The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c15.26
The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c15.26
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3. Rama Raya soon heard of the intentions of the Muhamadan Sovereigns, and lost no time in making preparations to oppose their united forces ⁶. The anonymous chronicler of Golkonda informs us that Rama Raya on this occasion summoned "all his dependents and Rajas from the banks of the Krishna as far as the island of Ceylon" ⁷. One of the Princes summoned was the Nayak of Madura, Kumara Krishnappa Nayaka. This prince, who had shortly before succeeded his father Visvanatha ⁸, did not proceed himself in person to the North to aid the Empire, for his kingdom was not yet entirely subdued. But he sent his prime Minister and great general Ariyanatha Mudaliyar with a large force ¹. One of the chiefs who accompanied Ariyanatha to the North for the defence of the Empire was Basavaraja, as we know from the Pudukkottai plates of Srivallabha and Varatungarama Pandya ².