The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c21.140

v1.c21.140

The siege nevertheless dragged on. Neither the sons of Lingama nor his generals were willing to surrender the fort, in spite of the imprisonment of their chief; while he, on seeing that all chances of escape were cut off, offered twenty laks to the Dalavay if he could abandon the siege of Vellore; of these twenty laks fifteen would be given in gold coins and the other five in pearls and other precious stones. But the commander-in-chief at once wrote to Venkata summoning him to come forthwith to Vellore, “saying that now was the time to fill the royal coffers and to extend his sway by the annexation of this most fortified town.” The Emperor set out at once on January 9th, 1614, with an enormous army, besides a train of camp-followers and elephants, and hastened towards Vellore. Linga prostrated himself at Venkata’s feet as soon as the Emperor reached the camp. In the meantime his sons kept up a continuous fire, and tried their atmost to prevent Venkata from entering the town. But at last Vellore fell, and Venkata with his Queen took lodging “in the marble palace of Lingama Nayaka, adorned with gold and precious stones ” ¹.