A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India

by Robert Sewell, active 16th century Fernão Nunes, active 16th century Domingos Paes

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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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Release date

2002-07-01

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Public domain in the USA.

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3310

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Vijayanagar (Empire) -- History DS

About the authors

Robert Sewell

1845–1925

Best known for bringing the story of Vijayanagar to a wide readership, this British civil servant and historian spent years documenting South Indian inscriptions, monuments, and chronology. His books still matter to readers interested in the history of India and the colonial-era making of that history.

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active 16th century Fernão Nunes

A Portuguese traveler, chronicler, and horse trader, he left one of the most vivid European accounts of Vijayanagara in the 1530s. His writing preserves rare firsthand detail about the empire’s capital, defenses, and royal history.

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active 16th century Domingos Paes

A rare eyewitness to the Vijayanagara Empire, this Portuguese traveler left one of the clearest early European accounts of Hampi at its height. His observations of city life, trade, and royal ceremony still help readers picture South India in the early 1500s.

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