The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c14.129
The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c14.129
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v1.c14.129
The tribute promised to Vasco de Gama was faithfully paid, it seems till about 1540. The sovereign of Bhatkal at that time was a valiant woman whose name is not given. Her predecessor, perhaps her husband, had died at Vijayanagara sometime before ³. She defied the Portuguese power by withholding the customary tribute of rice, and by giving shelter in her dominions to some pirates who were infesting that sea and disturbing the Portuguese trade.