Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c15.s2.t2.18

v1.c15.s2.t2.18

The remarks of Nuniz that the king gave the horsemen provisions every month may be set side by side with those of Barbosa, who, as we saw while dealing with the royal kitchens, speaks of the monthly allowance of four or five paradaos given to the knights, with a groom and a slave girl for personal service, and daily provisions supplied from the great royal kitchens.³