A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.101
A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.101
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c19.101
De Castro then concluded treaties with Vijayanagar on the 19th September 1547, and with Ahmadnagar on the 6th October of the same year, by the former of which the Hindu king was secured in the monopoly of the Goa horse trade,¹ and by the latter a defensive alliance was cemented between the Portuguese and the Nizâm Shâh. This constituted a tripartite league against Bîjapûr.