The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c16.78

v1.c16.78

This episode clearly shows the determination of Tirumala to continue the war with the Muhammadans. For which purpose he was in need of horses and money; that was why, after obtaining the horses, he refused to make any payment to the poor merchants. This fact discredits Tirumala’s character in the light of impartial history; a ruler who oppresses his foreign benefactors in order to carry out his designs is not a ruler but a tyrant.