Voyage to the East Indies

A.

• Adirampushe, a place on the coast of Malabar where the ginger grows. 163.
• Agra, one of the places of residence formerly of the Great Mogul, or emperor of India. 38.
• Alangatta, a river and city with a very large church. By the Portuguese it is called very improperly Mangalte. The river discharges itself into the sea near Aycotta, or Tschuvocad. 104, 137.
• Allahabad, a considerable city at the confluence of the Yamuna and the Ganges. (See Palibothra.) It is in the possession of the English. 37, 39.
• Alapushe, a place on the coast of Malabar, where a canal has been dug for the convenience of conveying goods on board ships lying on the sea-coast. Excellent pepper, in particular, may be procured here. 81, 120, 136.
• Allakandara, a river in the northern part of India, on which lies Sirinagur, formerly called Nischadapuri, Nisa, or Dionysiopolis. It is named also Allaknanda, or Allaknandara. 37.
• Ambàdi. See Modhura. 37.
• Ambalacòtta, a village on the coast of Malabar, where the Jesuits formerly had a convent and seminary. At present it is in a state of decline. 138.
• Ambelapusha, a celebrated temple dedicated to Shiva. 119.
• Andipatti, a city in the interior part of the province of Madura, which formerly sent, and still sends, various articles of merchandise to the coast of Malabar. 56.
• Angamàli, an old city on the coast of Malabar, in which there are three Christian congregations, and where the bishop of the Christians of St. Thomas formerly resided. It was burnt and plundered by Tippoo Saib. 116, 138.
• Angenga, a city on the coast of Malabar, in the kingdom of Travancor, in possession of the English. It is called also Angiutenga. The river Modelaposcha discharges itself there into the sea. 103.
• Angicaimal, a place in the neighbourhood of Cochin, on the coast of Malabar, which the river Feira d’Alva flows past. 104.
• Angiutenga. See Angenga. 114.
• Aragoshe, a place with a Christian church at the bottom of the Gauts, in the forests, near which are found wild elephants, buffaloes, tygers, deer, apes, and parrots. 125.
• Arampalli, said to be the Argyropolis of the ancients, from which the Bay of Manar is called Sinus Argaricus. It lies at the distance of three leagues from Cape Comari, and as far up the country from Covalam. 56, 110.
• Arcate, or Arcati, but properly Arrucati, a fortified city in the kingdom of Carnàta, or Carnate, the nabob of which is frequently called the nabob of Arcate, or Arcot. It lies on the river Palur. 28, 64.
• Ariancopan, a place to the south of Pondicheri, where the bishop of the Catholic Christians in that district resides, and where there is also a seminary. 25, 65.
• Arrucate, Arrucati. See Arcate. 28, 60, 64, 89.
• Arshtamiciare, a place belonging to the king of Cochin. 135.
• Artunkel, a place on the sea-coast to the south of Cochin. 121.
• Atur (Attur), a fortified place in the territories of the nabob of Carnate, lying on the river Gudalam. This river falls into the Valaru, which discharges itself into the sea at Porto-Nuovo. 28, 63.
• Attinga, a city called also Attancal, which is the residence of the queen, that is to say, of the eldest sister of the king of Travancor, as the king’s consort can never become queen. 114.
• Aur, a place in the kingdom of Madura, where the Jesuits had formerly a congregation. 64.
• Aurungabad, a city in the south-west part of the Soubah of the Deccan. Near it lies Ellur, or Dauletabad, where there is a temple, which has been described by Thevenot. 38.
• Ayambel, a place in the kingdom of Madura, where the Jesuits had formerly a congregation. 64.
• Aybica, a village where the river, on which merchandise is transported from the Gauts to Culam or Collam, discharges itself into the sea. 117.
• Aycotta, called also Tschuvocat, a place in Malabar near which the river Alangatta falls into the sea. 104, 137.
• Ayodhya, a very old Indian city on the river Deva, or Gagra, the residence of the first conquerors of India. Faizabad is situated on the spot where Ayodhya, or Audh, stood formerly. 37.

B.

• Badagare. There are two places of this name: the first lies in Madura, and sends merchandise to the coast of Malabar. It has a Christian church, and is situated close to the large forests at the foot of the Gauts, where wild elephants are found in great abundance. The second is called also Vaypin, and lies on the sea-coast to the north of Cochin. 56, 125, 137.
• Badeati, lies eastward from Diamper and Cochin, and was formerly the residence of the court of Travancor. It is called also in the English maps, by Rennel and by La Rochette, Barrate. 123.
• Balancada, a fortress in the kingdom of Carnate, which, like a great many others, is of a square form. 63.
• Baliapatnam, one of the rivers in the district of Calicut, on the Malabar coast, which take their rise in the Gauts, and form an innumerable multitude of islands. A city also near Mount Illy, on the above river, has the same name. 104.
• Barcale, a village, mountain, and celebrated spring, together with a temple, to the south of Culam or Collam. 115.
• Benares, called also Venares and Kasi, the Cassidia of the ancients, has a celebrated temple, a Brahmanic academy or school, and an observatory. 37.
• Bengalùr, formerly the residence of the Sultan Hayder Ali Khan. It is strongly fortified, and its name signifies the white land. 32.
• Bisnagari, a city which had formerly a prince of its own, but became subject to the Great Mogul, and belonged to the district of Sanor. It was afterwards conquered by Hayder Ali. It was called also Narasinha. 63.
• Bombay, an English colony in an island to the north of Goa. It has an excellent harbour, and is the seat of a presidency. 107, 114.
• Budhapadi, a city in the territories of Tippoo Sultan in Maissur. On the maps it is called Budhapari. Its name signifies the town of Budha. 32.

C.

• Cabul. See Kabul. 35.
• Cadaturuti, a place on the coast of Malabar which produces abundance of ginger. 123, 163.
• Cagnarapalli, a town celebrated for its trade with the province of Madura. In the neighbouring districts of the Gauts, mountain-snakes thirty or forty feet in length are found. 55, 118, 248.
• Calapada, a place between Pondichery and Sadras. 71.
• Calianatur, a fortified place in the kingdom of Carnate. Its name signifies the town of joy. 28, 63.
• Calianapuri, a maritime city on the coast of Malabar near Mount Illy. Foreign ships obtained here cargoes of the productions of the country. 56.
• Calicurici, a fortified city in Carnate. 63.
• Calicut, a maritime city on the coast of Malabar, destroyed by Tippoo Sultan. 8, 103, 140.
• Calcutta, the capital of the province of Bengal, where the English have established the seat of their chief presidency. 39.
• Calini (Caliny), a river, at the influx of which into the Ganges lies the city of Canoaschi, in lat. 27°. 38.
• Callare, a city which the river Collam flows past. 117.
• Callupare, a place on the coast of Malabar inhabited by Jacobite Christians. 118.
• Catturiàda, a place on the coast of Malabar, where, on account of its wet situation, a great deal of rice is cultivated. It is therefore called the storehouse of Malabar. 118, 186.
• Camanaichenpalti, one of the places in the kingdom of Madura where the Jesuits formerly established considerable congregations. 65.
• Cambam, a city in the interior part of Madura, which, like many other cities, sent merchandise formerly to the coast of Malabar. 56.
• Canarà, a principality on the coast of Malabar, which, towards the south, borders on Mount Illy, 103.
• Canantora, a town in the kingdom of Travancor. 113.
• Cannanùr, a maritime city in Malabar, which exports merchandise sent thither from the interior parts. It has a fortress belonging to queen Collatiri, called by the Europeans Collastri. 56, 144.
• Canatur, a place in the Jaghire of the British on the coast of Coromandel, or what the English possess in the neighbourhood of Madras. 73.
• Candenàda, a place which belongs to the king of Cochin, a petty prince on the coast of Malabar. It is called also Candanale. 135.
• Cangimaram (Congimaram), a place called in the English maps Congimer, lying on the sea-coast between Pondichery and Sadias. 71.
• Cangipuri, or Congipuram, a place in Carnate; called also Cangivaron, which signifies the city of gold. 28.
• Caniarata, a place on the coast of Malabar, not far from Angenga. 114.
• Canigia, the seat of the governor of Coahin. 192.
• Canudi. See Calini. 38.
• Cariapatnam, one of the many rivers by which the coast of Malabar is intersected. 103.
• Caricattur, a city in the interior part of Madura, which formerly sent merchandise to the coast of Malabar. 56.
• Carimbanàda, a place in the kingdom of Travancor, which is inhabited by Pagans and Christians, and carries on a great trade in pepper and cardamoms. 117.
• Carnada (Carnate), a kingdom or province on the coast of Malabar, which is under the government of a nabob. 8, 59.
• Carpuncolam, a place between Pondichery and Sadras. 71.
• Caschemir. See Kaschemir. 35.
• Cattur, a fishing village on the coast of Malabar, near Cochin. 119, 121.
• Caveri, one of the most considerable rivers on the coast of Coromandel, which, by a number of mouths, discharges itself into the sea, in the kingdom of Tanjaur. 48, 54, 231.
• Caveripac, a fortified town in Carnate, 63.
• Cayamcollam (Cayancollam), a city on the coast of Malabar. 8.
• Celicotam, a place in the kingdom of Tanjaur, called by the Europeans Celicolon. 30.
• Cencotta, a city in Madura, which formerly sent merchandise to the coast of Malabar. 56.
• Cennòtta, a place on the river Alangatta, which belongs to the king of Cochin. 104, 135.
• Cerenga, a place on the coast of Malabar, which the river Modelaposcha flows past. 103.
• Certele, a town on the coast of Malabar, with a celebrated temple of Bhagavadi, the spouse of Shiva. 121.
• Ceruvatti, a city in Madura, which formerly sent merchandise to the coast of Malabar. 56.
• Cettiyatti, a place on the coast of Malabar with a Christian church. 129.
• Cettupeli, a fortified place in Carnate, 63.
• Cettur, a fortified place in the interior part of Madura. 56.
• Cettuva, one of the numerous rivers which flow from the Gauts through Malabar into the sea. 104, 138.
• Ceylon, one of the largest islands in the Indian ocean, the coasts of which were formerly in the possession of the Dutch; at present they are in the hands of the British. 57.
• Chidàcolam, a place on the coast of Malabar, which the river Paru flows past. 103.
• Chonenbar (Chonanbar), the name of a river called properly Chiovanàru, on the coast of Coromandel, which flows to the south of Pondichery. 26.
• Ciacrapuri (Ciacrapuram), a city in Carnate, the name of which has been corrupted into Cacrapur. 28.
• Cialembron, Cilamburam, Cillumlaram, Cilumbrum, a celebrated pagoda between Porto-nuovo and Devycotta. 61.
• Ciandrapati, a place in the kingdom of Maïssur. 33.
• Ciangaceri, the residence of a petty prince, who, in 1746, was defeated and taken prisoner by Vira Martanda the king of Travancor, and several other petty sovereigns. 115.
• Cianganacèri, a village surrounded by rice fields on the coast of Malabar. 120.
• Ciangracoil, a temple in the kingdom of Madura. 31.
• Ciangucotta, a city in the province of Marava, on the coast of Coromandel. 45.
• Ciavacàda, a maritime place on the coast of Malabar. 138.
• Cinnabellapuram, a city in the kingdom of Maïssur. 33.
• Cinnapatnam, a small city on the coast of Coromandel, which the English, in the year 1645, obtained from king Narsinha, or Bisnagari, and on the spot where it stood built Fort St. George at Madras. 77.
• Ciòlaburam, a city in the province of Marava. 45.
• Ciòlamandala (Coromandel), signifies the land of millet; because that grain (Holcus sorghum, and Durra), are cultivated there in abundance. 3.
• Ciovanàru. See Chonenbar. 26.
• Ciovare, a place on the coast of Malabar, which the Feira D’Alva runs past. 104, 134, 135.
• Cirangam (Cheringam), in the kingdom of Tanjaur, not far from Tricinnapali. 29, 61.
• Cirangapatnam (Seringapatam), the capital of the kingdom of Maïssur, where Tippoo Saib resided. 32, 114.
• Cirumuttu, a very fruitful district, which belonged to the old kingdom of Cottaracare, and is situated near Cape Comari, not far from Collam. 117.
• Ciuncam, a place between Maïssur and Cochin, which carries on trade with both. 125.
• Ciundrapandi, a city in the interior part of the kingdom of Madura, which formerly sent merchandise to the coast of Malabar. 56.
• Cocci, a city on the coast of Malabar, which exports merchandise obtained from the inland parts. Not far from this city there is a river of the same name. 56.
• Cochin, a place with a citadel on the coast of Malabar, lying nearly under 10 degrees of north latitude. It belonged to the Dutch; but is now in the possession of the British. 103, 104, 121, 126, 130.
• Cochinchina, a kingdom on the eastern side of India, beyond the Ganges, towards China. 21.
• Codamalur, a place on the coast of Malabar, where ginger grows.
• Codamangalam, one of the Malabar cities which still carry on trade, as formerly, with Madura. 56, 220.
• Codolur lies in the large forests of the Gauts. 220.
• Codungalur (Cudungalur, Cranganor), a fortress on the river Allangatte, which was demolished, in 1790, by Lally, Tippoo Saib’s general. 56, 104, 120, 136.
• Cognur, a place not far from Cochin, which is washed by the river Feira D’Ava. 104.
• Colarru (Colaru), that is the river of swine; it is commonly written Coleroon. It flows through the kingdom of Tanjaur. See Caveri. 48, 231.
• Collam (Collamedu), a place where the merchandise of the coast of Malabar is shipped. 56, 147.
• Còlanàda, the capital of the kingdom of Cannanur, in 11° 50′ N. Lat. 144.
• Coleci, a place not far from Cape Comari, or Comorin, with a small but safe harbour, which by Strabo is called Colias. 56, 103, 112.
• Colicòtta, a place not far from Cape Comari, which sends on board foreign ships the merchandise of the country. 56.
• Comari (Canyamuri), the extreme point of India, on this side the Ganges, where the ridge of mountains called the Gauts ends. 3, 103, 110, 111.
• Concao, a kingdom in the neighbourhood of Bombay, on the eastern bank of the Ganges, called properly Concan. 8.
• Congimaram. See Cangimaram. Conoam, a place in the neighbourhood of the kingdom of Travancor. 139.
• Corolongatta, a town in Travancor, where a bishop of the Jacobites has his residence. 121, 123.
• Còttàracare, formerly a principality conquered by the king of Tranquelar. 115, 117.
• Cottàram (Cottàte), a place in Travancor, which in the time of the Greeks and the Romans was called Cottana, or Cottiara. 8, 112.
• Covalam, called also Coulam, was the Colis or Colias of the ancients. 56, 57, 74, 94, 110.
• Coytòtta, a place lying east from Cochin, which carries on a considerable trade. 117.
• Cudnegalur (Crangalor, Cranganor), a place on the sea-coast, to the north of Cochin. 46.
• Cudur, one of the places in Madura which formerly sent merchandise to Malabar. 56.
• Curiapalli, the magazine and arsenal of the king of Travancor. 137.
• Curumpana, a place on the sea-coast, nearly in the latitude of 8° North. 112.

D.

• Dakshima, or Dekam, a kingdom situated in the southern part of Indostan. 42.
• Dely (Delhi), formerly the residence of the emperor of India. 38, 42, 43.
• Dèva (Devi), a river formerly called also Gagra. It is known likewise by the names Vipascha and Vipal. 37, 39, 232.
• Dharàburam (Dharapuram), a city in the kingdom of Maïssur, at the bottom of the Gauts, and in the district of Coimbetur. 32.
• Dhermapuri, a city in Maïssur, called also Dhermapura. 32, 60.
• Divicotta (Divyacotta), a castle at the mouth of the Coleroon or Colaru. 29, 48.
• Douletabad. See Aurungabad. 38.

E.

• Edapalli, a place in the kingdom of Travancor, called also Rambali and Rapolim. There is a temple and palace here of the king of the Brahmans. 124, 137.
• Elagnïl, a place in the Gauts, with a Christian church. 125.
• Elephantis (Elephanta), an island near Bombay, which contains one of the oldest Indian temples. 22.
• Eloura (Ellur). See Aurungabad. 38.
• Elluvancotta, a city in the province of Marava. 45.
• Ettumanur, a celebrated temple of Vishnu, on the coast of Malabar. 121.

F.

• Faizabad. See Ayedhya. 37.
• Feira D’Alva, a stream on the coast of Malabar, which falls into the sea near Cochin. 104.

G.

• Ganga (the Ganges). 39.
• Gauts, a ridge of mountains which divides the peninsula of India from north to south. 3, 12.
• George (St.). See Cinnapasnam. 77.
• Gingi, a fortified city in the territories of the nabob of Carnate, lying on a river of the same name north-west from Pondichery. 10, 64.
• Golconda, formerly a kingdom in India, conquered by Shah Geban. 42, 60.
• Gocula. See Modhura. 38.
• Goculator, a place in the kingdom of Maïssur. 32.
• Govalam, called also Covalam, the Colis or Colias of the ancients. 28, 32.
• Gudelùr, or Kudalor, a place on the coast of Coromandel, between Porto-nuovo and Pondichery. 60.

H.

• Harani, a fortified city in Carnate. 63.
• Hastinapuri, in the Samscred Hastinagari, called at present Aschnagur, one of the oldest cities of India, lying under the latitude of 32°. 35.
• Hima (Himala), the name of a mountain where the river Sarayouva, which is probably the Imaus of the ancients, has its source. 232, 233.

I.

• Jamunà, a river called also the Jumma. It has several other names; and, in all probability, is the Jomanes of the ancients. 231.
• Illi, a mountain which separates the kingdom of Canara from Malabar. 103, 145.
• Illoura. See Elloura. 38.
• Ilpiur, a place in the kingdom of Madura, where the Jesuits established formerly a Christian congregation. 64.
• Iratuge (Iratùshe), a city in Malabar, at the bottom of the Gauts, which carries on trade with Madura. 55, 121.

K.

• Kabul, the capital of a province on the eastern boundaries of Persia, near the river Behat or Sirbin. 35.
• Karincalla, called also Carical, a place which the French obtained from the king of Tanjaur in 1638, but which at present is in the hands of the English. 49.
• Kaschemir (Cachemir), a province surrounded by mountains, which was formerly subdued by the Mogul conquerors, and taken from its own princes. The capital is called also Kaschemir. At present it is named Sirinegur or Sirinagar. 35.
• Kasi. See Benares. 37.
• Kavaricotta, a city in Marava. 45.
• Kidacolam, a place on the coast of Malabar. 222.
• Koledimalà, a mountain in the neighbourhood of the Gauts. 141.
• Kottàracare, the name of a very ancient small kingdom on the coast of Malabar. 117.
• Krishnapuram, a town on the coast of Malabar, which carries on a great trade. 117.
• Krishnavaram, a town in Carnate, which on the maps is called Quichenavaron. 28.

L.

• Lahor, a province in the north-west extremity of India, with a capital of the same name. 43.

M.

• Mabalicarè (Mavelicarè), a populous city in the kingdom of Travancor. 118.
• Màdèvipatnam, a considerable city in the kingdom of Travancor. 47.
• Madraspatnam, the present seat of the British government on the eastern coast of India. 5, 12, 27, 60, 76.
• Madura, an ancient kingdom, with a capital of the same name, called formerly Methora. 25, 31, 44, 46, 65, 103.
• Magnapre, a place in the Gauts, where the author saw wild elephants tamed. 213.
• Mahe (Mahi), the name of a river, and of a fortress not far from Calicut, in Malabar, which formerly belonged to the French, but is now in the hands of the English. 104, 143.
• Mailacomba, a place in the forests at the bottom of the Gauts. 125.
• Mailapuram (Maïlapuri), called also Mailiapur, or St. Thomas, near Madras. 27, 60, 65, 75.
• Mainàda, a town on the coast of Malabar which the river Paru flows past. 103.
• Maïssur, the name of a kingdom, with its capital, lying between the coast of Malabar, Carnate, and Madura. 8, 32, 64.
• Malabar, called properly Malayalam, the land of mountains. 102.
• Malanàda, Malangàra, other appellations for Malabar. 102.
• Maleatur, a place in Malabar which the Feira D’Alva flows past. 104.
• Maleyalam (Malayala). See Malabar. 3, 102.
• Mampulli, a town on the coast of Malabar, not far from Angenga. 114.
• Mannacòri, a place on the coast of Malabar. 121.
• Mannacodam, the same. 121.
• Mannacudi, a place on the coast of Malabar, where there are still to be seen the ruins of a palace belonging to the king of Travancor. 112.
• Mannapara, a place on the coast of Pescaria, not far from Tutucurim. 31.
• Manclùr, a town in the kingdom of Madura. 31.
• Mangalur, a city in Carnate. 28.
• Manimàla, one of the places in Madura which formerly sent merchandise to the coast of Malabar. 56.
• Mantòpo (Mantòpu), a town in Madura. 31.
• Marava, a province on the coast of Coromandel. 44.
• Mattanceri (Mattincèra), not far from Cochin, belongs to a small kingdom of the same name. 130, 134.
• Modelacodata, a province in the forests of the Gauts, where wild elephants are found. 212.
• Modelaposha, a river in Malabar, which flows past Angenga. 103.
• Modhura (Moturapuri), on the river Yaume, the Modura Deorum of Pliny, called also Moturapuri. On the map by La Rochette and Mannert it is called Mathra, and on that of Rennel Matura. It lies in the latitude of 27°, and is known by the names likewise of Gocùla and Ambàdi. 37, 54, 55.
• Mohatugè (Mohatushe), one of the places in the interior part of Malabar which still continue to carry on trade with Madura and Maïssur. 55, 126.
• Molicolam, a Christian congregation in the interior part of the Gauts. 201.
• Monguiri (Monghir), a place in the possession of the English, on the Ganges, in the province of Bahar. 39.
• Mont-Grand, a fortified garden belonging to the East-India Company’s government at Madras, not far from St. Thomas. 49.
• Mullaventurutti, one of the places which the Dutch suffered to remain in the hands of the king of Cochin. 135.
• Multan (Moltan), one of the eastern provinces of the ancient kingdom of Hindostan, on both sides of the Sind or Hindus, the capital of which is called Multan also. 43.
• Muttam, one of the places on the coast of Malabar which procured the productions of the inland parts for foreign ships. 56.
• Muttiera, a place in the kingdom of Cochin, where there is a church belonging to the Christians of St. Thomas. 123.

N.

• Nàgapatnam (Nagapatana, Nègapatnam), called by the Greeks Nigamos and Nigama Metropolis, a city in the kingdom of Tanjaur, at the mouth of an arm of the Coleroon; belonged formerly to the Dutch, but is now in the possession of the English. 29, 48, 49.
• Naidshadabur. See Allakandara. 36.
• Narasinha. See Bisnagari. 60, 63.
• Naur, Nàvur, and Nagur, a place between Negapatnam and Carical, at the mouth of an arm of the Coleroon. 29, 53.
• Nerenam, a considerable town in the kingdom of Cochin, where the bishop of the Jacobites resides. 120.
• Nharakel, a place in the kingdom of Cochin, with a Christian congregation. 127.
• Nhàrica, one of the places which the Dutch have left in the hands of the king of Cochin. On the maps it is called also Gnàrica. 135.
• Nishadabury. See Naishadabur. 36.

O.

• Odeaguiri, a fortified place and arsenal of the king of Travancor. 113.
• Orixa (Orissa), a large province to the south-west of Bengal. 54.
• Ottocutta, that is, the solitary city. It is situated in Carnate. 47.

P.

• Padmanàburam, a castle not far from Travancor or Tiruvancoda, where the king resides and keeps his treasure. 8, 113.
• Palacaticieri, a celebrated city and fortress on the river Paniani in the Gauts, called also Policat. 139, 175.
• Palancotta, a fortified place in Tanjaur. 30, 63.
• Palarru (Paler), a river which flows through Carnate from the Gauts, and falls into the sea near Sadras. 60, 89, 97.
• Paliacata. See Valiacadà. 60.
• Paliamcotta, a strong fortified place in the kingdom of Madura, near Tinivelly, and on the river Tunmerbury. 58.
• Palipuram, a place with a Christian congregation, not far from Cochin. 137.
• Pallibothra, a place known to the Greeks and Romans; at present a town called Palipatur, at the confluence of the Ganges and the Jamuna, near Allahabad. 37.
• Pallicaré, a place which the Dutch left in the hands of the king of Cochin. 135.
• Palur, a fortified Town in Carnate, on the sea-coast. 63, 138.
• Pandi, one of the names formerly given to the kingdom of Madura; and for this reason it was called also Pandimandala, from king Pandi, (in Pliny, Pandion.) 45.
• Paniani, one of the small streams which fall down from the mountains. 104, 138.
• Paravur, a considerable town not far from Cochin, which was destroyed by the troops of Tippoo Sultan. 137.
• Paru, a river, and a place situated on it, not far from Cochin. 103, 115.
• Patna (Patnam), a celebrated city on the Ganges, in the province of Bahar. 39.
• Pattucòtta, a city in Tanjaur. 47.
• Pegu, a kingdom on the coast of India, beyond the Ganges. 57.
• Penatur, one of the fortified places in Carnate. 63.
• Periaculam, one of the placed which formerly sent merchandise from Madura to the coast of Malabar. 56.
• Perimanur, a place like Pallicaré. 135.
• Perimatorà, a place on the coast of Malabar, not far from Angenga. 114.
• Perumaculam, one of the fortified places in Carnate. 63.
• Perumanel, one of the places which formerly sent merchandise from Madura to the coast of Malabar. 56.
• Perumnàda, a place to the east of Collam, which belonged to the very ancient kingdom of Cottaracara. 117.
• Pescaria. The coast of Pescaria lies between Cape Mannapàr and Adam’s Bridge, where the pearl islands are. 103.
• Pondamala (Pondamalay), a high mountain with a fortress, called by the Europeans Mont Grand, not far from Mailiapur. 27, 93.
• Ponnaru (Pannar), that is, the gold river. It takes its rise in the Gauts, not far from Dhermapuri in Maïssur, and falls into the sea near Cudalur. 60.
• Porca (Porrocada), one of the places which send inland merchandise to the coast of Malabar. 56, 81, 115, 118.
• Porolta, a small river on the coast of Malabar. 104.
• Porto-nuovo, a place in Carnate, at which the river Velarru discharges itself into the sea. 60.
• Pucòtta, a place which the Dutch left in the hands of the king of Cochin. 135.
• Puduceri, called commonly Pondicheri, lies on the coast of Coromandel, and was the capital of the French possessions in India: at present it is in the hands of the English. 1, 7, 12, 18, 24, 25, 64.
• Puducurici, a place on the coast of Malabar, not far from Angenga. 114.
• Pugnoda, one of the places on the coast of Malabar which still carry on trade with Madura. 55.
• Pugnatil, a place where formerly, according to the account of Ptolemy, beryls were found. 118.
• Pullingunne, a considerable town on the coast of Malabar, where there are a great many rice-fields. 120.
• Pulluvalley Bingiam, a new harbour caused to be constructed by the king of Travancor. 113.
• Puntora, a place on the coast of Malabar,. 113, 120.
• Puradacudi, one of the Christian congregations established by the Jesuits in the kingdom of Madura. 64.
• Puttencara (Puttencèra). See Pallicaré. 117, 135, 138.
• Puttenpalli, a place lying at a great distance in the forests of the Gauts, where there are a great many Christian congregations. 201.
• Puttentopo, a place on the coast of Malabar not far from Angenga. 114.

Q.

• Quichenavaron. See Krishnavaram. 28.

R.

• Rajacolla mangalam, a city where there are still to be seen the remains of a palace belonging to the king of Travancor. 112.
• Ràmanàthapuram, on the coast of Pescaria. 31, 45.
• Ràmapurata, a place in the Gauts. 125.
• Rèva, a river which takes its rise in the mountain Vindhia. It is called also Ravi. 232.
• Rotasgar, a place on the river Son. 39.

S.

• Sadras, a place with a castle in the British Jaghire, on the coast of Coromandel, at the mouth of the Palir or Palarru. 60, 72, 73, 96.
• Sanhya, the name of a mountain where the Deva has its rise. 233.
• Sarasvadi, the name of a river. 231.
• Sarayouvà, the name of a river. See Déva. 39.
• Satara, a province on the coast of Coromandel. 42.
• Saude, a place on the coast of Malabar, not far from Cochin. 121.
• Sharavadi, the name of a river. 231.
• Shelon, a fortified place in Carnate. 63.
• Shivagari, a place in Madura. 56.
• Shrinagari. See Allakandara. 36.
• Siam, a kingdom in the peninsula beyond the Ganges. 21.
• Sina, or China. 21.
• Sindacalla, a place in Madura. 56.
• Sindhu, the western great river of India, which is commonly, but improperly, called the Indus. 231.
• Sirgani, a place in Tanjaur. 65.
• Son, a river in Hindostan, which discharges itself into the Ganges. 39.
• Sultanpatnam, a place on the coast of Malabar which Tippoo Sultan caused to be spared. It is called also Vaypur or Baypur. 139.
• Suran, a place in Tanjaur. 65.
• Sushindram, a town with a celebrated temple of the god Kámadèva, on the coast of Malabar. 112.