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A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c21.s3.t4.48

A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c21.s3.t4.48

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with him sixty thousand foot and three thousand five hundred horse and thirty elephants; and after him went Adapanayque with one hundred thousand foot and five thousand horse and fifty elephants. After him came Comdamara,¹ and he had one hundred and twenty thousand foot six thousand horse and sixty elephants; after him went Comara, and he had eighty thousand foot and of horse two thousand five hundred, and forty elephants; after him the forces of Ogemdraho,² the governor of the city of Bisnaga, with one of his captains, who had one thousand horse and thirty thousand foot and ten elephants. After him went three eunuchs, favourites of the King, who had forty thousand foot and one thousand horse and fifteen elephants. The page who served the King with betel³ had fifteen thousand foot and two hundred horse, but he had no elephants. Comarberca⁴ had eight thousand foot and four hundred horse and twenty elephants. The people of the chief of Bengapor⁵ went by another route with the people of Domar, who were very numerous; and in the same way went other captains of ten or twelve thousand men, of whom I make no mention, not knowing their names. The King took of his guard six thousand horse and forty thousand foot, the pick of all his kingdom, men with shields, archers, and three hundred elephants.

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