Original sentence: Under this troublesome circumstances Venkata III died, and Sriranga III who was with the Bijapur army deserted them and returned to Vellore and made himself the King of Vijayanagara
Edited sentence: Under this troublesome circumstances Venkata III passed away, and Sriranga III who was with the Bijapur army deserted them and returned to Vellore and made himself the King of Vijayanagara