War in Ancient India c10.122

c10.122

But however interesting it may be, we have little information about the administration of the naval department and the building of ships. In the Vijayanagar days according to Rice the department appears to have worked under an officer called the *Nāviyaprabhu*. He was stationed at Mangalore and acted Admiral of the fleet. He seems to have worked under the supervision of the Prime Minister or the Commander-in-Chief.⁷⁸ There was a squadron stationed off Bhatkal, with Goa probably as headquarters.⁷⁹