A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c10.42

c10.42

"This king of Delhi they say was a Moor, who was called Togao Mamede. He is held among the Hindus as a saint. They relate that once while he was offering prayer to God, there came to him four arms with four hands; and that every time he prayed roses fell to him from out of heaven. He was a great conqueror, he held a large part of this earth under his dominion, he subdued . . . (blank in original) kings, and slew them, and flayed them, and brought their skins with him; so that besides his own name, he received the nickname . . . which means ‘lord of . . . skins of kings;’ he was chief of many people.