[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900) › c11.23 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c11.23 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c11.23 - **Language:** English ### [c11.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c11.23) A fourth story avers that the hermit Mâdhava himself founded the city after the discovery of a hidden treasure, ruled over it himself, and left it after his death to a Kuruba family who established the first regular dynasty. - [Previous: c11.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c11.22) - [Next: c11.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c11.24) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c11.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c11.23) · Pramāṇa