A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.22

c19.22

"A year after his accession," writes Firishtah,³ "Ibrahîm Âdil led his army to Beejanuggur on the requisition of the roy." This would be the year 1536 A.D. But what led to such an extraordinary complication of affairs? Can it be true that King Achyuta was so humiliated and hard pressed as to be compelled to summon to his aid the hereditary enemies of his country?