[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) › c14.136 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c14.136 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c14.136 - **Language:** English ### [c14.136](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c14.136) "The inhabitants of Cambay alone use paper; all other Indians write on the leaves of trees. They have a vast number of slaves, and the debtor who is insolvent is everywhere adjudged to be the property of his creditor. The numbers of these people and nations exceeds belief. Their armies consist of a million men and upwards." - [Previous: c14.135](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c14.135) - [Next: c14.137](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c14.137) - [Up: c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c14.136](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c14.136) · Pramāṇa