[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) › c19.56 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.56 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.56 - **Language:** English ### [c19.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.56) On the third day Asada Khân started with his forces two hours in advance of the royal troops, crossed the river first, and hastened to join the Sultan. Âdil Shâh received him with great apparent cordiality, and at length freely forgave him on the Khân's protestations that his intrigues with Vijayanagar and the Portuguese were only so many moves in a game undertaken for the advancement of the Sultan's interests. Previous to this move the Khân had held a conversation with Figueiredo, in which he succeeded in totally deceiving him as to his intentions, and reiterated his promises to obtain the cession of the mainlands from the Râya, for whom he professed the greatest friendship. - [Previous: c19.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.55) - [Next: c19.57](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.57) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.56) · Pramāṇa