Excerpt from Sources of Vijayanagar History: Selected and Edited for the University The collection that follows is primarily the work of Mr. A. Rangaswami Sarasvati, B, A., University Research Student, working under me. As he had done some work in this line before obtaining the University studentship, he was set to make a systematic collection of all passages in both Telugu and Sanskrit literature, bearing upon the history of the Empire of Vijayanagar. His collection was found to be of considerable value and the Syndicate of the University of Madras Sanctioned publication, by the University, of selected passages under my editorship. Of the historical value of references in literature generally Sir George Grierson says in a letter to me: "I cordially agree with you in the importance you attach to casual references in non-historical Indian literature. These have too often been neglected by students, and they not uncommonly afford historical data which cannot be found elsewhere." Several passages in the following collection offer very good illustration of this position. The extracts are taken from unpublished manuscripts in several cases, and in case of published work the works laid under contribution have so far been but very imperfectly exploited for the purpose. The introduction will give an idea of the salient features of this collection. The work of the student deserves commendation. The course of his work was much facilitated by the ready assistance that he always received from the Librarian and the staff of the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library. In the present stage of manuscripts cataloguing in this part of the country much has to be left for chance. A few of the most important among the works laid under contribution in the following selection are found to be in the libraries but not catalogued. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.