The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c14.46
The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c14.46
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³ The present word Kanara is but a corruption of the word Karnataka, made by the Portuguese. Faria y Sousa, II, p. 189, says: "This kingdom of Charnataca (or Canara which is a corrupted form made to shorten the name) had no Sovereign till the year 1200;" and speaking shortly after of the city of Visajanagar (sic) he says that Visnaga is likewise a corruption of it. Cf. V. B. Alur, *The Karnatak and its Place in Indian History*, Q. J. M. S., IX, p. 33.