of that kingdom by the Muhammadans in 1323, escaped with a small
body of horse to the hill country about Anegundi, being accompanied
in their flight by the Brahman Madhava or Madhavacharya Vidyaranya,
and by some means not stated became lords of that tract, afterwards
founding the city of Vijayanagar.[29]

Another states that the two brothers were officers in the service of
the Muhammadan governor of Warangal subsequent to its first capture
in 1309. They were despatched against the Hoysala Ballala sovereign
in the expedition under the command of Malik Kafur in 1310, which
resulted in the capture of the Hindu capital, Dvarasamudra; but the
portion of the force to which the brothers belonged suffered a defeat,
and they fled to the mountainous tract near Anegundi. Here they met
the holy Madhava, who was living the life of a recluse, and by his
aid they established the kingdom and capital city.

A variant of this relates that the two brothers for some reason
fled direct from Warangal to Anegundi. This account redounds more
to their honour as Hindus. Though compelled first to accept service
under their conquerors, their patriotism triumphed in the end, and
they abandoned the flesh pots of Egypt to throw in their luck with
their co-religionists.

A fourth story avers that the hermit Madhava himself founded the city
after the discovery of a hidden treasure, ruled over it himself,
and left it after his death to a Kuruba family who established the
first regular dynasty.

A fifth, mentioned by Couto,[30] who fixes the date as 1220, states
that while Madhava was living his ascetic life amongst the mountains