Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c7.s3.1

v1.c7.s3.1

The imperative needs of the times eclipsed the question of the birth and pedigree of the rulers. So prominent was the part which these founders played, and so deeply was it appreciated by all the people, that distant provinces of the Empire claimed them for themselves. Thus we find that the founders of the first dynasty are said to have been related to the royal house of Warangal; some say that they were connected with the Tuḷuvas of the west coast; others would trace the descent of the founders to the Yādava line; while some would link them with the house of the Hoysalas of Dōrasamudra. The Telugu, Tuḷuva, Yādava, and Karṇāṭaka claims, therefore, will now be examined.¹