A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c16.s1.19

c16.s1.19

All Southern India was under Krishna Deva’s sway, and several quasi-independent chiefs were his vassals. These were, according to Nuniz, the chief of Seringapatam, and those of Bankâpur,¹ Garsopa, Calicut, Bhatkal, and Barkûr. The Portuguese treated these lesser chiefs as if they were kings, called them so and sent embassies to them, no doubt much to their satisfaction.