[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) › c14.113 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c14.113 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c14.113 - **Language:** English ### [c14.113](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c14.113) Nicolo, on reaching India, visited first the city of Cambaya in Gujarât. After twenty days' sojourn there he passed down the coast to "Pacamuria," probably Barkûr, and "Helly," which is the "Mount d'Ely" or "Cabo d'Eli" of later writers. Thence he travelled inland and reached the Râya's capital, Vijayanagar, which he calls "Bizenegalia."¹ He begins his description thus:— - [Previous: c14.112](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c14.112) - [Next: c14.114](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c14.114) - [Up: c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c14) ## Cites (1) - [Vijayanagara](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.vijayanagara) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c14.113](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c14.113) · Pramāṇa