[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.saletore-1934) › v2.c19.s2.t2.53 # Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v2.c19.s2.t2.53 Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v2.c19.s2.t2.53 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s2.t2.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.saletore-1934.v2.c19.s2.t2.53) To foreigners like Nuniz, the Brahmans sometimes appeared intolerable because of their wealth. That Portuguese chronicler narrates thus: "The King always gives large sums in charity; in the palace there are always two or three thousand Brahmans who are his priests, and to whom the King commands to give alms. These Brahman priests are very despicable men; they always have much money, and are so insolent that even by using blows the guards of the door cannot hold them in check."³ - [Previous: v2.c19.s2.t2.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.saletore-1934.v2.c19.s2.t2.52) - [Next: v2.c19.s2.t2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.saletore-1934.v2.c19.s2.t2.54) - [Up: v2.c19.s2.t2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.saletore-1934.v2.c19.s2.t2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.saletore-1934.v2.c19.s2.t2.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.saletore-1934.v2.c19.s2.t2.53) · Pramāṇa