A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c20.31

c20.31

"Jaga Râya tried to evade this for some time; but finding that Echama Naique insisted, he decided to fight him, trusting that with so great a number of men he would easily not only be victorious, but would be able to capture both Echama Naique and the prince. He took the field, therefore, with all his troops. Echama Naique entrusted the prince to a force of ten thousand men who remained a league away, and with the other ten thousand he not only offered battle, but was the first to attack; and that with such fury and violence that Jaga Râya, with all the people surrounding his nephew, was driven to one side, leaving gaps open to the enemy, and many met their deaths in the fight. Echama Naique entered in triumph the tents of Jaga Râya, finding in them all the royal insignia belonging to the old King, and these he delivered to the young prince, the son of Chica Râya, proclaiming him rightful heir and King of all the empire of Bisnaga.