A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c10.29

c10.29

¹ It is highly probable that amongst the hills and crags about the upper fortress of Ânegundi there may be found remains of a date long prior to the fourteenth century; and it is much to be regretted that up to now no scientific examination of that tract, which lies in the present territories of Haidarâbâd, has been carried out. Want of leisure always prevented my undertaking any exploration north of the river; but from the heights of Vijayanagar on the south side I often looked wistfully at the long lines of fortification visible on the hills opposite. It is to be hoped that ere long the Government of Madras may place us in possession of a complete map of Vijayanagar and its environs, showing the whole area enclosed by the outermost line of fortifications, and including the outworks and suburbs. Hospett and Ânegundi were both part of the great city in its palmy days, and Kampli appears to have been a sort of oupost.