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C 48 ] of inscriptions found in it. The narrative compiled by Chenna Bhanddra Purushottamiya. XII.— Kaladi Arasu Vamsdvali. Palm leaves, A genealogical account of the NSyaks of Ka- ladi or Bednur. The first of these, Chaurapa was the son of a husbandman of Kaladi, and was en- riched by discovering a hidden treasure through the favour oiRameswara in the time of Achyuta Ray a of Vijayanagar, by whom he and his brother were invested with authority over the distiict of Kaladi: the succeeding N ayahs were Saddsiva who , was a distinguished General in the service of Krishna lidya and extended his pa- trimonial possessions Dodasankana deposed by Rama Rdya. for put- ting a Jangama priest to death: the Ray a made his brother — Chika Sanitaria, Ndyak of Bednur. Venkatapati, reigned 46 years. Virabhadra, „ 16 Sivapa, „ 14 Venkatapdtij „ 11 Bhadrapa, „ 2± Somasekhara — who becoming imbecile, the ma- nagement devolved on his wife Chimnaji. — She was set aside. >9