Something special a out the Vijayanagara dynasty
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1. Vijayanagar means the city of triumph. This is the name of a city as well as of an Empire. The Vijaynagar Empire was founded in the 14th century. It extended from Krishna River in the North to the southern end of the subcontinent. In CE 1565, the city was looted.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Empire collapsed completely. Still, the memories of this Empire were rooted in the minds of the people who lived in the Krishna-Thungabhadra Basin. They called it Hampi.
2. The first dynasty that ruled Vijayanagar was Sangama Dynasty. They ruled until 1485. Then they were ousted from power and the Saluva Dynasty came to rule. They ruled until 1503. They were followed by Thuluva Dynasty. Krishna Devarayar was a member of this dynasty.
3. In the Vijaynagar empire there was the system of “Amara Nayaka”. This system had much in common with the “Ikta System” of the Delhi Sultans.
4. By the 17th century the Amaranayakas became very powerful. They started challenging even the authority of the king. Some of them established their own kingdoms. This added to the fall of the Vijaynagar empire.
5. In the royal centre there are many temples. But most of the temples are seen in the ‘Holy centre’. The royal centre is also rich in temples.
6. The kings of Vijayanagar created new traditions. They started exhibiting statues of kings in temples. The visit of the king to a temple was treated as an official or formal occasion. At this time all the leading Nayakas also accompanied the king.
7. We have a lot of information about the Vijaynagar empire. They include photos, city plans, plans of buildings, and sculptures. The information that was got by Mackenzie, who made the first survey of Vijayanagar, collected it from the descriptions of travellers and from the stone inscriptions and it throws much light in the Vijaynagar empire.
This Site is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India and the Karnataka Department of Archaeology from the 20th century.
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The Vijayanagara Empire (also called Karnata Empire, and the Kingdom of Bisnegar by the Portuguese) 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. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts by the southern powers to ward off Islamic invasions by the end of the 13th century. At its peak it had subjugated almost all of South India's ruling families and the Sultans of the Deccan region, thus becoming a notable power. It lasted until 1646, although its power declined after a major military defeat in the Battle of Talikota in 1565 by the combined armies of the Deccan sultanates. The empire is named after its capital city of Vijayanagara, whose ruins surround present day Hampi, now a World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India. The writings of medieval European travelers such as Domingo Paes, Fernão Nunes, and Niccolò Da Conti, and the literature in local languages provide crucial information about its history. Archaeological excavations at Vijayanagara have revealed the empire's power and wealth. The empire's legacy includes many monuments spread over South India, the best known of which is the group at Hampi. Different temple building traditions in South and Central India came together in the Vijayanagara Architecture style. This synthesis inspired architectural innovation in Hindu temples' construction. Efficient administration and vigorous overseas trade brought new technologies such as water management systems for irrigation. The empire's patronage enabled fine arts and literature to reach new heights in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Sanskrit, while Carnatic music evolved into its current form. The Vijayanagara Empire created an epoch in the history of Southern India that transcended regionalism by promoting Hinduism as a unifying factor.