A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c2.24
A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c2.24
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The name of the capital is spelt in many different ways by the chroniclers and travellers. The usual Portuguese spelling was “Bisnaga;” but we have also the forms “Bicheneger” (*Nikitin*), “Bidjanagar” (*Abdur Razzâk*), “Bizenegalia” (*Conti*), “Bisnagar,” “Beejanuggur,” &c.