 Although , Rājendranāme , a " royal " genealogy of the rulers of Coorg , written in 1808 , makes no mention of the origin of the lineage , its reading by historian Lewis Rice led him to conclude that the princely line was established by a member of the Ikkeri Nayaka family . Having moved south to the town of Haleri in northern Coorg in the disguise of a wandering Jangama monk , he soon began to attract followers ; then , with their help , or their acquiescence , he took possession of the town , and in such manner came to rule the entire country . ( See Map 11 . ) According to the genealogy , the Coorg rajas who ruled from the mid @-@ 16th century to the mid @-@ 18th century were : 
