Caeser Frederick or Caesaro Federici was a Venetian traveller who had visited the Vijayanagara empire just after the Battle of Rakshasa Tangadi or Talikota in 1565, in which Vijayanagar army was defeated by the combined forces of the five Muslim Sultanates of Deccan. After this battle the Vijayanagara kingdom lost its grandeur and glory. During his travel to the Vijayanagara empire Sadasiva Raya was the ruler of this Hindu Kingdom in South India.
Caeser Frederick had visted the Sandwip island (now near Barisal in Bangladesh) which he found densely inhabited. He mentioned that Sandwip was famous for its salt and ship-building manufacturing.
From Bengal Frederick journeyed to Pegu (Myanmar) and a number of other places before returning to Venice in 1581.
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