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The Badugas are an indigenous people inhabiting the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, southern India. Their language is Badaga. They are the largest indigenous tribal group in Nilgiris. ==History== The Badagas are the largest indigenous people of the Nilgiri district.The Badagas live in nearly 440 villages, called ''hattis'', throughout the district. Badaga people speak language called ''Badagu'', which has no script. Some of the main villages are Baragani, Bembatty, Melur, Italar, Tudur, Kukal, Tudagai, Nundala, Meekeri, Balakola, Melkunda, Kilkundha, Tandanadu, Milidenu, Nanjanadu, Nandatti, Acchanakal, Theedihatty, Soragundu, Jackanari, Aravenu, Thinniyooru, Iyooru, kadanad (thoothanad capital), Annikorai, Adhikaratti, Ebbanadu, Ketti,Thoraihatti, and Kannerimukku. They are also called as Gowdas of Nilgiris. Badaga tribe inhabited in Nilgiris thousands and thousands of years ago even before common era. They were inhabiting in Nilgiris over 8000 B.C. During Mouriyan period, Buddhist monks entered Nilgiris to spread Buddhism among the Badagas in Nilgiris. In 1116 A.D. a Baduga king called Kalaraja was ruling Nilgiris. A war was fought between King Vishnuvarthana of Hoysala and Baduga King KalaRaja. Kalaraj was killed in the war. Nilgiri came under Hoysala. Later Nilgiri came under Vijayanagar empire and later under sultan rule and after the death of Tipu sulthan Nilgiris came under Britishers. Before Britishers arrived to Nilgiris a Portuguese priest called Rev. Jocome Fierier visited Nilgiris in 1602 and informed he found group of tribal people called Badagas. Todas, Kotas and other tribes paid tribute to Badagas. Badaga Headmen attended Toda and Kota panchayat and solved their problems. Badaga tribal people distinguished their living place into four categories called Porangadu seame, Thothanadu semae, Merkunadu seame, Kundae seame, where nearly 440 Villages come under these four categories. "Badagu" was the contact language between Badagas and other tribal people before Britishers and other community people arrived to Nilgiris. They are agricultural people. At the census of 1901 they numbered 34,178.〔J. W. Breeks, An Account of the Primitive Tribes of the Nilgiris (1873); Nilgiri Manual, vol. i. pp. 218-228; Madras Journ. of Sci. and Lit. vol. viii. pp. 103-105; Madras Museum Bulletin, vol. ii., no. 1, pp. 1-7.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Badagas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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