Vijayanagara Empire(Hampi)

A brief Information about Vijayanagara Empire,King Sri Krishna Devaraya,kingdom Hampi,literature and architecture.

1. Topic : Vijayanagara Empire Sagara Srikhande

2. Vijaayanagara Empire

3. Brief History before Vijayanagara… Kumara Rama  (1290 AD - 1320 AD ),who is considered to be the warrior prince prior to the establishment of the  Vijayanagara Empire. Kumara Rama was the son of the King Kampli Raya of Kampli and He is younger brother of Hakka-Bukka(the founders of Vijayanagara Empire ) After the war with Tugalak they lost their kingdom and started working under the last king of Hoysala ..

4. About Vijayanaga Empire…..

5. The  Vijayanagara Empire   also called  Karnata Empire It was established in 1336 by  Harihara I  and his brother  Bukka Raya I  of  Sangama Dynasty Vijaynagar Dynasty rules over India for 3 centuries .

6. Capital Vijayanagara Languages Kannada ,  Telugu , Tamil  and others Religion Hindu Currency Vijayanagara coinage

7. Vijayanagara Empire Map

8. Flag of Vijaynagara

9. Sangama dynasty Harihara Raya I 1336–1356 Bukka Raya I 1356–1377 Harihara Raya II 1377–1404 Virupaksha Raya 1404–1405 Bukka Raya II 1405–1406 Deva Raya I 1406–1422 Ramachandra Raya 1422 Vira Vijaya Bukka Raya 1422–1424 Deva Raya II 1424–1446 Mallikarjuna Raya 1446–1465 Virupaksha Raya II 1465–1485 Praudha Raya 1485

10. Saluva dynasty Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya 1485–1491 Thimma Bhupala 1491 Narasimha Raya II 1491–1505

11. Tuluva dynasty Tuluva Narasa Nayaka 1491–1503 Vira Narasimha Raya 1503–1509 Krishna Deva Raya 1509–1529 Achyuta Deva Raya 1529–1542 Venkata I 1542 Sadasiva Raya 1542–1570

12. Aravidu dynasty Aliya Rama Raya 1542–1565 Tirumala Deva Raya 1565–1572 Sriranga I 1572–1586 Venkata II 1586–1614 Sriranga II 1614 Rama Deva Raya 1617–1632 Venkata III 1632–1642 Sriranga III 1642–1646

13. Krishnadeva Raya 1509-1529 He is son of Tuluva Narasa Nayaka Most important ruler of Saluvas Expands military recruitment and purchases Expands Empire greatly, builds alliances with Portuguese and other Sultanates Builds monumental temples and tries to create legitimacy through patronage of Brahmins. The empire reached its peak during the rule of Krishna Deva Raya

14. King Krishna Devaraya with his wives Chinnammadevi and Tirumaladevi

15. Governance

16. The rulers of the Vijayanagara empire maintained the well-functioning administrative methods developed by their predecessors, the Hoysala , Kakatiya The King was the ultimate authority, assisted by a cabinet of ministers ( Pradhana ) headed by the prime minister ( Mahapradhana ). Other important titles recorded were the chief secretary ( Karyakartha or Rayaswami ) and the imperial officers ( Adhikari ). At the lower administrative levels, wealthy feudal landlords ( Goudas ) supervised accountants ( Karanikas or Karnam ) and guards ( Kavalu ). King Krishnadevaraya's personal army consisted of 100,000 infantry, 20,000 cavalrymen and over 900 elephants . This number was only a part of the army numbering over 1.1 million soldiers

17. Literature..

18. During the rule of the Vijayanagara Empire, poets, scholars and philosophers wrote primarily in Kannada, Telugu and Sanskrit, and also in other regional languages such as Tamil . The administrative and court languages of the Empire were Kannada and Telugu Many kings of the dynasty were themselves litterateurs and authored classics such as King Krishnadevaraya's Jambavati Kalyana , a poetic and dramatically skillful work. During the reign of Krishnadevaraya culture and literature flourished and reached their heyday. The great emperor was himself a celebrated poet having composed Amuktamalyada . In his court, eight Telugu poets were regarded as the eight pillars of the literary assembly.

19. Literature

20. ARCHITECTURE

21. In temple building they continued the traditions and styles of the Chalukyas, Cholas and Pandya's. Built of hard stone, the Vijayanagar temples are large structures with spacious mandapas and lofty gopurams . Its stylistic hallmark is the ornate pillared Kalyanamantapa (marriage hall), Vasanthamantapa (open pillared halls) and the Rayagopura (tower) The Prasanna Virupaksha temple (underground temple) of Bukka and the Hazare Rama temple of Deva Raya are examples of Deccan architecture . Sasivekalu (mustard) Ganesha and Kadalekalu (ground nut) Ganesha at Hampi , The Gommateshvara (Bahubali) monoliths in Karkala and Venur, and the Nandi bull in Lepakshi.

22. Virupaksha Temple..

23. Stone Chariot in Vijayavittala Temple

24. Kamala Mahal….

25. Commercial area

26. Architecure ….

27. Ugranarasimhaswamy Kalyani

28. Battle of Talikota Belligerents Deccan sultanates Ahmadnagar Sultanate Bijapur Sultanate Golkonda Sultanate Berar Sultanate Bidar Sultanate Vijayanagara Empire In 26 January 1565, a watershed battle fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Deccan sultanates, resulted in a defeat of Vijayanagara.

29. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayanagara_Empire http://indiapicks.com/annapurna/O_Vijayanagar.htm Nilakanta Sastri, K. A. (1955) [reissued 2002]. A history of South India from prehistoric times to the fall of Vijayanagar . Image Source : Google images.. References

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