Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c15.s2.t4: IV Camels
Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c15.s2.t4
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IV Camels
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These formed a regular division of the Vijayanagara army. But we have very meagre notices of the camels either in literature or in the accounts of foreign travellers. Vijayanagara, according to tradition, as we have narrated, commanded a force of 10,000 camels, which was in charge of Nāgama Nāyaka.³ Varthema's remarks about the dromedaries which run with great swiftness, have already been noticed. The Rāma Rāja Charitre, we may add, gives the number of camels on the battlefield of Rākshasa-Taṅgaḍi as 1,874,429.⁴
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³ Taylor, O.H. MSS., II, p. 1, op. cit.
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⁴ Mack. Coll.