THE GLIMPSIS OF VIJAYNAGAR

he history of the Hindu empire of Vijaynagar is closely entwined with that of the Muslim Bahamani Empire and the later sultanates of the Deccan for more than two centuries. The story of the Hindu Monarchy which proved a barrier of the armies of Islam is one of the singular interest and might be narrated with a fullness of detail rarely possible in Indian History. Several European and Muslim travelers from the 14th to the 16th Century have recorded the Historical traditions of the empire with vivid descriptions of the system of Government and the glories of the magnificent capital. The study of the polity manners, customs, and religion of the Vijay Nagar Empire merits particulars attention because the state was the embodiment of the Telinga or Telugu Kanarese forms of Hinduism which differed widely from the more familiar forms of the 1 north.