A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.166

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c19.166

These arguments had their full weight, and it was arranged that Hussain Nizâm Shâh should give his daughter Chand Bibi in marriage to Ali Âdil with the fortress of Sholâpûr as her *dot*, and that his eldest son, Murtiza, should espouse Ali's sister—the two kingdoms coalescing for the conquest and destruction of Vijayanagar. The marriages were celebrated in due course, and the Sultans began their preparations for the holy war.

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