A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c14.16

c14.16

He halted here for four months, holding the Râya a prisoner in his own capital, while bodies of troops harassed and wasted the country south of Vijayanagar, and attacked the fortress of Bankâpûr. The "convenient plain" was probably in the open and rich valley near the town of Hospett, south of the city; for the Sultan could not have ravaged the country to the south unless he had been master of the whole of this valley for many miles. Bankâpûr was taken, and the detached forces returned bringing with them 60,000 Hindu prisoners; on which the Sultan left Khânkhanân to hold Vijayanagar, while he himself attempted to reduce the fortress of Adoni, "the strongest in possession of the enemy."