The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c9.s2.t23: Coorg—Rājas of
The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c9.s2.t23
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Coorg—Rājas of
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Coorg was ruled in succession by the Koṅgāḷva and Caṅgāḷva chiefs, of the Mysore plateau about the western ghāts, from about the 11th century A.D. till about A.D. 1641; but they were always subject to the Hoysaḷa kings and after them the sovereigns of Vijayanagar. In A.D. 1687 a Bednūr chief succeeded in getting possession of Coorg, and his family ruled there till in 1834, the last Rāja was deposed by the British owing to his cruelties and excesses.
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[Figure: Vīra Rāja Appāji
1. Muddu Rāja 1681(?)-1687.
2. Doḍḍa Virappa A son died 1729
3. Chikka Virappa
4. Muddu Ruled jointly with his cousin Muddayya Appāji
7. Vīra or Doḍḍa Vīra Rājendra
8. Dēvammāji Appāji
6. Liṅga
9. Liṅga
10. Vīra 1820-1834. Deposed by the British for misrule. Nandi
4. Muddaya Ruled jointly with his cousin Muddu Appāji Mallayya
5. Dēvappa
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No. 1 Muddu made Mercara his capital in 1681. No. 6 Liṅga ousted Dēvappa by the support of Haidar Ali. When he died Haidar took Coorg. In 1782 the people of Coorg rebelled against Haidar, but were subdued by Tipu, who kept Vīra (No. 7) a prisoner. Vīra escaped in 1788, fled to the English for refuge and with their aid regained his throne. No. 10 Vīra is said to have been a 'Monster of Cruelty,' guilty of 'wholesale murders' and one who 'established a reign of terror in the country' (L. Rice). Coorg was taken under British protection by the request of the people.