Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c9.s2.4

v1.c9.s2.4

"Another states that the two brothers were officers in the service of the Muhammadan governor of Warangal subsequent to its first capture in 1309. They were despatched against the Hoysala Ballāla sovereign in the expedition under the command of Malik Kāfur in 1310, which resulted in the capture of the Hindu capital, Dvārasamudra; but the portion of the force to which the brothers belonged suffered a defeat, and they fled to the mountainous tract near Anegundi. Here they met the holy Mādhava, who was living the life of a recluse, and by his aid they established the kingdom and capital city.