[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) › c2.22 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c2.22 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c2.22 - **Language:** English ### [c2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c2.22) As with the final “a” in “Vijayanagara,” so with the final “u” in such names as “Kondavîdu”—it has been dropped in order to avoid an appearance of pedantry; and I have preferred the more common “Rajahmundry” to the more correct “Râjamahendri,” “Trichinopoly” to “Tiruchhinâpalle,” and so on. - [Previous: c2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c2.21) - [Next: c2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c2.23) - [Up: c2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c2.22) · Pramāṇa