The adoption of Islamicizing forms of courtly dress is in fact paralleled by the appropriation of Islamicate modes of political language. And the most striking instance of which appears in Vijayanagara rulers adoption of the title, “Hindu-Raya-Suratrana” which literally meant, “Sultan among Hindu Kings”. 

In this episode we will resume our analysis of Phillip Wagoner’s research paper on this topic and look at the aspect of political language and the role it played Vijayanagara’s Royal Court and it’s polity.