A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar)

About the book:-A comprehensive book that illustrates the rise, consolidation and decline of this famous empire of Southern India called the Vijayanagar Empire – which lasted from 1336 to approx. 1565. The chapters of this book discuss the origin of the empire, the first kings (1336-1379), the growth of the empire (1379-1406); Deva Raya I (1406-1419); Deva Raya II (1419-1444); the city of Vijayanagar in the reign of Deva Raya II (1420, 1443); the close of the dynasty (1449 to 1490); the first kings of the 2nd dynasty (1490-1509); the reign of Krishna Deva Raya (1509-1530); the siege and battle of Raichur; and close of Krishna’s reign (1520-1530), The building, works and inscriptions of Krishna Deva Raya; the reign of Achyuta Deva Raya, the destruction of the Vijayanagar (1565); the third dynasty; the story of Barradas. The book also gives translation of the chroniclers of 2 Portuguese travelers who were visiting to this empire. The first is by Domingo Paes (1520) and Fernao Nuniz (1535). The book has 15 photographs and 3 maps. This book is a reprint of the 1900 edition. About the authot:- Robert Sewell worked in the civil service of the Madras Presidency during the period of colonial rule in India. He undertook archaeological work, including at the Buddhist stupa at Amaravati, which had already been largely destroyed prior to his arrival. The site had previously been surveyed by Colin Mackenzie and Walter Elliot. His record-keeping at that site in 1877 has been criticised for making an already-bad situation worse, adding to the problems that meant it was impossible to correlate the finds made. Sewell was guided by various native speakers of the Kannada, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu languages spoken there.