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A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c16.7

A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c16.7

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c16.7

Nuniz gives us a graphic account of the last scenes; how Narasimha’s captain arrived at the city gates and found them undefended; how he penetrated the palace and found no one to oppose him; how he even went as far as the harem, “slaying some of the women;” and how at last the craven king fled.