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The Vijayanagara Empire

The Vijayanagara Empire, it seems to have come out of nothing. I felt that's very strange. The first kings of Vijayanagara announced quite seriously that they were descended from the moon. It's like saying I've descended from the same family as Achilles. And so I thought, well, if you could say that, I can say anything. As a storyteller.

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