The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c16.163

v1.c16.163

It seems, indeed, that several petty chiefs and governors of the North of the Empire, either through fear of the Muham-madans, or on account of their own ambition, proclaimed them-selves independent in their cities or fortresses. We know of several of these defections in the North from the same Ferishta. The governor of the fortress of Adoni, one of the main officers of the late Rama Raya, was one of them ²; Velappa Raya, another of Rama Raya's attendants, likewise assumed independence at Bankapur, Dharwar, and even compelled the Rajas of Jerreh, Chundraguti and Karur to become his tributa-ries ³; Trukal too was soon lost to the Empire: it had fallen into the hands of Venkutti Yesu Ray (Venkatayasu Raya) an officer of the Bijapur government, who retained it for himself, throwing off his allegiance with the Sultan ⁴.