Notes on Indian History

Mahamantri Timmarusu, also known as Saluva Timma, a Telugu Brahmin, was the prime minister of Krishnadeva Raya (r: 1509-1530), the second ruler of th

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

Krishnadeva Raya (r: 1509-1530) was the most famous ruler of the Tuluva dynasty of Vijayanagar. He was succeeded by his half-brother Achyuta Raya (r:

Domingo Paes, a Portuguese merchant, visited Vijayanagar around the year 1520 during the reign of the celebrated Krishnadeva Raya (r: 1509-1530). Chri

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