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A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India
by Robert Sewell, active 16th century Fernão Nunes, active 16th century Domingos Paes
Chapters
3 totalThis Etext Created by Jeroen Hellingman <jehe@kabelfoon.nl>
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
Description
Translation of the "Chronica dos reis de Bisnaga" written by Domingos Paes and Fernão Nunes about 1520 and 1535, respectively, with a historical introduction by Robert Sewell.
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Language
en
Duration
~13 hours (776K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2002-07-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the authors
Robert Sewell
1845–1925
Best known for bringing the lost world of Vijayanagar to a wider audience, this British civil servant turned archival detective helped preserve key records of South Indian history. His work still matters to readers interested in India’s past, inscriptions, and vanished empires.
View all booksactive 16th century Fernão Nunes
A Portuguese traveler and chronicler whose vivid account of Vijayanagara helps bring a major 16th-century Indian empire into focus. His writing is valued for the on-the-ground detail it preserves about court life, warfare, and the city itself.
View all booksactive 16th century Domingos Paes
A Portuguese traveler whose rare firsthand account helps bring the great city of Vijayanagara to life. Writing about his visit around 1520, he left one of the clearest early European descriptions of South India’s most powerful empire.
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