A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c13.3

c13.3

BUKKA I. was succeeded by Harihara II., his son by his wife Gaurî. Nuniz calls the new king "Pureoyre Deorao," and "Pureoyre" seems to be a rough Portuguese version of the name Harihara; *h* and *p* representing the same sound in the Kanarese and Telugu languages. According to the inscriptions,¹ Harihara II. reigned at least twenty years, and he was the first king who gave himself imperial titles under the style of *Mâhârâjâdhirâja*. He gave many grants to the temples, and consolidated the supremacy of his dynasty over all Southern India. Sâyana, brother of Mâdhavâchârya, appears to have been his chief minister, as he was to King Samgama II.² Mudda is mentioned in two inscriptions of A.D. 1379 and 1382 as the king's general. Another of his generals was called Iruga. He was son of Chaicha, minister of Bukka II. His name appears on a pillar in a Jain temple near Kâmalâpura at Vijayanagar in an inscription bearing date A.D. 1385; which proves that the king was tolerant in religious matters. There seems also to have been a general named Gunda living in his reign, but his date is uncertain.³ According to another inscription,⁴ King Harihara early in his reign expelled the Muhammadans from Goa; and the last inscription of his reign at present discovered¹ mentions that one Bâchanna Udaiyâr was then governor of that place.