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3 days ago · India - Decline, Vijayanagar, Empire: It is likely that the sultans of Golconda and Ahmadnagar, who had lost much at the hands of Rama Raya, were primarily responsible for the formation of an alliance that destroyed Vijayanagar’s power forever.
2 days ago · In 1336 CE, the Vijayanagara Empire arose from the ruins of the Kampili kingdom. It grew into one of the famed Hindu empires of South India that ruled for over 200 years. The Vijayanagara Empire built its capital around Hampi, calling it Vijayanagara.
1 day ago · The World Heritage Site at Hampi in Karnataka, India, includes spectacular ruins of the ancient city of Vijayanagara Empire, which flourished in southern India from the fourteenth–sixteenth centuries AD. The property spans 4187.24 hectares in Central Karnataka’s Bellary District and is in the Tungabhadra basin.
3 days ago · The kingdom, which was founded and ruled for the most part by the Wadiyars, initially served as a fedual vassal under the Vijayanagara Empire. With the gradual decline of the Empire, the 16th-century Timmaraja Wodeyar II declared independence from it.
3 days ago · The Bahmani Sultanate was an Islamic state, while the Vijayanagara Empire was a Hindu kingdom. The ideological differences between the two powers added a religious element to the conflict, with each side viewing itself as the defender of their respective faiths. The Vijayanagara Empire, under Krishnadevaraya, sought to curb the influence of the ...
6 days ago · Hampi, once the capital of the powerful Vijayanagara empire, is located on the southern bank of the Tungabhadra River, some 340km from Bengaluru. The city's temples are renowned for their grand ...
2 days ago · Lakkana Dandesha, also known as Amatya Shiromani, was a prominent figure in the 15th century, renowned for his contributions to Kannada literature and his role as a statesman. He lived during a period that is variably recorded as 1400 to 1430 CE or, according to some accounts, from 1416 to 1446 CE.
