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Vijayanagara Temple City of Hampi

Type Object Region South India Time 1336–1570

Hampi, capital of the Vijayanagara Empire, a stone city of temple complexes, royal quarters and market districts on the Deccan Plateau of South India.

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  1. 1336–1509Hampi on the Tungabhadra River · KarnatakaThe Virupaksha Temple and royal ritual precinct were laid out along the Tungabhadra River, with merchant streets and artisan workshops surrounding the temple axis, forming the typical religious-urban complex of South India.
  2. 1561–1564Hampi royal quarter and Jamanaraya market · KarnatakaAliya Rama Raya controlled the empire as regent, and Hampi maintained bustling markets and temple festivals; the court intensified military pressure on the Deccan sultanates, and capital construction and trade showed no decline.
  3. 1565–1570All of Hampi · KarnatakaIn January 1565 Vijayanagara suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of Talikota and Rama Raya was killed; the allied forces including Bijapur subsequently sacked Hampi, temples and palaces were burned, the population dispersed, the empire split into several vassal states, and the stone capital quickly fell into ruins.

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