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Vijayanagara Empire

The Vijayanagara Empire was established in 1336 in South India by Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty. It lasted for over two centuries until its defeat by the Deccan Sultanates in 1565. The empire reached its peak under King Krishnadevaraya from 1509-1529, expanding its territory and alliances. Vijayanagara served as the capital city, with Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and other languages spoken. The empire was known for its grand Hindu temples built in the Dravidian style of architecture, as well as its literary heritage under royal patronage of scholars and poets.

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Vijayanagara Empire

The Vijayanagara Empire was established in 1336 in South India by Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty. It lasted for over two centuries until its defeat by the Deccan Sultanates in 1565. The empire reached its peak under King Krishnadevaraya from 1509-1529, expanding its territory and alliances. Vijayanagara served as the capital city, with Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and other languages spoken. The empire was known for its grand Hindu temples built in the Dravidian style of architecture, as well as its literary heritage under royal patronage of scholars and poets.

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Vijaayanagara Empire

Brief History before Vijayanagara


Kumara Rama(1290 AD - 1320 AD),who is considered to be
the warrior prince prior to the establishment of
theVijayanagara Empire.
Kumara Rama was the son of the King Kampli Raya of Kampli
and
He is younger brother of Hakka-Bukka(the founders of
Vijayanagara Empire)
After the war with Tugalak they lost their kingdom and started
working under the last king of Hoysala..

About Vijayanaga
Empire..

TheVijayanagara Empirealso calledKarnata


Empire

It was established in 1336 byHarihara Iand his


brotherBukka Raya IofSangama Dynasty

Vijaynagar Dynasty rules over India for 3 centuries.

Capital

Vijayanagara

Languages

Kannada,Telugu,Tamiland
others

Religion

Hindu

Currency

Vijayanagara coinage

Vijayanagara Empire
Map

Flag of
Vijaynagara

Sangama dynasty
Harihara Raya I
Bukka Raya I
Harihara Raya II
Virupaksha Raya
Bukka Raya II
Deva Raya I
Ramachandra Raya
Vira Vijaya Bukka Raya
Deva Raya II
Mallikarjuna Raya
Virupaksha Raya II
Praudha Raya

13361356
13561377
13771404
14041405
14051406
14061422
1422
14221424
14241446
14461465
14651485
1485

Saluva dynasty
Saluva Narasimha Deva
14851491
Raya
Thimma Bhupala

1491

Narasimha Raya II

14911505

Tuluva dynasty
Tuluva Narasa Nayaka

14911503

Vira Narasimha Raya

15031509

Krishna Deva Raya

15091529

Achyuta Deva Raya

15291542

Venkata I

1542

Sadasiva Raya

15421570

Aravidu dynasty
Aliya Rama Raya

15421565

Tirumala Deva Raya

15651572

Sriranga I

15721586

Venkata II

15861614

Sriranga II

1614

Rama Deva Raya

16171632

Venkata III

16321642

Sriranga III

16421646

Krishnadeva Raya 1509-1529


He is son of Tuluva Narasa Nayaka
Most important ruler of Saluvas
Expands military recruitment

and

purchases
Expands Empire greatly, builds alliances
with Portuguese and other Sultanates
Builds monumental temples and tries to
create legitimacy through patronage of
Brahmins.
The empire reached its peak during the
rule of Krishna Deva Raya

King Krishna
Devaraya
with his wives

Chinnammadevi and
Tirumaladevi

Governance

The rulers of the Vijayanagara empire maintained the well-functioning


administrative methods developed by their predecessors, the Hoysala, Kakatiya
The King was the ultimate authority, assisted by a cabinet of ministers
(Pradhana) headed by the prime minister (Mahapradhana).
Other important titles recorded were the chief secretary (Karyakartha or
Rayaswami) and the imperial officers
(Adhikari).
At the lower administrative levels, wealthy feudal landlords (Goudas) supervised
accountants (Karanikas or Karnam) and guards (Kavalu).
King Krishnadevaraya's personal army consisted of 100,000 infantry, 20,000
cavalrymen and over 900 elephants.
This number was only a part of the army numbering over 1.1 million soldiers

Literature..

During the rule of the Vijayanagara Empire, poets, scholars and philosophers
wrote primarily in Kannada, Telugu and Sanskrit, and also in other regional
languages such as Tamil .
The administrative and court languages of the Empire were Kannada and
Telugu
Many kings of the dynasty were themselves litterateurs and authored classics
such as King Krishnadevaraya's Jambavati Kalyana, a poetic and dramatically
skillful work.
During the reign of Krishnadevaraya
reached their heyday.

culture and literature flourished and

The great emperor


Amuktamalyada.

celebrated

was

himself

poet

having

composed

In his court, eight Telugu poets were regarded as the eight pillars of the literary
assembly.

Literature

ARCHITECTURE

In temple building they continued the traditions and styles of the Chalukyas, Cholas
and Pandya's.

Built of hard stone, the Vijayanagar temples are large structures with spacious
mandapas and lofty gopurams.
Its stylistic hallmark is the ornate pillared Kalyanamantapa (marriage hall),
Vasanthamantapa (open pillared halls) and the Rayagopura (tower)
The Prasanna Virupaksha temple (underground temple) of Bukka and the Hazare
Rama temple of Deva Raya are examples of Deccan architecture.
Sasivekalu (mustard) Ganesha and Kadalekalu (ground nut) Ganesha at Hampi,
The Gommateshvara (Bahubali) monoliths in Karkala and Venur, and the Nandi bull
in Lepakshi.

Virupaksha Temple..

Stone Chariot
in Vijayavittala
Temple

Kamala

Commercial area

Architecur
e.

Kalyani

Ugranarasimhaswa
my

Battle of Talikota
In 26 January 1565, a watershed battle fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and
the Deccan sultanates, resulted in a defeat of Vijayanagara.

Belligerents

Deccan sultanates
Ahmadnagar Sultanate
Bijapur Sultanate
Golkonda Sultanate
Berar Sultanate
Bidar Sultanate

Vijayanagara
Empire

References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayanagara_Empire
http://indiapicks.com/annapurna/O_Vijayanagar.htm
Nilakanta Sastri, K. A. (1955) [reissued 2002]. A history of South India from
prehistoric times to the fall of Vijayanagar.
Image Source : Google images..

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