Tag: history

Dhurjati was a famous poet in the court of Krishnadevaraya and is the author of the Kalahastiswara Shatakam, a devotional work dedicated to Lord Shiva at Srikalahasti.

The chronological order of the four dynasties of the Vijayanagara Empire is Sangama (1336-1485), Saluva (1485-1505), Tuluva (1505-1570), and Araveedu (1570-1650).

Hampi, located on the banks of the Tungabhadra River, served as the capital city of the Vijayanagara Empire throughout its peak period.

The Vijayanagara Empire was founded by Harihara I and Bukka Raya I, who belonged to the Sangama dynasty, the first of the four dynasties to rule the empire.

Lakkanna Dandesha was a prominent commander and minister under the reign of Deva Raya II (Praudhadevaraya).

The royal emblem of the Vijayanagara Empire was the Varaha, representing the wild boar, which was an avatar of Lord Vishnu.

Harihara I was given the title Vaidikamarga Sthapanacharya, meaning the establisher of the path of the Vedas, due to his patronage of Vedic scholarship and the completion of commentaries on the Vedas during his reign.

Krishnadevaraya assumed the title Yavanarajya Pratishtapanacharya after his military successes against the Deccan Sultans.

Ramraya was the last ruler of the Vijayanagar empire.

Ahmednagar, Bijapur, and Bidar were three of the five Deccan Sultanates. Raichur is a city and a region that was often contested between Vijayanagara and the Sultanates, but it was not a Sultanate itself.