A History of the Mahrattas v1.c7.33

v1.c7.33

The Concan-Ghaut-Mahta, from Joonere to Kolapoor, is divided into the Mawuls, the Khoras, and the Mooras : these are names used by natives, both for parts of the tableland and the valleys. The whole tract is populous, and the valleys are now well cultivated. The inhabitants are remarkable for their simple, inoffensive demeanour, but they are hardy and patient, and, as the well known Mawulees¹ of Sivajee, we shall find them led on to active and daring enterprise. North of Joonere these valleys are not so well cultivated, and the inhabitants are for the most part Bheels² and Koolees,³ predatory tribes, who, in their wildest state, subsist by hunting and plundering. The Mawuls, Khoras, and indeed the whole of the Ghaut-Mahta, is infested by wild beasts, particularly the royal tiger, which is here found very fierce and destructive.