A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c19.91

c19.91

² Cæsar Frederick states that Râma and his two brothers, of whom Tirumala was minister and Venkatâdri commander-in-chief, kept the rightful kings prisoners for thirty years prior to their downfall in 1565. If so, this would include the reign of Achyuta, and the story would differ from that of Nuniz, who represents King Achyuta as free but subject to the malign influence of his "two brothers-in-law." These two may, perhaps, represent Râma and Tirumala, who are said to have married two daughters of Krishna Deva. They would, however, not have been really brothers-in-law of Achyuta.