to all parties, for even the Raya raised the siege of Raichur and
agreed to pay him the tribute exacted by Muhammad Shah; so at least
says Firishtah. And during the whole of his reign of nearly twenty
years there was peace and tranquillity at home and abroad. He died
on the 20th April A.D. 1397.[73]

The decease of Bukka I. of Vijayanagar must apparently, for reasons
shown, be placed at about A.D. 1379.



CHAPTER 4

Growth of the Empire (A.D. 1379 to 1406)

Harihara II. -- Firuz Shah of Kulbarga -- Fresh wars -- Assassination
of a prince in 1399 A.D. -- Bukka II.

Bukka I. was succeeded by Harihara II., his son by his wife
Gauri. Nuniz calls the new king "Pureoyre Deorao," and "Pureoyre"
seems to be a rough Portuguese version of the name Harihara;
H and P representing the same sound in the Kanarese and Telugu
languages. According to the inscriptions,[74] Harihara II. reigned
at least twenty years, and he was the first king who gave himself
imperial titles under the style of MAHARAJADHIRAJA. He gave many
grants to the temples, and consolidated the supremacy of his dynasty
over all Southern India. Sayana, brother of Madhavacharya, appears
to have been his chief minister, as he was to King Samgama II.[75]
Mudda is mentioned in two inscriptions of A.D. 1379 and 1382 as the
king's general. Another of his generals was called Iruga. He was