The Kampili Kingdom was a short-lived Hindu kingdom in the 14th century CE in South India.[1][2] The kingdom existed near Ballari in the Tungabhadra river in the northeastern parts of the present-day Karnataka state, India.[2] It was destroyed after a defeat by the armies of the Tughlaq dynasty and a Jauhar (mass suicide) in 1327 CE when it faced a defeat.[3][4] The Kampili kingdom in some historical accounts is called the Basnaga kingdom, and as what inspired and ultimately led to the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire.[5]
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