[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) › c15.49 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c15.49 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c15.49 - **Language:** English ### [c15.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c15.49) “There may be seen in the train of the Sultan about a thousand ordinary horses in gold trappings, one hundred camels with torch-bearers, three hundred trumpeters, three hundred dancers. . . . The Sultan, riding on a golden saddle, wears a habit embroidered with sapphires, and on his pointed head-dress a large diamond; he also carries a suit of gold armour inlaid with sapphires, and three swords mounted in gold. . . . The brother of the Sultan rides on a golden bed, the canopy of which is covered with velvet and ornamented with precious stones. . . . Mahmud sits on a golden bed, with a silken canopy to it and a golden top, drawn by four horses in gilt harness. Around him are crowds of people, and before him many singers and dancers. . . . - [Previous: c15.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c15.48) - [Next: c15.50](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c15.50) - [Up: c15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c15) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c15.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c15.49) · Pramāṇa