Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c9.s2.23

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Mr. Lewis Rice opines thus: "The Vijayanagara empire was founded in 1336, immediately on the disappearance of the Hoysalas from the stage of history. The founders were two princes named Hakka and Bukka, sons of Sangama. . . . They were probably subordinates of or connected with the Hoysalas, and were aided in their enterprise by the head of the maṭha at Sringēri (in the Kaḍūr district) founded by the reformer Sankarāchārya in the eighth century. The name of this guru was Mādhavā and he is known as Vidyāraṇya. He became the first minister of the new state¹. This later opinion of Mr. Rice runs counter to one of his earlier conclusions.