[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) › c19.220 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.220 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.220 - **Language:** English ### [c19.220](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.220) "By this destruction of the kingdom of Bisnaga India and our State were much shaken; for the bulk of the trade undertaken by all was for this kingdom, to which they carried horses, velvets, satins and other sorts of merchandize, by which they made great profits; and the Custom House of Goa suffered much in its Revenue, so that from that day till now the inhabitants of Goa began to live less well; for baizes and fine cloths were a trade of great importance for Persia and Portugal, and it then languished, and the gold pagodas, of which every year more than 500,000 were laden in the ships of the kingdom, were then worth 7½ Tangas, and to-day are worth 11½, and similarly every kind of coin.” - [Previous: c19.219](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.219) - [Next: c19.221](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.221) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.220](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.220) · Pramāṇa