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2. Cyclopedia of India, by E. Balfour, Vol. II., page 271.
3. Malcolm's Life of Lord Clive, Vol. II., pages 2—4.
VII.
Rajah Venkata Ranga-Rao Bahadur Garu.
(1794—1801).
Rajah Venkata Ranga-Rao (born on the 14th October, 1751), the son, and the only surviving member of the family, of Rajah Gopala Kristna Ranga-Rao Bahadur, was saved by an old man contrary to his father's wishes, from the fate which overtook the rest of the family during the disastrous battle of Bobbili at which his father was killed. He was then a lad of very tender years (about 3 or 4 years old), and was presented by the old man, his tutor, to Mr. Law on the battlefield, whilst the latter, with the remainder of his army, was contem-
