A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.224

Language: English

c19.224

The great empire of the south was sorely stricken, and its capital was for ever destroyed; the royal family were refugees at Pennakonda; King Sadâsiva was still a prisoner; and Tirumala, the only survivor of the "three brethren which were tyrants,"¹ was governing the kingdom as well as he could. The nobles were angry and despondent, each one seeking to be free; and the Portuguese on the coast were languishing, with their trade irretrievably injured.

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