Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c9.s2.61

v1.c9.s2.61

(c) This inscription, on the other hand, gives us the more correct information of Bukka having built the capital. But there is one important detail which it mentions: the city had nine gates. This is historically inaccurate. According to the evidence of an eye-witness, who will presently figure in this chapter, the capital had only seven gates.¹ Therefore, the person who fabricated this detail about the city, was not aware of the true nature of the fortifications of the capital; and it follows that the capital mentioned herein could only have been imaginary.