"Vijayanagar—the name both of a kingdom and of its capital—is a melancholy instance of forgotten glory. In the years o…"

"Krishna Raya, who ruled Vijayanagar in the days of Henry VIII, compares favorably with that constant lover. He led a …"

"The capital, founded in 1336, was probably the richest city that India had yet known. Nicolo Conti, visiting it about…"

"In one day all this power and luxury were destroyed. Slowly the conquering Moslems had made their way south; now the …"

"Under the Rayas or Kings of Vijayanagar literature prospered, both in classical Sanskrit and in the Telugu dialect of…"

"A European traveller named Barbosa who observed goings-on in Vijayanagara described the king as allowing great freedo…"

"'The battle took place on Tuesday, 23 January, 1565. The Vijayanagara army commenced attack in right earnest and the …"

"'The Hindoos, according to custom, when they saw their chief destroyed, fled in the utmost disorder from the field, a…"

"'The third day saw the beginning of the end. The victorious Mussulmans had halted on the field of battle for rest and…"

"[The Vijayanagar kings allowed] that every man may come and go, and live according to his own creed without suffering…"