[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927) › v1.c19.5 # The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c19.5 The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c19.5 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927.v1.c19.5) Anyhow Venkata continued to rule over the Tamil country, his capital being Chandragiri. An inscription in the ancient temple of Triplicane tells us that during the reign of Ranga, Tirumala Nayaningaru, the general of Venkata of Chandragiri, made a gift of the villages of Sembiyam and Nidambaram and a garden to the aforesaid temple¹. Gobburi Tirumalal Nayakkar was no doubt another general of his army. In the year 1579 he gave a piece of land at Kunrattur to the temple of Talasayana Perumal at Kadalmallai in return for the services of the King's brother Venkatapatideva Maharaya². It seems that during the time of his viceroyalty Venkata led a military expedition to Ceylon. Ranga I claims to have levied tribute from Ceylon³. But we are sure that he was too busy with the Muhammadans to spare the time to force the Ceylon sovereign to pay the tribute due to him. Now Venkata also boasts of having conquered Ceylon⁵, and since we do not know of any Ceylon campaign during the time of his reign, we may reasonably conclude that any such conquest took place only during his brother's lifetime. - [Previous: v1.c19.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927.v1.c19.4) - [Next: v1.c19.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927.v1.c19.6) - [Up: v1.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927.v1.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927.v1.c19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927.v1.c19.5) · Pramāṇa