collected a great army, and brought elephants and all the splendid
insignia of empire from Beejanuggur."[48]

The Sultan had with him a train of artillery[49] and in a short time
crossed the Tungabhadra, "and entered the domains of Beejanuggur,
which were now for the first time invaded by a Muhammadan sovereign
in person." This remark of Firishtah's is historically correct, for
the Delhi Sultan's attack on Anegundi took place on the north bank
of that river.

Before continuing the story I must note that Firishtah calls the king
of Vijayanagar "Kishen Roy," otherwise Krishna Raya; but there can
be no doubt that his real name was Bukka. The historian collected
his information more than two hundred years after these events,
and often misnamed the Hindu kings of whom he writes.

Muhammad, then, crossed the Tungabhadra, and only about twenty-five
miles intervened between him and the great fortress of Adoni, which is
situated on a precipitous range of hills about that distance from the
river. The Tungabhadra at this portion of its course may be considered
as forming the arc, west to north, of a quarter circle having Adoni for
its centre, the radius roughly measuring about twenty-five miles. The
river is fordable at most seasons of the year, lying as it does in a
shallow rocky bed with low banks. It is difficult to locate with any
certainty the scenes of this campaign, but I gather generally that,
finding the Muhammadans aiming at the reduction of Adoni, Bukka marched
out with a very large force to intercept this move, and placed himself
on the south bank of the Tungabhadra, In the neighbourhood of the
threatened fortress. The Sultan crossed somewhere near the present town
of Siruguppa, and the great battle that ensued took place in the open