The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c13.182
The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c13.182
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The Portuguese possessions on the Coromandel Coast extended as far as Rameswaram; and between one and two leagues away from this famous town, in the village of Vedalai ¹ on the frontier of the kingdom of Marava, they built a mud fort in which there was always a small garrison under a captain. Correa informs us that the Governor of Cochin went to inspect the fortress of Beadala, (Vedalai) near the sand-banks of Chilao (Ceylon) ².