[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) › c19.133 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.133 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.133 - **Language:** English ### [c19.133](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.133) Shortly after this, viz., in 1557, Sultan Ibrahîm died. “During his illness he put to death several physicians who had failed in cure, beheading some, and causing others to be trodden to death by elephants, so that all the surviving medical practitioners, alarmed, fled from his dominions.” He was succeeded by his eldest son, Ali Âdil. - [Previous: c19.132](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.132) - [Next: c19.134](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.134) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.133](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.133) · Pramāṇa