Administration and Social Life under Vijayanagar c10.15

c10.15

Under Acyuta too the empire was held intact. The rebellion of Tumbicci Nāyakan of the Tiruvaḍi kingdom was put down. An inscription states that Acyuta took Ceylon.10 Nuniz states that the rulers of Ceylon, Pegu and Tenasserim paid tribute to the emperor.11 But in the north he seems to have lost a small portion of his empire. During the reign of Sadāśiva, the extent of the Vijayanagar empire was greater than before. Rāma Rāja exacted tribute at least from the Sultans of Bijapur and Golkoṇḍa. Even after the battle of Rakṣas Taṅgḍi the Vijayanagar empire did not dwindle in extent, though it suffered a set back.