A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c15.64

c15.64

In 1482 A.D., as before stated, Mahmûd Shâh II. succeeded to the throne of Kulbarga, being then a boy of twelve, but his sovereignty was only nominal. Constant disturbances took place; the nobles in many tracts rose against the sovereign, and amongst others the governor of Goa attempted to assert his independence, seizing many important places on the coast; civil war raged at the capital; and before long the great chiefs threw off all semblance of obedience to the authority of the Bâhmanîs, and at length divided the kingdom amongst themselves.