Question
Download Solution PDFVijayanagara empire was founded in which of the following years?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 1336.
Key Points
- The Vijayanagara empire was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I.
- The empire was destroyed in the Battle of Talikota in 1565.
- The ruins at Hampi were brought to light in 1800 by an engineer and antiquarian named Colonel Colin Mackenzie.
- An employee of the English East India Company, he prepared the first survey map of the site.
- Much of the initial information he received was based on the memories of priests of the Virupaksha temple and the shrine of Pampadevi.
- Subsequently, from 1856, photographers began to record the monuments which enabled scholars to study them.
- As early as 1836 epigraphists began collecting several dozen inscriptions found at this and other temples at Hampi.
Important Points
- During this time four dynasties ruled, which are as follows:
- Sangam (1336-1485 AD)
- Suluva (1485-1505 AD)
- Tuluva (1505–1570 AD)
- Aravidu (1570–1649 AD)
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