Question

how and when were the ruins of Hampi brought to light explanation briefly​

Answer 1

Answer:

It was Colin Mackenzie who brought to light the ruins at Hampi in around 1800.

He was an engineer, surveyor and cartographer who served in India (mostly Southern parts).

The following points discussed below tell us about the evidences of the ruins of Hampi:

• His chief source of reconstruction of local histories was information gathered from recollections of priests of Virupaksha temple and Pampadevi (mother Goddess) temple.

• In 1836, epigraphists began collecting several dozen inscriptions found in these temples and various other temples of Hampi. From 1856, photographers began to record the monuments for their research work in these fields.
• The various descriptions left by travellers allowed historians to reconstruct some as’pects of vibrant life at Hampi in those years.
• Other literature in various vernacular languages like Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Sanskrit also proved to be the directions in assessing the remains of Hampi by various notable historians.
• The oral traditions combined with archaeological findings, monuments, inscriptions and other records helped scholars to rediscover Hampi, i.e. the Vijayanagara empire.

Answer 2

Answer :

The ruins at Hampi were brought to light in 1800 by an engineer and antiquarian named Colonel Colin Mackenzie. ... (iv) As early as 1836 epigraphists began collecting several dozen inscriptions found at this and other temples at Hampi.

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