Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c15.s1.26
Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c15.s1.26
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The strength of the army on the eve of the great battle of Rākshasa-Taṅgaḍi, according to Firishtah, was the following—900,000 infantry, 45,000 cavalry, 2,000 elephants and 15,000 auxiliaries.¹ The anonymous author of the *Bakhair* gives a detailed account of the Hindu forces on the battlefield of Rākshasa-Taṅgaḍi thus: