PAGES CHAP. I. INTRODUCTORY. HAIDAR ALI'S ANCESTORS. THE MYSORE DYNASTY 11-16 II. HAIDAR RISES INTO NOTICE. CONTEST FOR SUPREMACY IN SOUTHERN INDIA . . . I7~27 III. THE PESHWA INVADES MYSORE .... 28-30 IV. HAIDAR ASSUMES THE CONTROL OF AFFAIRS : CONQUEST OF BEDNUR 31-39 V. THE MARATHAS INVADE MYSORE A SECOND TIME 40-41 VI. CONQUEST OF MALABAR 42-46 VII. THE MARATHAS AGAIN ATTACK MYSORE . . 47-48 VIII. THE NIZAM JOINS HAIDAR ALI, WHO ATTACKS THE ENGLISH: WAR FROM 1767 TO 1769 . 49-58 IX. THE MARATHAS INVADE MYSORE A FOURTH TIME 59- 6 3 X. CONQUEST OF COORG 64 66 XI. NEGOTIATIONS WITH RAGHUBA. DEATH OF MYSORE RAJA. CAPTURE OF BELLARY AND GUTTI. ATTITUDE OF THE POONA MINISTRY . 67-71 XII. SIEGE OF CHITALDRUG. OPERATIONS AGAINST THE MARATHAS. REDUCTION OF CHITALDRUG 72-75 XIII. ANNEXATION OF KADAPA. HAIDAR'S DRACONIAN RULE. ROYAL MARRIAGES .... 76-79 XIV. COMBINATION OF THE MARATHAS AND THE NIZAM WITH HAIDAR AGAINST THE ENGLISH. FRUIT- LESS NEGOTIATIONS 80-86 XV. HAIDAR DECLARES WAR AGAINST THE ENGLISH. His INVASION OF MADRAS TERRITORY, AND MILITARY OPERATIONS UP TO HIS DEATH . 87-105 XVI. HAIDAR'S CHARACTER AND ADMINISTRATION. . 106-113