[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) › c2.24 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c2.24) 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. - [Previous: c2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c2.23) - [Next: c3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c3.1) - [Up: c2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c2.24) · Pramāṇa