The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c27.4

v1.c27.4

The city of St. Thome, from its position within the territory of Vijayanagara, paid at this time an almost nominal tribute to the Emperor: it consisted of a quarter per cent of the merchandise imported by sea¹. Nevertheless, its administration was immediately under the authority of the Nayak of Tanjore ¹; and accordingly it paid an additional tribute to him, at least from the year 1600 ². It was the Nayak of Tanjore who appointed the governor or *adigar* of St. Thome; the Jesuit annual letter of 1604-1606 tells us that in 1600 the Tanjore Nayak nominated to this place one Puley or Pillai, a noble of Kanchivaram. ³.