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been inclined to conquer the north country, having assembled many 

 forces, he set out with a great many people and troops, and going 

 into the north country, he fought there with the Mahomedans,* and 

 conquering them, came back again to Vidyayanagara city ; and go- 

 verned the kingdom in such a way that no one was equal to him. At 

 a later period hearing that the Mahomedans of the north country were 

 assembling many troops, and intended to come hostilely against Vyaya- 

 na^ara, Bama-raya set out with all kinds of forces, to meet them ; 

 and on the place where the battle was fought, as the Mahomedans that 

 came were in very great numbers, he retreatedf without victory ; and 

 coming to Anagundi he left a few people there ; and taking thence all 

 kinds of provision, he proceeded thence to Pennaconda, and for- 

 tified that place. Then Rama-raya and the Mahomedans, by 

 treaty, divided the country and the Mahomedans took possession of 

 Anagundif and also of some other portions of the country. Rama- 

 raya residing in Pennaconda itself, governed the kingdom. His 

 sons were Sn-rangha-raya^ Rama-raya^ Vencatapati-raya, three 

 persons. Afterwards Rama-raya acquired Swerga in the Saca year 

 1496, he ruled 15 years. 



Subsequently Sri-rangha-raya being crowned and installed in Pen- 



5. S. 1496 A. D. naconda^ Saca 1496, in Iva year, Rajadhi-raya 

 1573—4. Sri-rangha-raya being his title, and acquir- 



6. Sri-rangha-raya, -^^^ ^^^^ . placed his younger brother Rama- 

 raya in Seringapatam, and his other younger brother Vencatapati- 

 raya in Chandra-giri^ he governed the kingdom very equitably ; and 

 during the time when he was performing many acts of charity Sri- 

 rama-raya who was in Sri-ranghapatnam died. Then Camha- 

 gauden and Virapa-gauden these two persons strengthening Serin- 

 gapatam sent tribute to Sri-rangha-raya at Pennaconda. Then 

 Chicca-raya a chieftain having assembled many people, stormed the 

 fort of Seringapatam, and capturing it, he also subdued the district 

 or country belonging to it. Sri-rangha-raya hearing this intelligence, 

 he called the son of Rama-raya who before ruled in Seringapa- 



* Rama-ray a's first successes against the Mahomedans, not yet fully prepared and 

 united, would seem to be fully authenticated. 



T The writer is very delicate here. He does not choose to write, defeated. The gene- 

 rally received account is, that Rama-raya lost his life, by his rashness, on the field of 

 battle at Telicota in S. S. 1486, A. D. 1564. Some accounts agree with this, in represent- 

 ing him as retiring : but this was most probably Sada-siva, who quitted Anagundi, and 

 retired to Pennaconda. The Mahomedans came and took possession of Vijayanagaram ; 

 which thenceforward, in their orthography, became known as Bijnagu r. 



