A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c21.s3.t3.10

c21.s3.t3.10

On the death of that King Bucaráo there came to the throne his son called Pureoyre Deoráo,¹ which in Canara means “powerful lord,” and he coined a money of *pardaos* which even now they call “*puroure deoráo*;” and from that time forward it has become a custom to call coins by the names of the kings that made them; and it is because of this that there are so many names of *pardaos* in the kingdom of Bisnaga. And this King in his time did nothing more than leave at his death as much conquered country as his father had done.