14. Vijayanagara - The Last Emperors Of South India
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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The Last King of Vigenagra, Krishnadeva
The traveller domingo peez was lucky enough to see this event when he visited vargenagra nearly 80 years later, in the year 15 20. The last great king of vigenagra, crishna devaria, died apparently after falling ill while preparing for another campaign against his old enemy, the sultan of bijapur. While successful at all other aspects of being king, he'd had little luck with siring a son. Krishnadeva did have two sons, one of whom, at six years old, became a casualty of courtly intrigue. He was named the crown prince, but this was so his death sentence. Within a year, the boy was
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