Devaraya's Adventure

Firishta mentions an incident related to Vijayanagar in the last phase of 1406. The main character is Devaraya I, the successor of Bukka II.An adventure has been recorded in connection with this. The king fell in love with the beautiful daughter of a farmer who lives in the town of Mudkal, north of the Tungabhadra River, and embarks on an adventurous journey to make her his wife. When a Brahmin praised the girl who had been educated under him, the farmer thought of making his daughter a member of the king's harem. Later the same Brahmin praised the beauty of the girl in front of Devaraya; he felt an intense passion to own her anyway. Raya asked the Brahmin to talk to her parents to get her as soon as possible and sent valuable gifts to make arrangements. When the Brahmin informed the farmer and his wife of this, they were overjoyed at the great fortune to come. The parents met their daughter with the valuable gifts given by the Brahmin. The parents' request to leave to Vijayanagar with the jewels given by the king as soon as possible, but the daughter lovingly refused.

When the girl said that she wanted to live with her parents and relatives rather than the royal pleasures and that she should not be forced into anything else, the farmer and his wife gave in to it in despair and returned the gifts to the Brahmin. The Brahmin returned the gifts to Raya and informed him that his mission had failed. The king decides to take her by force. Knowing that the girl was living in an area under the control of Firuz Shah, the king set out there with a large army, pretending to visit the areas under his control. After reaching the Tungabhadra river basin, the best five thousand horses along with warriors were selected and sent to Mudkal for battle. Raya's order was to capture the girl and her family alive by any means. An unexpected event happened later. When it was learned that Devaraya's army was moving towards Mudkal, the local people, including the girl's family, fled. Two thousand soldiers were killed in the clashes. This culminated in a war.

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