[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) › c12.8 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c12.8 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c12.8 - **Language:** English ### [c12.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c12.8) As to his having reigned quietly, I know of only one statement to the contrary. An inscription of Samgama II. recording a grant in 1356, and referred to below, states that Harihara I. "defeated the Sultan;" but perhaps this only alludes to the fact that Muhammad Taghlaq had to abandon his hold on the country. - [Previous: c12.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c12.7) - [Next: c12.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c12.9) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c12.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c12.8) · Pramāṇa