A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c12.20

c12.20

So far the Muhammadan historian. It is necessary to observe that this success of the Hindus was only temporary, for their enemies still swarmed in the Dakhan, and immediately after this contest the Hindus appear to have retired south of the Krishnâ, leaving the distracted country a prey to temporary anarchy. This, however, was of short duration, for though the domination of the Sultan of Delhi in that tract was completely destroyed, yet three years later, viz., on Friday the 24th Rabî-al-âkhir A.H. 748, according to Firishtah, a date which corresponds to Friday, August 3, A.D. 1347, Alâ-ud-dîn Bâhmanî was crowned sovereign of the Dakhan at Kulbarga, establishing a new dynasty which lasted for about 140 years.