The Colas c25.49

c25.49

Offences against the person of the king or his close relations were a class apart, and dealt with by the king himself. Attention has been drawn to the order of Rājarāja I requiring the confiscation of the properties of persons involved in the murder of his elder brother Āditya II.¹³⁵ A similar procedure is adopted against another person for default in payment of fines imposed on him,—the original offence is not recorded,—and his properties were sold in *ājñākrayam*, 'Sale by (royal) order.'¹³⁶ Another example of unspecified offences against the king being severely dealt with by heavy fines collected by harsh processes is the case of the Kōliyak-kuḍaiyār (?) of Kuhūr.¹³⁷ These three instances are all from the reign of Rājarāja I. Instances of *rājadrōham* became rather numerous towards the end, in the reign of Rājarāja III.¹³⁸