[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) › c19.224 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.224 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.224 - **Language:** English ### [c19.224](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.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. - [Previous: c19.223](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.223) - [Next: c19.225](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.225) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.224](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.224) · Pramāṇa