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Vijayanagara Empire

The Vijayanagara Empire, also known as the Karnāta Empire, was a late medieval Hindu empire that ruled much of southern India. It was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty.

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1500 est.
880,000 km2 (340,000 sq mi)
Capital
Vijayanagara (1336–1565) Penukonda (1565–1592) Chandragiri (1592–1604) Vellore (1604–1646)
Common languages
Kannada Sanskrit Tamil Telugu
Currency
Varaha
Government
Monarchy
Religion
Hinduism

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related to Literature · 39
Vijayanagara Empire → Adi Sankara, Advaita, Apart, During, Dvaita, Emperor Bukka, Emperor Krishnadevaraya, English, Hindu, However, Jambavati Kalyana, Jayatirtha, Kannada, Krishnadevaraya, Madura Vijayam, Madurai Sultanate, Mahabharata, Max Muller, Most Sanskrit, Other
related to background · 33
Vijayanagara Empire → Before, By, Deccan, Delhi Sultanate, Devagiri, Further, Gulbarga, He, Hindu, Hoysala, Hoysalas, Kakatiya, Kakatiyas, Kampili, Kampili Kingdom, Karnataka, Madurai, Maharashtra, Muhammad, Muslim
related to Early years · 32
Vijayanagara Empire → Anegondi, Arcot, Bahmani, Bahmani Sultanate, Bukka Raya, Bukka Raya I's, By, Deva Raya, Firuz Bahmani, Gajapatis, Goa, Harihara, Harihara II, In, It, Karnataka, Kondavidu, Krishna River, Madurai, Muslim
related to Governance · 30
Vijayanagara Empire → Adhikari, All, At, Dandanatha, Dandanayaka, Gowdas, Hereditary, Hoysala, Kakatiya, Kampana, Karanikas, Karnam, Karyakartha, Kavalu, Keladi, Kottam, Madurai, Mahapradhana, Nadu, Niyogas
related to Epigraphs and monetization · 26
Vijayanagara Empire → According, After, Andhra Pradesh, Another, Bilingual, Deccan, Despite, Kamath, Kannada, Karnataka, Mack, Most Vijayanagara, Saluva, Sanskrit, Some, Southern Andhra Pradesh, Stone, Suryanath, Talbot, Tamil
related to Name · 18
Vijayanagara Empire → City, Emperor Krishnadevaraya, Europeans, It, Jambavati Kalyanam, Karnata Kingdom, Karnata Rajya, Narasimha, Narasimha Raya II, Narasinga, Portuguese, Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya, Sanskrit, Telugu, The Kingdom, Vasu Charitamu, Victory, Vijayanagara
related to External links · 3
Vijayanagara Empire → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
1500 est. · 1
Vijayanagara Empire → 880,000 km2 (340,000 sq mi)
Capital · 1
Vijayanagara Empire → Vijayanagara (1336–1565) Penukonda (1565–1592) Chandragiri (1592–1604) Vellore (1604–1646)
Common languages · 1
Vijayanagara Empire → Kannada Sanskrit Tamil Telugu

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vijayanagara empire raya india telugu tamil south century deccan also emperor southern deva sanskrit krishnadevaraya sultanate kannada muslim hindu army

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Vijayanagara Empire1500 est.880,000 km2 (340,000 sq mi)1.00infobox
Vijayanagara EmpireCapitalVijayanagara (1336–1565) Penukonda (1565–1592) Chandragiri (1592–1604) Vellore (1604–1646)1.00infobox
Vijayanagara EmpireCommon languagesKannada Sanskrit Tamil Telugu1.00infobox
Vijayanagara EmpireCurrencyVaraha1.00infobox
Vijayanagara EmpireGovernmentMonarchy1.00infobox
Vijayanagara EmpireReligionHinduism1.00infobox
Vijayanagara EmpireToday part ofIndia1.00infobox
Vijayanagara Empire• 1336–1356Harihara I (first)1.00infobox
Vijayanagara Empire• 1356–1377Bukka Raya I1.00infobox
Vijayanagara Empire• 1423–1446Deva Raya II1.00infobox
Vijayanagara Empire• 1485–1491Saluva Narasimha Deva1.00infobox
Vijayanagara Empire• 1500 estimate18,000,0001.00infobox
Vijayanagara Empire• 1509–1529Krishna Deva Raya1.00infobox
Vijayanagara Empire• 1529–1542Achyuta Deva Raya1.00infobox
Vijayanagara Empire• 1642–1646Sriranga III (last)1.00infobox
Vijayanagara Empire• Battle of Talikota23 January 15651.00infobox
Vijayanagara Empire• Disestablished16461.00infobox
Vijayanagara Empire• Earliest records13431.00infobox
Vijayanagara Empire• Established18 April 13361.00infobox

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