Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c8.s4.46

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Striking across the country we reach Penugoṇḍa, which, according to Nicolo dei Conti, was "a very noble city". "The very noble city of Pelagonda (i.e., Penugoṇḍa) is subject to the same king (i.e., of Vijayanagara); it is ten miles in circumference, and is distant eight days' journey from Bizenegalia (i.e., Vijayanagara)".²