The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c11.38

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At the same time an attack was made on the fortress, which surrendered without much opposition. There is no doubt that Sadasiva Nayaka greatly distinguished himself in this final attack; but the achievements narrated by the author of the Hindu poem evidently bear all the signs of a poetic episode introduced to extol the figure of the old ancestor of the poet's chief.¹ The capture of the city of Kaliyani by Rama Raya is recorded, without of course mentioning the Sultan of Ahmadnagar, in the Padmaneri grant of Venkata II²; and in the Ramarajiyumu, the glorious Regent of the Vijayanagara Empire is given the titles of ‘capturer of the fort of Kaliyani’³ and ‘ruler of the city of Kaliyani’⁴; from which we may conclude that Rama Raya remained in possession of the captured fortress.