The history of the Coorg Rajahs is delineated in the Rajendraname, a work compiled by order of Dodda Vira Rajendra Wodeyar, the hero of Coorg history, and the Coorg beau ideal of a warrior king. It comprises a period of 175 years, from 1633 to 1807. The life and times of Chikka Veerarajendra, the last Raja of Coorg makes very interesting reading and many

  The following letters are transcripts of letters sent by Karanakera Menon from south western frontier of Coorg.Menon had been sent to observe the activities of the Coorg Rajah and his armies who had been mobilising to resist what they saw as overbearing attempts by the East India Company to dive roads and trade through their country.The Rajah's father had