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Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c15.s9: Section 10. How Victory was Celebrated

Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c15.s9

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Section 10. How Victory was Celebrated

Military Awards

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The Rāyavāchakamu tells us that Kṛishṇa Dēva Rāya after his decisive victory over the Sultans of Bijapur, Golkonda and Ahmadnagar, camped on the bank of the river Kṛishṇā. He then held a court along with his minister Appāji and the generals Ayyamarusu, Koṇḍamarusu, and Bācharusu. There were of course the court-poets Mukku Timmanna, Allasāni Peddanna and Mādayagāri Mallanna. The Emperor asked the latter to describe to him the day's victory, and Mukku Timmanna composed a verse praising the monarch.³

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³ Rāyavāchakamu, The Sources, pp. 113, 122, op. cit.

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About the House of Victory built by the same monarch on his return to the capital after the conquest of Orissa, as described by Paes, we have already spoken in an earlier connection.¹

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¹ Sewell, For. Emp., pp. 263-4, op. cit.

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In the camp of Rāma Rāja, during the battle of Rāksha-sa-Taṅgaḍi, as mentioned in the Bakhair, the vidvāns, kaviśvaras and viṇakārs, were evidently entrusted with the charge of celebrating a probable victory.²

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² Mack. Coll.

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Kṛishṇa Dēva Rāya the Great gave many costly presents not only to the Brahmans but also to the ministers and generals. On his return from the northern campaign, he reached Sētu (Ramēśvaram) from where he crossed over in barges (kālams) to Dhanushkōṭi. Here he washed the blood-stains off his sword and performed three tulābhāras. Then after three days he returned to the capital by way of Gōkarṇam. He gave very costly presents to the gods Viṭhṭhala and Virūpāksha and held his darbar on an auspicious day. The great minister Appāji was made to sit on a costly carpet (ratna-kambali) and the Emperor had his suvarṇābhishēkam and ratnābhishēkam performed. Appāji was presented with costly jewels and perfumery. The other generals were also rewarded each according to his merit.³

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³ Rāyavāchakamu, The Sources, pp. 117, 29.

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Of Timma, son of Rāma Rāja by Lakkāmba, it is said in the Bālabhāgavatam that when he brought the governor of Ādavāni (Adoni) a prisoner before his sovereign, Vira Narasimha Rāya, the latter presented him with a gaṇḍa-peṇḍāra as a military reward.⁴

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⁴ Bālabhāgavatam, ibid., pp. 205, 207.

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