Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c7.s3.42
Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c7.s3.42
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v1.c7.s3.42
The Yādava origin of the first Vijayanagara house has found favour with a few, but is not accepted by the many. The able discussion of the subject by Sir Walter Elliot needs little further comment; but it may not be out of place to note the grounds on which the Yādava descent of the founders may be said to rest. It is said that according to a drama called Nārāyaṇavilāsa, written by Prince Virūpāksha, grandson of Rāma, and (grand) son of Bukka, Harihara II married Mallā Dēvi, the (grand) daughter of the last great Yādava king, Rāmachandra. The lines on which this is based are the following: