The two Portuguese chronicles, a translation of which into English is now for the first time offered to the pubic, are contained in a vellum-bound folio volume in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, amogst the manuscripts of which institution it bears the designation "Port. No. 65." The volume in question consists of copies of four original documents; the first tow, written by Fernaao Nuniz and (at the end of the MD.) letters from China about the translation by Mr. Donald Ferguson in the pages of the Indian Antiquary. Table of Contents Introduction Origin of the Empire (A.D. 1336) The First kings (A.D. 1336 to 1379) Growth of the empire (A.D. 1379 to 1406) Deva Raya I. (A.D. 1406 to 1419) Deva Raya II. (A.D. 1419-1444 or (?) 1449) The city of Vijayanagar in the Reign of Deva Raya II. (A.D. 1420 (?), 1443) Close of the First Dynasty (A.D. 1449 to 1490) The First Kings of the Second Dynasty (A.D. 1490 to 1509) The Reign of Krishna Deva Raya (A.D. 1509 to 1530) The Siege and Battle of Raichur, and Close of Krishna's Reign (A.D. 1520 to 1530) The Buildings, Works, and Inscriptions of Krishna Deva The Reign of Achyuta Raya The Beginning of the End Destruction Of Vijayanagar (A.D. 1565) The Third Dynasty The Story Of Barradas (1614) THE CHRONICLES The Covering Letter NARRATIVE OF DOMINGO PAES (ABOUT 1520) CHRONICLE OFFERNAO NUNIZ (About A.D. 1535) CHAPTER I TO XXIII APPENDICES

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