[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) › c19.240 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.240 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.240 - **Language:** English ### [c19.240](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.240) Ranga VI., or, as he is generally styled, Srî Ranga, is said to have been the youngest of three brothers, sons of Chinna Venkata III., Vîra Venkatapati Râya being the eldest. Gopâla, a junior member of the family, succeeded to the throne and adopted Ranga VI., who was thus a junior member of the eldest branch. The eldest brother of Ranga VI. was ousted. - [Previous: c19.239](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.239) - [Next: c19.241](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.241) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.240](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.240) · Pramāṇa