Studied- Maha Raja
Vicrama Ditya
Salivahanam
Boja Ray a
Danta Chicraverii
Tribuvana Chicraverti
Shanda Dec a Maha Raja

64 years.
143

140
214
154

1746
80
144
62
57
6Q>

Dynasty of
the Deva
R6j/as,

Total of the government of 11 D.eva Rajas, £864."

The whole account of this dynasty is evidently full of error and
confusion. Some person of no discernment has probably extracted
it from the books esteemed sacred. The eras of Vicrama. and