[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) › c14.78 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c14.78 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c14.78 - **Language:** English ### [c14.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c14.78) “The only one who escaped was Danaik, the vizier, who previously to this sad event had gone on a voyage to the frontier of Ceylon. The king sent a courier to him to invite him to return, and informed him of what had just occurred. All those who had in any way aided in the conspiracy were put to death. Men in great numbers were slain, flayed, burnt alive, and their families entirely exterminated. The man who had brought the letters of invitation was put to the last degree of torture. . .” - [Previous: c14.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c14.77) - [Next: c14.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c14.79) - [Up: c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c14.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c14.78) · Pramāṇa