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Vijayanagar

Type Object Region South Asia Time 1451–1460

Vijayanagar ("City of Victory"), founded in 1336 on the south bank of the Tungabhadra River in modern Karnataka, India, was the capital of the Vijaya…

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  1. 1451–1460Vijayanagara royal palace district · KarnatakaMallikarjuna's governing ability was limited after accession; border friction with the Bahmani Sultanate was continuous, and court noble factions (Nayakas) grew ever stronger. Despite political instability, the city's religious construction and trade did not stall, and the Virupaksha Temple remained an important pilgrimage site.
  2. c. 1452–1460Virupaksha Temple · HampiThe city's market district (Sule Bazaar) continued to attract Persian, Arabic, Chinese, and Southeast Asian merchants; pepper, cotton cloth, diamonds, and horses were the main traded goods. The Hindu temple groups in the city were dominated by Dravidian architectural style, and the temple chariot festival (Rathayatra) was the city's most important public ritual.

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