The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c12.140

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¹ *Mrtyunjaya MSS.* o. c., p. 107; *Tanjavuri Andhra Rajula Charitra*, o. c. p. 321; *History of the Karnataka Governors*, Taylor o. c., II, p. 7. Sewell, p. 327, note 3, says that the Nayaks of Madura "descended, so Barradas tells us, from the 'Page of the betel' of the King of Vijayanagara"; but on p. 230 referred to by Sewell, Fr. Barradas does not say anything of the kind. Prof. Sathyanatha Aiyar, *History of the Nayaks*, p. 44, relying upon Barradas's misgiven testimony, supposes that when Nuniz tells us that the "page who served the king with betel, had fifteen thousand foot and two hundred horse, but he had no elephants" he is dealing with the early career of Visvanatha. That may be so; but as far as the ancient authorities show, we cannot accept such a statement. Hence we are not able to affirm that he was present at the battle of Rachol.