Flood Relief Measures Under Vijayanagara Kings with Special Reference to Vazhuvur Temple Inscriptions - A Study

Abstract

The kingdom of Vijayanagar "the city of Victory" was established by Harihara I and Bukka I in 1336 A.D., on the southern bank of the river Tungabhadra, with the blessings of Vidyaranya.¹ Some years later Vijayanagar rulers extended their sway all over the Tamilnadu and ruled it continuously for about two centuries.²  An attempt is made in the following pages regarding a flood that occurred under the Vijayanagar rule in Kaveri the mother of humanity and the fiscal policy administered by them based on an inscription³ existing at Vazhuvur temple