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Veera Ballala Just as the struggle for freedom was gaining victory after victory in the northern portion of the Hoysala Empire, very sad news reached Vijayanagar. The fight, which Veera Ballala had started against the cruel officers of the Sultan of Delhi in the region of Madurai, was still going on. Madurai was yet in the hands of the enemies. Veera Ballala surrounded that strong fortress. The local leaders did not render any help to him, because they were afraid of the Sultan's officers. Hakka and Bukka were too busy in the north to go to his help. Nor could they send any army to assist him. At
this stage, the Sultan's generals deceived Veera Ballala. They told him that if he
permitted them to go back to their own places with their wealth and their belongings they
would hand over Madurai to him without a fight. Veera Ballala believed them, raised the
siege and turned back. The Sultan's army rushed out of the fort all of a sudden, and fell
on Veera Ballala's army. In the unequal battle that followed, Veera Ballala was killed. He
was eighty then. |
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