A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c16.12

c16.12

In one of A.D. 1495–96, however,¹ he is called “Mahâ-Râya,” or the “king.” But although the exact date of the usurpation and the exact relationship of the usurper to the deposed king may be difficult to ascertain, the fact remains that Narasimha actually became sovereign about this time, that Muhammadan aggression was stayed by his power and the force of his arms, and that the empire of Vijayanagar was under him once more consolidated.