[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) › c19.59 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.59 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.59 - **Language:** English ### [c19.59](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.59) During this reign the Portuguese were busy establishing themselves at various places on the coast, and they built several forts there for the protection of their trade. They had been constantly at war with the Samuri of Calicut and other feudatories of Vijayanagar; but with the Râya himself they were on terms of friendship, and in 1540 they ratified a treaty of peace with the sovereigns of Bijapûr and Ahmadnagar as well as with the Samuri. - [Previous: c19.58](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.58) - [Next: c19.60](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.60) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.59](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c19.59) · Pramāṇa