A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c23.5

c23.5

Bâhmanî Dynasty, established A.D. 1347, 30; fall of, 106 Bajapanarque, 388, 389 Bâlâghât (or “Ballagate”), 239, 292; App. A, 399 “Ballagate.” *See* Bâlâghât. Bankâpur, fortress at, claimed by Mujâhid Shâh Bâhmanî, 40; attacked and taken by Fîrûz Shâh Bâhmanî, 60; ceded to Fîrûz by Deva Râya I., *id.*; recaptured by Deva Râya II., 75; subject to Vijayanagar in A.D. 1509, 122, and *note*; overtures by the chief to Albuquerque, 126; taken by Ali Âdil Shâh, 217; “Bengapor,” 327, 374, 386 Barbosa, Duarte, 116; his accounts of Vijayanagar, 128 Bardes, 142, 185, 192 Barid Shâhs of Bîdar, 106; Kâsim Barid, 111, 113, 325, 348 Barkûr, called by Conti “Pacamuria,” 82; subject to Vijayanagar, 122 Barreto Francisco, 192 Basavanna Channel the, 162 Basket-boats on the rivers, 53, 54, 259 “Batecalla.” *See* Bhatkal. Bayamâ Queen, 223 Bâyapur, probably the scene of the “Battle of Talikota,” 200 Beder. *See* Bîdar. Bednûr Abdur Razzâk at, 88; chiefs of, 220 “Beekapore,” Firishtah’s name for Bankâpur, *q.v.* *See* 60 (*note*) “Bengapor” (Nuniz). *See* Bankâpur. Belgaum, belonged to Vijayanagar in the reign of Bukka I., 45, 362, 367 Bellamkonda, captured by Quli Qutb Shâh, 133; relieved by Krishna Deva, 134; attacked by Ali Âdil Shâh, 217 Bellary, 43 Belour. *See* Bednûr. Bengal, reduced by Muhammadan Kings of Delhi, 11; Ghiyâs-ud-dîn Bahâdur Bura of, *id.*; he is flayed alive by Muhammad Taghlag, *id.*, 239, 291