Notes on Indian History

Saluva Timmarusu or Saluva Timma, a Telugu Brahmin, was the prime minister of Krishnadeva Raya (1509-1530). But before becoming the minister of Krish

The island of Srirangapatna is located in Mandya district of Karnataka state, along course of the River Cauvery (Kaveri). After the decline of the Hoy

Sadashiva Raya ascended the throne of Vijayanagar empire in 1542. We have already seen how the young prince Sadashiva had escaped from the clutches o

Domingo Paes was a Portuguese merchant (horse dealer) who visited Vijayanagar around the year 1520. At that time its ruler was the celebrated Krishna

Portuguese and other European travelers often call Vijayanagar by the name of Narsinga. In the words of Faria e Sousa and Nuniz, Bukka's dynasty

The Franciscan Church, also known as St. Francis Church, located in Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, is a historic landmark as the oldest European church in I

"<i> The city of Vijayanagar is such that eye has not seen nor ear heard of any place resembling it upon the whole earth...The jewelers sell their r