History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c11.22

c11.22

Mr. Rangachari, speaking of the effects of Telugu colonisation, says that the civilisation of the Tamils became mixed with the civilisation of the "Bādūgas." The "Bādūgas" were a race of strong and muscular physique in the armies of the Rāyas of Southern India. The Vijayanagar kings employed them very largely in their armies and also appointed them as provincial governors. For Bādūgas see Christian College Magaz., IX, pp. 753—64; and also 830—43.