The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.171

v3.c29.171

Muhammad Tughluq's aggressive policy in the south menaced the Hindus with the complete destruction of their civilisation and religion. It was with difficulty that disaffection was suppressed even in the provinces directly under Muhammadan rule. The Kākatīya ruler had learned prudence by bitter experience; his young sons had no reason for the same caution. They seem to have thrown themselves heart and soul into the movement originated by the Hoysalas. With the death of the Hoysala monarchs, both father and son, the mantle of leadership fell upon their officers, and the five brothers and the son of one of them stood out as leaders of this movement, possibly with the active assistance of the Brāhman sage Vidyāraṇya, whose association with the movement gives a clear indication of its character.