Chapter concerning Bathacala, a city of India, and of its fertility in many things, and especially in rice and sugar

As an attempt is being made to restore and improve the old harbour, it is to be hoped that the more ancient, simple, and euphonious title of Bathcal or Bathcole will be given to the new settlement. That o f “ Sedashevagur,” or “ Sudaseoghur,” as it is more generally written, appears to have originated with Sedashwa Rao, one of the Rajahs of Soonda, who built a fort at Bathcal, and grew into importance on the overthrow of the great kingdom o f Bijayanagar in 1565.