The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c26.46
The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c26.46
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Mysore however did not remain long in the possession of the Muhammadans; for Manjun Khan was again recalled at Bijapur in the same year to assist the Sultan’s troops against his brother who had rebelled at Belgaum ². After his retreat the Kanarese Rajas again withdrew their allegiance to Bijapur, as is implied in Ferishta’s statement: “The Hindus of Malabar, (Kanara) seizing the opportunity, invaded the districts of Bankapur” ³. These Hindus who invaded the districts of Bankapur must have been a detachment sent by Venkata II himself, according to the treaty enacted just then between him and the Sultan of Ahmadnagar against the Sultan of Bijapur ⁴. Naturally the presence of the imperial army in North Kanara suggests the freedom of the petty Rajas of Kanara from Muslim slavery.