Reviews for History Of The Counties Of Ayr And Wigton Kyle

The average rating for History Of The Counties Of Ayr And Wigton Kyle based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-12-14 00:00:00 Jeremy Stegall Two Hundred and Thirty Years of Bloodshed. Is it really possible to write an unbiassed history? Considering the situations Robert Sewell got into. Medieval South Indian period; Tradition of romanticised oral history; Complete ruins left by Islamic invaders as was the norm during that time; And forgotten written records. Robert Sewell had written this in late nineteenth century. I am sure that quite a few inscriptions must have been unearthed and decrypted since then, and at least a hundred books might have been written on this subject as well. I am not qualified to judge this book for accuracy or whatsoever. However, could’t help appreciating the meticulous effort being put into bringing back the legacy. In the first part, he had written an approximate factual history of rise and fall of the kingdom, by assimilating facts from a couple of Portuguese chronicles, travelogue of an Italian, writings of a Mogul’s courtesan and of course numerous inscriptions from South India. (Muslims massacred Hindus, Hindus massacred Muslims and Portuguese massacred both and enforced Inquisition; And, juxtapose that killing order a bit more). Then comes his English translation of Domingos Paes’ chronicle of Krishna Deva Rhai’s time of grandiose festival and feast. After that, Fernao Nuniz’s chronicles of whole Vijaya Nagar empire traditional history gathered first hand. As a complete package, all of them had arranged themselves into an amazing read. Sure, you can’t go back to that period, but it makes you go visit those ruins!

Review # 2 was written on 2012-09-08 00:00:00 Mark Virag The Vijayanagara Empire was one of India's most glorious empires in history. It was founded by Harihara and Bukka under the guidance of Sri Vidyaranya in 1336. It rose from the ashes of the Hoysala and the Kakatiya empires, which had been destroyed by the Delhi Sultanate. It went on to become one of India's greatest empires and reached the pinnacle during the reign of Krishnadevaraya (1509-1529). This book describes the empire in detail and its glories. It also describes the conflict of the empire with its arch rivals, Bahmanis and the Deccan Sultanate, the tragic defeat in the Battle of Talikota and the subsequent decline, and finally the end in 1642. Robert Sewell was a British government official in India who wrote this epic work after coming across the ruins of Hampi. The book is a must read for all history lovers.