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Harihara I

Type Figure Region South Asia Time c. 1310–1356 Also known as Harihara Raya I、Hakka、हरिहर

Harihara I (c. 1310–1356) co-founded the Vijayanagara Empire in 1336 with his brother Bukka Raya I, resisting Delhi Sultanate expansion.

Timeline

  1. 1336–1340Vijayanagara (Hampi) · KarnatakaIn 1336 he and Bukka Raya I established the city of Vijayanagara on the banks of the Tungabhadra River as a new capital, uniting local Hindu clans and military leaders against the southward expansion of Muslim powers from North India.
  2. 1341–1350Vijayanagara (Hampi) · Vijayanagara EmpireThrough the 1340s he continued expanding along the Karnataka and Andhra frontiers, contending with the Bahmani Sultanate and local rajas, and established a South Indian Hindu polity centered on Vijayanagara.
  3. 1351–1356Vijayanagara (Hampi) · Vijayanagara EmpireAfter his death in 1356 his brother Bukka Raya I succeeded him, and the Sangama dynasty entered its second generation of rule.

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