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

Subjects

Vijayanagar (Empire) -- History DS

About the authors

Robert Sewell

1845–1925

A British civil servant turned historian of South India, he is best remembered for bringing the story of Vijayanagar to a wide English-speaking readership. His work combined archival research with a lasting interest in inscriptions, chronology, and the historical record of the Madras Presidency.

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active 16th century Fernão Nunes

A Portuguese traveler and chronicler, he left one of the most valuable firsthand accounts of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 1530s. His writing helps bring to life the city’s rulers, defenses, and everyday activity at a remarkable moment in South Asian history.

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active 16th century Domingos Paes

A Portuguese traveler whose vivid account of the Vijayanagara Empire remains one of the most valuable eyewitness records of South India in the early 1500s. His writing offers a lively glimpse of royal power, trade, festivals, and daily life during the reign of Krishnadevaraya.

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