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Vijayanagara Empire

Type Object Region South India Time 1336–1646

The Vijayanagara Empire (1336–1646) was a Hindu power that rose on the Deccan Plateau of southern India, founded by Harihara I and Bukka I;…

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  1. 1336–1350Eastern Karnataka · KarnatakaHarihara I and Bukka I established the Vijayanagara polity in the southern Deccan as Tughluq Sultanate power waned, using the Hindu faith to unify local forces.
  2. 1351–1360Tungabhadra River basin · KarnatakaAfter succeeding to the throne around 1356, Bukka I moved the capital to Vijayanagara, integrating the local chieftains of Karnataka and Andhra and establishing the empire's early administrative and military framework.
  3. c. 1420–1520City of Vijayanagara · IndiaUnder Deva Raya II and Krishnadeva Raya the empire reached its peak, controlling most of the major trade routes of southern India and establishing maritime contacts with Portuguese merchants.
  4. 1565–1646Talikota · KarnatakaIn 1565 a coalition of Deccan sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara army at the Battle of Talikota; after the capital fell, the empire fragmented into several successor states and finally disappeared by 1646.

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