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II. THE SAMBUVARĀYAS
1. VIRA CHAMPA
The Madhurāvijayam, as its title signifies, is the
story of the conquest of Madhurai by Kumāra Kampaṇa
told by his wife Gangā Dēvi. But the poem treats also
of the factors which formed the prelude to the Madhurai
conquest. The way to Madhurai lay through the Tondai-
mandalam which was at that time ruled by the Sambuva-
rayas. It is not certain whether the Sambuvarāya kings
were on friendly terms with the new kingdom of Vijaya-
nagar. Apart from the political ambition to add terri-
tories to the kingdom, there was always the danger of
the Muslims overrunning the whole of the Tamil coun-
try and proving a serious menace to Vijayanagar.
Therefore, there was the need to clear the Tamil coun-
try of all forces detrimental to the existence and expan-
sion of Vijayanagar. The Sambuvarāyas cccupied a
strategic position in the Tamil country between Vijaya-
nagar and the Madhurai Sultanate. They should either
be reduced to the position of feudatories to Vijayanagar
or destroyed. Bukka placed emphasis on the need to
remove all the political cobwebs before launching the
attack on Madhurai. So the Sambuvarayas were the
first enemies of Vijayanagar that had to be tackled by
Kampana. A brief account of the Sambuvaraya rule in
the Tondaimanḍalam region will be of interest to
students of early Vijayanagar history.
The Sambuvarāya chiefs of the Sengeni family
ruled mainly in portions of the present North Arcot and
1. VIRA CHAMPA
The Madhurāvijayam, as its title signifies, is the
story of the conquest of Madhurai by Kumāra Kampaṇa
told by his wife Gangā Dēvi. But the poem treats also
of the factors which formed the prelude to the Madhurai
conquest. The way to Madhurai lay through the Tondai-
mandalam which was at that time ruled by the Sambuva-
rayas. It is not certain whether the Sambuvarāya kings
were on friendly terms with the new kingdom of Vijaya-
nagar. Apart from the political ambition to add terri-
tories to the kingdom, there was always the danger of
the Muslims overrunning the whole of the Tamil coun-
try and proving a serious menace to Vijayanagar.
Therefore, there was the need to clear the Tamil coun-
try of all forces detrimental to the existence and expan-
sion of Vijayanagar. The Sambuvarāyas cccupied a
strategic position in the Tamil country between Vijaya-
nagar and the Madhurai Sultanate. They should either
be reduced to the position of feudatories to Vijayanagar
or destroyed. Bukka placed emphasis on the need to
remove all the political cobwebs before launching the
attack on Madhurai. So the Sambuvarayas were the
first enemies of Vijayanagar that had to be tackled by
Kampana. A brief account of the Sambuvaraya rule in
the Tondaimanḍalam region will be of interest to
students of early Vijayanagar history.
The Sambuvarāya chiefs of the Sengeni family
ruled mainly in portions of the present North Arcot and