The novel depicts the intrigue and conspiracy following the enthronement of Raja Virabhadra Nayaka in Keladi Kingdom of South India. It shows how the Raja has to struggle hard to retain his power by pleasing his subjects and suppressing his enemies. Thus there is a constant struggle for attaining and retaining power in the kingdom, which is a universal theme in all the history of mankind.

The claim by certain rulers to universal empire has a long history stretching as far back as the Assyrian and Achaemenid Empires. This book traces its various manifestations in classical antiquity, the Islamic world, Asia and Central America as well as considering seventeenth- and eighteenth-century European discussions of international order. As such it is an exercise in comparative world history combining a multiplicity of approaches, from ancient history, to literary and philosophical studies, to the history of art and international relations and historical sociology. The notion of universal, imperial rule is presented as an elusive and much coveted prize among monarchs in history, around which developed forms of kingship and political culture. Different facets of the phenomenon are explored under three, broadly conceived, headings: symbolism, ceremony and diplomatic relations; universal or cosmopolitan literary high-cultures; and, finally, the inclination to present universal imperial rule as an expression of cosmic order.

Written About A.D. 1520 To 1522 And A.D. 1535 To 1537 Respectively.

Historical Sketches Of The South India In An Attempt To Trace The History Of Mysore.