[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) › c11.7 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c11.7 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c11.7 - **Language:** English ### [c11.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c11.7) ³ Firishtah’s account is somewhat different, and he gives the date A.H. 739, or July 20, 1338, to July 9, 1339. But I consider the narrative of Ibn Batuta to be far the most reliable, since he wrote from personal experience, while Firishtah compiled his story two and a half centuries later. - [Previous: c11.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c11.6) - [Next: c11.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c11.8) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c11.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c11.7) · Pramāṇa