The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c18.37

v1.c18.37

Mr. H. Krishna Sastri suspects that the whole of the West coast and its petty rulers had asserted their independence in the beginning of Ranga's reign ⁶. He is probably right, because it is certain, in view of the above-quoted apocryphal prophecy in the Mackenzie collection, that the great disturbances and rebellions following the murder of Sadasiva lasted five years, *viz.* one year of Tirumala's reign and the first four years of the reign of Ranga. This was a trying task for the new sovereign to cope with; but it seems, he finally subdued the rebels. It is probably in this connection that his Maredapalli grant and Arivilimangalam plates inform us that he 'destroyed or reduced the Chaurasi-durga (the eighty-four hill forts)' ⁷; the Arivilimangalam plates say moreover that he 'put to shame Avahaluraya' ⁸, while the Maredapalli grant extols him 'as the vanquisher of Avahaluraya and the king of Utkala' ⁹.