'A Forgotten Empire', written by the renowned historian Robert Sewell is about which one of the following Empires ?

The book 'A Forgotten Empire', written by the renowned historian Robert Sewell, is a seminal historical account of the Vijayanagar Empire. Published in the late 19th century, Sewell's work was instrumental in reconstructing the history of this South Indian kingdom, which had largely faded from popular memory [2]. The text details the empire's foundation in 1336 by the Sangama brothers, Harihara and Bukka, its expansion across South India, and its eventual decline following the Battle of Talikota in 1565 [2]. Sewell, who served as a British official in the Madras Presidency, utilized local inscriptions and foreign accounts (such as those by Paes and Nuniz) to document the political, social, and religious structures of the empire [2]. His work remains a foundational milestone in Indian historiography, specifically for the study of medieval South Indian polity and the glorious reign of Krishnadevaraya [2].

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1. [2] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 12: Bahmani and Vijayanagar Kingdoms > TT > p. 187