[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) › c19.45 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.45 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.45 - **Language:** English ### [c19.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.45) ¹ Firishtah writes glowingly (Scott, i. 277) of the grandeur of Asada Khân. He “was famed for his judgment and wisdom. . . For nearly forty years he was the patron and protector of the nobles and distinguished of the Dekhan. He lived in the highest respect and esteem, with a magnificence and grandeur surpassing all his cotemporary nobility. The sovereigns of Beejanuggur and every country observing a respect to his great abilities, frequently honoured him with letters and valuable presents. His household servants . . . amounted to 250. He had sixty of the largest elephants and 150 of a smaller size. In his stables he had 400 horses of Arabia and Persia, exclusive of those of mixed breed foaled in India. His treasures and riches were beyond amount,” &c. - [Previous: c19.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.44) - [Next: c19.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.46) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19) ## Linked texts (1) - [Vijayanagara](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.vijayanagara) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.45) · Pramāṇa