Harihara II

Harihara II
Vaidikamarga Sthapanacharya
Vedamarga Pravartaka.
Gold Pagoda of Harihara II
Vijayanagara Emperor
Reign21 June 1377[1] – fall 1404[a]
PredecessorBukka Raya I
SuccessorVirupaksha Raya
BornVijayanagara, Vijayanagara Empire
(modern day Hampi, Karnataka, India)
Died1404
Vijayanagara, Vijayanagara Empire
(modern day Hampi, Karnataka, India)
IssueVirupaksha Raya
Bukka Raya II
Deva Raya I
HouseSangama
FatherBukka Raya I
MotherUnknown
ReligionHinduism
Vijayanagara Empire
Ruling dynasties
Sangama dynasty
Harihara I1336–1356
Bukka Raya I1356–1377
Harihara Raya II1377–1404
Virupaksha Raya1404–1405
Bukka Raya II1405–1406
Deva Raya I1406–1422
Ramachandra Raya1422
Vira Vijaya Bukka Raya1422–1424
Deva Raya II1424–1446
Mallikarjuna Raya1446–1465
Virupaksha Raya II1465–1485
Praudha Raya1485
Saluva dynasty
Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya1485–1491
Thimma Bhupala1491
Narasimha Raya II1491–1505
Tuluva dynasty
Tuluva Narasa Nayaka1491–1503
Vira Narasimha Raya1503–1509
Krishna Deva Raya1509–1529
Achyuta Deva Raya1529–1542
Venkata I1542
Sadasiva Raya1542–1570
Aravidu dynasty
Rama Raya1542–1565
Tirumala Deva Raya1565–1572
Sriranga I1572–1586
Venkata II1586–1614
Sriranga II1614
Rama Deva Raya1617–1632
Venkata III1632–1642
Sriranga III1642–1646

Harihara II (died in 1404) was an Emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty.[2] He patronised the Kannada poet Madhura, a Jaina. An important work on the Vedas was completed during his time. He earned the titles Vaidikamarga Sthapanacharya and Vedamarga Pravartaka.

  1. ^ Lakshmi, Kumari Jhansi (1958). THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE SANGAMA DYNASTY.
  2. ^ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 103–106. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.


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