The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c9.106

v1.c9.106

Now, if the Hindus, who were under the Vijayanagara rule, forgot Sadasiva, who was supposed to be dead, and mentioned only Rama Raya as the Emperor of Vijayanagara, no wonder if Ferishta says nothing of the former and always speaks of the latter as the sovereign of the rival Empire ⁷. When detailing the so-called battle of Talikota, we shall see how Ferishta describes the riches of the throne of Rama Raya on the battle field. The Burhan-i-Ma'asir speaks always of Rama Raya as the Vijayanagara sovereign, but under the name of Sadasiva Raya ¹. Faria y Sousa speaks of Cidoca (Sadasiva) King of Canara (Vijayanagara), but in 1559 the only king of Vijayanagara known to him is Rama Raya ².