A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c20.17

c20.17

“ The King having left, Jaga Râya called his nephew and crowned him, causing all the nobles present to do him homage ; and he, finding himself now crowned King, entered the palace and took possession of it and of all the riches and precious stones that he found there. If report says truly, he found in diamonds alone three large chests full of fine stones. After this (Jaga Râya) placed the deposed King under the strictest guard, and he was deserted by all save by one captain alone whose name was Echama Naique, who stopped outside the fortress with eight thousand men and refused to join Jaga Râya. Indeed, hearing of the treason, he struck his camp and shut himself up in his own fortress and began to collect more troops.