A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.3
A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.3
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c19.3
ACHYUTA, according to Nuniz and some other authorities, was a brother of the late king,¹ and, in company with two other brothers and a nephew, had been confined by Krishna Deva in the fortress of Chandragiri, in order to prevent dissensions in the kingdom. The new monarch is said by Nuniz to have been specially selected by Krishna Deva. If so, the choice was singularly unfortunate, for Achyuta was a craven and under him the Hindu empire began to fall to pieces.