A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.210

c19.210

Tirumala being now with King Sadâsiva in Penukonda, the nobles of the empire began to throw off their allegiance, and one after another to proclaim their independence. The country was in a state of anarchy. The empire, just now so solid and compact, became disintegrated, and from this time forward it fell rapidly to decay.