Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c14.s2.1

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Vijayanagara could indeed be proud, not of her martial victories which she won over the enemy, but of her attempts to bridge the gulf between the Hindus, whose culture needed protection, and the Muhammadans, whose civilization craved for expansion. The means which they adopted to gain their ends concern the questions of promoting harmony between the royal houses of Vijayanagara and those of the Sultans, enlisting Muhammadans in Hindu service, and fostering the interests of their religion in the great Hindu Empire.