A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c11.21

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c11.21

Another states that the two brothers were officers in the service of the Muhammadan governor of Warangal subsequent to its first capture in 1309. They were despatched against the Hoysala Ballâla sovereign in the expedition under the command of Malik Kâfur in 1310, which resulted in the capture of the Hindu capital, Dvârasamudra; but the portion of the force to which the brothers belonged suffered a defeat, and they fled to the mountainous tract near Ânegundi. Here they met the holy Mâdhava, who was living the life of a recluse, and by his aid they established the kingdom and capital city.

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