A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.191

c19.191

De Couto, describing the death of Râma Râya, states¹ that Hussain Nizâm Shâh cut off his enemy's head with his own hand, exclaiming, "Now I am avenged of thee! Let God do what he will to me!" The Âdil Shâh, on the contrary, was greatly distressed at Râma Râya's death.²