A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c17.s2.4

c17.s2.4

To prove that immense armies were often employed by Indian kings, we have only to refer to a succession of writers. Barros notes the great power of the sovereign of Vijayanagar and his almost incredible richness, and is at pains to give an account of how these enormous forces were raised, "lest his tale should not be believed."