[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) › c19.171 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.171 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.171 - **Language:** English ### [c19.171](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.171) It is situated on the river Don, about sixteen miles above its junction with the Krishnâ, and sixty-five miles west of the point where the present railway between Bombay and Madras crosses the great river. The country at that time of the year was admirably adapted for the passage of large bodies of troops, and the season was one of bright sunny days coupled with cool refreshing breezes. - [Previous: c19.170](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.170) - [Next: c19.172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.172) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.171](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.171) · Pramāṇa