A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c17.s2.9

c17.s2.9

The Sultan himself, independently of his nobles, took the field with 300,000 men, and even when he only went out on a hunting expedition he took with him a train of 10,000 horse, 500,000 foot, and 200 elephants. He states that the Malik ul Tujâr alone had an army of 200,000 employed in the siege of one city. The Hindus fought almost nude, and were armed with shield and sword.