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The Hoysalas had brought into practice a provincial system of administration. The power to rule was given to the Prince, Queen and the Royal family. The officials looked after the administration of the nadu and vishayas. In the villages, there used to be the representatives of the government like the gowda, senabova, talawara and others. In order to encourage agriculture, the Hoysalas built innumerable lakes like the Shanti Sagara, Ballalaraya Samudra, Vishnu Samudra etc. 

The Hoysalas were the rulers in the region of Karnataka. The Hoysalas had brought into practice a provincial system of administration. The power to rule was given to the Prince, Queen and the Royal family. The officials looked after the administration of the nadu and vishayas. In the villages, there used to be the representatives of the government like thegowda, senabova, talawara and others.

Hoysalas were a kingdom in the south which rose to power with the decline of the Chalukyas. In order to encourage agriculture, the Hoysalas built innumerable lakes like the Shanti Sagara, Ballalaraya Samudra,Vishnu Samudra etc. In the cities, there used to be guilds among the people following different occupations. Land revenue was the main source of income for the kingdom. A unique feature of this society was that the king used to have a special army of guards called garuda. When the king died, these guards would also sacrifice their lives.

Hoysalas were a kingdom in the south which rose to power with the decline of the Chalukyas. In order to encourage agriculture, the Hoysalas built innumerable lakes like the Shanti Sagara, Ballalaraya Samudra,Vishnu Samudra etc. In the cities, there used to be guilds among the people following different occupations. Land revenue was the main source of income for the kingdom. A unique feature of this society was that the king used to have a special army of guards called garuda. When the king died, these guards would also sacrifice their lives. Agraharas, mathas and temples were centres of education. Kannada literature flourished immensely.

Shankaracharya's Advaita Vedanta was often criticized by contemporaries as 'crypto-Buddhism' due to similarities in his metaphysical approach. The Vaishnavas were indeed often in opposition to his non-dualist philosophy.

Hoysalas were a kingdom in the south which rose to power with the decline of the Chalukyas. In order to encourage agriculture, the Hoysalas built innumerable lakes like the Shanti Sagara, Ballalaraya Samudra,Vishnu Samudra etc. In the cities, there used to be guilds among the people following different occupations. Land revenue was the main source of income for the kingdom. A unique feature of this society was that the king used to have a special army of guards called garuda. When the king died, these guards would also sacrifice their lives. Agraharas, mathas and temples were centres of education. 

Mrichchakatikam is by Shudraka (1), Mudrarakshasha is by Vishakhadatta (3), and Harshacharita is by Banabhatta (4). Buddhacharita was written by Ashvaghosha, not Vasuvandhu.

The Hoysalas was a kingdom in the south with the decline of the Chalukya kingdom. In order to encourage agriculture, the Hoysalas built innumerable lakes like the Shanti Sagara, Ballalaraya Samudra, Vishnu Samudra etc. In the cities, there used to be guilds among the people following different occupations. Land revenue was the main source of income for the kingdom. 

Hoysala dynasty ruled in India from about 1006 to about 1346 CE in the southern Deccan and for a time in the Kaveri (Cauvery) River valley. Hoysala architecture and sculpture, especially ornate and intricate, are best seen at Halebid, Belur, and Somnathpur. Most of these temples have secular features with broad themes depicted in their sculptures. 

Halebidu (Halebid) is the modern name for the ancient capital of the Hoysala Empire, known as Dwara Samudra.