Question

give an account of the origin and importance of Hampi in short

Answer 1

Hampi was famous as it contained the architectural ruins of a fortified city that was built during the time of the Vijayanagara empire. This city was a centre of commercial as well as cultural activities. The construction did not involve the use of mortar or cement. Rather, it relied on the technique of wedging the bricks together by interlocking. It had distinctive architecture with buildings having pillars, domes and arches. Moors, Chettis and agents of European traders often thronged its markets. Devadasis performed before the deity in temples and Mahanavami was an important festival that was celebrated.

Answer 2

Answer:

Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th century.It was a fortified city. Chronicles left by Persian and European travellers, particularly the Portuguese, say that Hampi was a prosperous, wealthy and grand city near the Tungabhadra River, with numerous temples, farms and trading markets. By 1500 CE, Hampi-Vijayanagara was the world's second-largest medieval-era city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at that time, attracting traders from Persia and Portugal.The Vijayanagara Empire was defeated by a coalition of Muslim sultanates; its capital was conquered, pillaged and destroyed by sultanate armies in 1565, after which Hampi remained in ruins.