A history of the Deccan . arded by the three hundred. The Sultan fled toan under-ground chamber, and Lallcheens sons, who attemptedto defend themselves, Avere cut down. Lallcheen was thentaken and bound, and Peroze ascended the throne which borehis own name. Vengeance upon Lallcheen was reserved forthe hand of his unfortunate victim Ghazi-ud-Din, who wassent for from Saugur. Lallcheen was placed, bound, before the SULTANS GHAZI-UD-DIN AND SHUMS-UD-DIN. 59 blind prince, who called for a sword and killed him withone stroke. Ghazi-ud-Din, incapacitated by his blindness forGovernment, then asked t
A history of the Deccan . arded by the three hundred. The Sultan fled toan under-ground chamber, and Lallcheens sons, who attemptedto defend themselves, Avere cut down. Lallcheen was thentaken and bound, and Peroze ascended the throne which borehis own name. Vengeance upon Lallcheen was reserved forthe hand of his unfortunate victim Ghazi-ud-Din, who wassent for from Saugur. Lallcheen was placed, bound, before the SULTANS GHAZI-UD-DIN AND SHUMS-UD-DIN. 59 blind prince, who called for a sword and killed him withone stroke. Ghazi-ud-Din, incapacitated by his blindness forGovernment, then asked to be allowed to go to Mecca. Thisrequest was granted, and we arc told that the ex-Sultanlived for many years in that city provided with a liberalallowance from his cousin Ieroze Shah. Shums-ud-Din, theboy king of fifteen, was then blinded and sent iu captivityto Bieder, and so the country was once more restored to reigned only five months and seven days. CHAPTER VII. THE CITY AND KINGDOM OF T is necessary atthis part of thehistory of the Dec-can to glance atthe manner inwhich Vijayanagarhad risen to be soformidable a rivalof th e j\l a h o m e d a npower. There can belittle donbt that pre-vious to the 14thCentury, VijayanagarAvas a place of such insignificance thatit was entirely unknown. It may havebeen the residence of a petty Chieftain,and it is possible that the founders of the newcity, Bnkha Raya and Hari Ilara, may havebelonged to his family, and have returned thither after the fallof V^^arangal in 1328. The foundation of Vijayanagar is THE CITY AND KINGDOM OF VIJAYANAGAB. 61 generally ascribed to the year 1336 )., and its completionto the year 1343, or a few years previous to the foundationof the Gulburga kingdom (1348), and there seems to he nodoubt that the rapid groAvth of the young Hindoo KingdomAvas in a great measure due to Sri j\Iaha Vidyjxranya, theeleyenth successor of Sankarachariar; (according to Dr. Burnell,than Avhom there
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