The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c21.78

v1.c21.78

It appears that the rebellion spread all over the Empire and lasted several years. But the stout-hearted sovereign at last put it down, and was acknowledged by all his feudatories. This is the reason why he is said in some of his grants to have 'conquered the throne of Karnataka by the strength of his arm' ⁴, *viz.* though he was rightly crowned and anointed, his throne was hardly his as long as the revolts all over the Empire lasted. It was by the strength of his arm that he established it as firmly as he did. We read in Anquetil du Perron that Venkata "experienced how wrong was his elevation to the throne, but at last the Naiques were bound to submit to the tribute" ⁵.