Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c9.s2.22

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Mr. Venkayya, commenting on an inscription (Bg. 70) which will be examined presently, writes: "Verses 1 to 28 of the first grant (Bg. 70) are nearly identical with verses 2 to 29 of the Kāpalūr grant and refer to the building of the city of Vijayanagara by king Harihara at the instance of the sage Vidyāraṇya. The two latter grants refer to the city as having been founded by Vidyāraṇya. The legend concerning the foundation of the city of Vijayanagara mentioned both in the Kāpalūr grant and in Mr. Rice's inscriptions was current also in the first half of the 16th century. The Portuguese chronicler Fernão Nuniz mentions the identical story in connection with the foundation of the city".³ But Mr. Venkayya however has expressed a more accurate opinion in another connection.