The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c28.96
The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c28.96
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friend of ours as he was before. The cause of it are those accursed Brahmans, who are the chief foes of our Holy Faith; the King is more than a slave before them" 1. Another Jesuit letter of 1600 shows what kind of slavery the King was subjected to: "The King is not allowed to talk to anybody", we read there, "before he has seen the face of two Brahmans" 2.