Medieval Travellers
Realm 44: Foreign Eyes, Grand Empires, and Chronicles of Gold
WORLD F — VIJAYANAGARA & BAHMANI
MICRO-REALM 01
Ibn Battuta
- Moroccan Islamic scholar.
- Traveled 75,000 miles.
- Appointed Delhi Qazi.
- Detailed Tughlaq society.
MICRO-REALM 02
The Rihla
- Masterpiece of travelogue.
- Recorded postal system.
- Noted extreme punishments.
- Described rampant banditry.
MICRO-REALM 03
Nicolo de Conti
- Venetian merchant explorer.
- Visited Vijayanagara (1420).
- Traveled via Damascus.
- Noted massive fortifications.
MICRO-REALM 04
City of Hampi
- "Sixty miles circumference".
- Massive standing army.
- Complex polyandry noted.
- Vibrant urban bazaars.
MICRO-REALM 05
Abdur Razzaq
- Timurid Persian ambassador.
- Visited Deva Raya II.
- Arrived via Calicut.
- Stunned by wealth.
MICRO-REALM 06
Seven Concentric Walls
- "Never seen before".
- Fields within walls.
- Bazaars of roses.
- Jewelers trading openly.
MICRO-REALM 07
Domingo Paes
- Portuguese horse trader.
- Visited during Zenith.
- Detailed Hampi's grandeur.
- Compared to Rome.
MICRO-REALM 08
Krishnadevaraya's Court
- "Perfect king, cheerful".
- Massive Mahanavami festival.
- Vast military reviews.
- Incredible diamond trade.
MICRO-REALM 09
Fernão Nuniz
- Portuguese chronicler (1530s).
- Recorded dynastic history.
- Noted Sati practices.
- Detailed tax systems.
MICRO-REALM 10
Chronicles of Wealth
- Crucial historical sources.
- Revealed global trade.
- Documented urban opulence.
- Preserved lost glory.