Foundation ofVijayanagarEmpire1336 ADVijayanagarEmpireEstablishedMeaning - City ofVictoryArabian HorsesTradingFlourishedMerchantCommunity -Kudirai ChettisCapitalEstablished atPampahampiKingdom dividedinto 4 dynasties.1. Sangama2. Saluva3. Tuluva4. AraviduHampi and itsDiscovery1800 AD HampiRuins DiscoveredEngineer andantiquarian ColinMackenziebrought the ruinsto light.Hampi(Pampahampi)derives its namefrom the localmother goddessPampadevi.Notable Aspectsof VijayanagarEmpire Referredas KarnatakaSamrajyamuLocal merchantcommunitiescalled KudiraiChettis.Competed withDeccan Sultans ofDeccan &Gajapati rulers ofOrissa.Deccan Sultansheld the title"Ashvapati" (Lordof Horses).VijayanagarKingdom lay inthe Deccan -South to BahmaniKingdomSangama Dynasty (1336-1485 AD)1336 Harihara &Bukka establishVijayanagarEmpireFounders -Harihara andBukka (sons ofSangama)Feudatories toKakatiyas, laterministers inKampili courtKarnatakaSamrajyamu -Name given bycontemporariesLocal merchantcommunities -Kudirai ChettisCapital -Vijayanagar(Hampi)1423-1446 Reignof Deva Raya IIPersian travelerAbdur RazzakvisitedVijayanagarStrengthenedmilitary andadministrationSaluva Dynasty(1486-1505 AD)1485 SaluvaNarasimhaestablishes SaluvaDynastyFounder - SaluvaNarasimhaShort-liveddynastyTuluva Dynasty (1505-1570 AD)1505 ViraNarasimha foundsTuluva DynastySuluva Timma(Chief Minister ofVira Narasimha)placed him on thethrone1509-1529Krishna DevaRaya reignsSuluva Timmaplaced him on thethrone.Built iconicstructures - VijayaMahal (House ofVictory), HazaraRama Temple,Vitthal SwamiTempleTitles - YavanarajaSthapnacharya(restorer ofYavana Kingdomi.e. BidarKingdom),Abhinava Bhoja,Andhra Bhoja,Andhra PratimahaFoundedNagalapuram inmemory of hismotherScholar in Telugu& SanskritWroteAmuktamalayada(Telugu polity &Statecraft),JambavatiKalyanam(Sanskrit drama)Portuguesetravelers DuarteBarbosa &Domingo Paesvisited his courtCourt adorned byAshtadiggajas,including TenaliRamaAravidu Dynasty (1570-1650 AD)1565 Battle ofTalikota (RakshasiTangdi)Defeat ofVijayanagar bythe DeccanSultanatesMarked thedecline of theempireAliya Rama Raya(CM, Interferingin internal mattersof Deccan) -Sadasiva raya(Puppet Ruler ofTuluva)According to SSCAliya Rama Rayamight be last rulerof AraviduDynasty.1570 TirumalaestablishesAravidu DynastyLast ruler - SriRanga III (1678AD)Administration &SocietyAmara Nayakasystem - Militarychief (Nayaka)Raya - Title forthe ruler (Rulerunder Nayaka)Ayangar System -Villagecommittees with12 membersArchitectureArchitectureMahanavamiDibba - A grandelevated platformused for royalceremonies.KamalapuramTank - A steppedtank used forwater storage andrituals. (By KDR )Lotus Temple -showcasesintricateVijayanagaraarchitecture.Elephant Stable -11 elephantsculptures made.Possibly built byKDR.Notable TravelersNotable TravelersIbn Battuta -Visited duringHarihara &Bukka's reignDuarte Barbosa -Visited duringKrishna DevaRaya's reignDomingo Paes -Visited duringKrishna DevaRaya's reignNicolo de Conti -Visited duringDeva Raya I’sreignAbdur Razzak -Visited duringDeva Raya II’sreignFernao Nuniz -Visited duringAchyuta Raya’sreignBahmani Kingdom (1347-1527)1347 AlauddinHasan BahmanShahFounder of theBahmaniKingdom.First capital -Gulbarga.Also known asHasan Gangu.Defeated theKakatiyas ofWarangal.1397 TajuddinFiroz Shah(1397-1422)Defeated DevaRaya I but lost thesubsequent battle.1422 Ahmad ShahWali (1422-1435)Shifted capitalfrom Gulbarga toBidar.Bahmani Empire Breakup (1484-1527)1484 BerarKingdomFounded byFataullah ImadShah (Imad ShahiDynasty).Annexed byAhmadnagar in1574.1489 BijapurKingdomFounded by YusufAdil Shah (AdilShahi Dynasty).Annexed byAurangzeb in1686.1490 AhmadnagarKingdomFounded by MalikAhmad Nizam(Nizam ShahiDynasty).Annexed by ShahJahan in 1633.1518 GolcondaKingdomFounded by QuliQutub Shah(Qutub ShahiDynasty).Annexed byAurangzeb in1687.1526-27 BidarKingdomFounded by AmirAli Barid (BaridShahi Dynasty).Annexed byBijapur (IbrahimAdil Shah) in1610.Bahmani Architecture1591 HyderabadFoundedFounded byMuhammad QuliQutub Shah.Quli Qutub Shahbelonged to QutubShahi Dynasty.Originally calledBhagyanagar(afterBhagyamati).Built the famousCharminar &Golconda Fort.1627 Gol GumbazBuiltConstructed byMuhammad AdilShah.Famous for its"WhisperingGallery".Architect - Yakutof Dabul.Second largest inthe world.One-Liners(MCQs)One-Liners(MCQs)Krishna III(Manyakheta) -Belonged toRashtrakutadynasty."Hiranya Garbha"- Ritual performedby Dantidurga.Bahmani rulerknown as"Zalima" -Humayun Shah,known for cruelty.Dakhini Language- Introduced as thecourt language byIbrahim AdilShah.Vijayanagar Empire Timeline (1336 - 1650 AD)
