[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900) › c18.7 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c18.7 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c18.7 - **Language:** English ### [c18.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c18.7) Later in his reign the king busied himself in improving the irrigation of the dry lands about Vijayanagar. He constructed in 1521 the great dam and channel at Korragal, and the Basavanna channel, both of which are still in use and of great value to the country.² - [Previous: c18.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c18.6) - [Next: c18.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c18.8) - [Up: c18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c18.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c18.7) · Pramāṇa