Administration and Social Life under Vijayanagar c6.18

c6.18

The Yuvarāja. In ancient India the reigning sovereigns generally nominated their heirs-apparent and bequeathed the empire to them. The eldest prince was generally chosen as the successor and failing him the choice fell upon some other member worthy of the distinction and responsibility. In the Vijayanagar empire also the kings appointed their successors and anointed them as Yuvarājas during their own life-time. A copper-plate grant of Harihara II states that Harihara I appointed his brother Bukka Rāja as Yuvarāja.⁸