"A European traveller named Barbosa who observed goings-on in Vijayanagara described the king as allowing great freedom, so that every man could come and go as he wished, living according to his own beliefs without suffering any persecution, and without having to be questioned as to whether he was a Christian, Jew or Moor. He said that the governors ruled with justice.â Krishnadevaraya, and then his brother Achyuta, made gifts to brahmans of all sects, and gave land for both Shaiva and Vaishnava enterprises. A Hindu named Rangai Nayakayya gave funds for a mosque to be constructed. Devaraya II built a mosque in the capital for his Muslim soldiers." And Ramaraja, Krishnadevarayaâs son-in-law, used very inclusive symbolism in the state ceremony in which Muslim soldiers offered their obeisance to him: a copy of the Qurâan was placed before the king so that the soldier would be honouring his faith when he bowed, showing not âeither/orâ but âboth/andâ symbolism. This inclusive symbolism was like the coin of Caesar, using not force but persuasion.â"
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William J. Jacksonâs book Vijayanagara Voices: Exploring South Indian History and Hindu Literature
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