Vijayanagar (Sanskrit:"City of Victory"), a large ruined city in South India, and also the name of the empire reigned between 1336 and about 1614 first from this city and later from Penukonda (today's southwestern State Andhra Pradesh ) The location of the town on the Tungabhadra River is now partially identified by the village of Hampi in the east State Karnataka occupied . Hampi Ruins have been 1986 to UNESCO Declared World Heritage Site .
Read more about this topic India:The Vijayanagar Empire, 1336–1646 The Hindu founded in 1336 after revolts against Tughluq rule in the Deccan Vijayanagar Empire consisted of... The city and its first Dynasty was founded in 1336 by five sons of Sangama, of whom Harihara and Bukka became the first kings of the city. Over time, Vijayanagar became the largest empire in southern India. By serving as a barrier against invasion by the Muslim sultanates of the north, it encouraged the rebuilding of Hindu life and administration after the turmoil and turmoil of the 12th and 13th centuries. Contact with the Muslims (who were not personally unpopular) stimulated new thought and creative productivity. Sanskrit was promoted as a unifying force, and regional literatures flourished. Beyond its borders, the land flourished in unprecedented peace and prosperity.
The first dynasty to Sangama lasted until about 1485, when - at a time of pressure from the Bahmanī Sultan and the Raja of Orissa - Narasimha left had seized power from the Saluva family. Until 1503 The Saluva dynasty was replaced by the Tuluva Dynasty . The pre-eminent Tuluva king was Krishna Deva Raya . During his reign (1509–29), the country was divided between the rivers Tungabhadra and Krishna (Raichur doab ) acquired (1512) the Orissa Hindus were conquered by Udayagiri (1514) and other cities subject and the suffered severe defeats Bijapur Sultan (1520). However, Krishna Deva's successors allowed their enemies to unite against them. In 1565 Rama Raya , the chief minister of Vijayanagar, led the empire into deadly battle Taikota , in which his army from the combined forces of the Muslim states of Bijapur, Ahmadnagar and Golconda and the city of Vijayanagar was destroyed. Tirumala, the brother of Rama Raya, then took control of the empire and founded the Aravidu Dynasty who established a new capital in Penukonda and kept the empire intact for a time. However, internal disagreements and the intrigues of the sultans of Bijapur and Golconda led to the final collapse of the empire around 1614.
