Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c9.s5.55

v1.c9.s5.55

The space between the seven walls mentioned above, in the interior of the capital, presented a spectacle that threw much light upon the nature of the government and the habits of the people. To 'Abdur Razzāq it was a thickly populated place. "Between the first, second, and third walls, there are cultivated fields, gardens and houses. From the third to the seventh fortress, shops and bazars are closely crowded together. By the palace of the king there are four bazars, situated opposite to one another".⁴