Abhijeeth HiliyanaMar 3, 20196 minVijayangara Army - A tale of incredible and impossible numbers and blatant propaganda.It is often repeated by historians that the Vijayanagara army at its peak numbered over 1.1 million men. In the famous battle of Raichur, Krishnadevaraya was...
Abhijeeth HiliyanaFeb 19, 20198 minSalakaraju Chinna Tirumala - the mad king of Vijayanagara.‘The traitors want my city, but I’ll give them naught but ashes. Let Robert be king over charred bones and cooked meat.’ -Aerys II Targaryen Above, is a famo...
Abhijeeth HiliyanaFeb 19, 20197 minThe tale of two ‘tyrants’He was ruthless and ambitious to the extent that he usurped the power from the rightful kings, reducing them to virtual puppets. Yet under his rule, his king...
