These were the five 'Sir-
kárs' or districts. Gantúr
did not immediately pass
with the others but fell in
in 1788. The others were
all managed politically
under tribute till 1823.
In these districts the Per-
manent Settlement chiefly
took effect.

The Settlement' dates of
course refer to the tracts
under Raiyatwari Settle-
ment.

In Godávarí are now in-
cluded two talúks, Réka-
palle and Bhadrachalam,
which were formerly part
of the Central Provinces,
viz. that part of Chánda
(Upper Godávarí) ceded
in 1860 by the Nizám.
Transferred in 1874.
The two districts, now
called by the names of
the great rivers which
constitute their main
features, were for ad-
ministrative reasons made
out of the three older dis-
tricts of Rajamundry,'
'Masulipatam,' and 'Gun-
toor.' The change was

made in 1860.