The Vijayanagara Empire (1336–1646) was the most prominent medieval Hindu empire of southern India. It was established on the banks of Tungabhadra River in present-day Karnataka and consisted of the modern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and some parts of Telangana, Maharashtra and Sri Lanka. The Vijayanagara Empire was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty.[1]
Under rule of Krishnadevaraya the empire was on its peak, he was the greatest ruler of empire. The empire lasted until 1646, although its power greatly declined after a major military defeat in the Battle of Talikota in 1565 by the combined armies of the Deccan sultanates.[2]
| Chakravartin[3] Raya of Karnata[4] | |
|---|---|
Imperial | |
| Details | |
| Style | His Imperial Majesty |
| First monarch | Harihara I |
| Last monarch | Sriranga III |
| Formation | 18 April 1336 688 years ago |
| Abolition | 1646 377–378 years ago |
| Residence |
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| Appointer | Hereditary |
| Pretender(s) | Nayaka dynasties |
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- ^ Burton Stein (1980). Peasant state and society in medieval South India. Oxford University Press. p. 70.
- ^ Nilakanta Sastri 1955, p. 268.