History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c11.95

c11.95

³⁸ Firishta’s account of Kriṣṇa Nāyak’s rebellion is correct. The date which he gives is borne out by the evidence of inscriptions. But his account of the foundation of Vijayanagar is entirely wrong both in date and details. If Firishta’s statement is accepted, the foundation of the city will have to be dated about eight years later than the actual occurrence of that event. Hari Hara’s power had considerably increased by this time and according to Sewell in 1340 A.D. he possessed large territories. He held sway over villages as far as the Kaladgi district north of the Malprabha which country had been overrun by the Muhammadans. A Forgotten Empire, pp. 25-26.