Harihararaya king of country
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- The Vijayanagara Empire, also called Karnata Kingdom, was based in the Deccan Plateau region in South India. It was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty, members of a pastoralist cowherd community that claimed Yadava lineage.
- Harihar and Bukka are two brothers who founded the independent Hindu kingdom of Vijaynagar. They were the sons of Sangama – a chieftain at the court of the Hoysala rulers. TheVijyanagar kingdom – situated on the southern bank of the river Tungabhadra, was perhaps the most famous empire in the history of South India.
- He strengthened the old fort of Badami as a protection against invasions from Delhi rulers. He fortified Gooty in Anantpur District as a safeguard against Hoysala kings. He also converted Udayagiri into a strong fort and placed his younger brother Kampana in charge of it.
- The city and its first dynasty were founded in 1336 by five sons of Sangama, of whom Harihara and Bukka became the city's first kings. In time Vijayanagar became the greatest empire of southern India.
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