VIJAYNAGARA EMPIRE

 VIJAYNAGARA   EMPIRE-  A STRONG EMPIRE OF V SOUTH INDIA

This  empire is known as the karnata kingdom,it was based in a Deccan plateau region of a south india. It was established by the Harihara and Bukka raya of the sangam dynasty, they was a members of the pastoralist cowherd community that claimed yadava lineage. It was established in 1336.  It capital was vijaynagara, penukonda, chandragiri, vellore . It lasted at 1646 althrough its power declined after the major military defeat in the battle of talikota in the 1565 by the combind armies of the Deccan sultanates. The empire was named after its capital city of vijaynagara , whose ruins surround near the Hampi , today its was world heritage site in karnataka, india .

RULED BY 

It was ruled by various dynastys such as :

 1 Sangam( Harihara and Bukka)

2 Saluva 

3 Taluva (Krishandevraya , famous ruler of Vijaynagara )

4 Aravidu 

BACKGROUND HISTORY 

Before the early 14 century rise of a vijaynagara empire , thev hindu states of the Deccan -the yadava empire of devagiri, the kakatiya dynasty of warangal , and the pandyan empire of madurai - were repeatedly radied attacted by muslims from the north. In 1336 harihara and bukka established control over vijaynagara  and make it a strong empire in south india . It gained control over the krishna river.After sometime its was declined ans ruled by saluva dynasty. they ruled for a quite period of time, after that taluva dynasty was established. krishandeva raya was a famous ruler of the taluva dynasty. During the control of krishandevraya it control most of the south India. During their rule theirvwas good economy.Their was good army system  under Krishandevraya , Their was  virupaksha temple and vitthala temple . 

DECLINE OF EMPIRE

After the death of krishandevraya in 1529, there was a decline of this empire. The  kingdom came to an end in 1565, when Ramrai was defeated at battle of talikota by thje joint efforts of Adilshahi , Nizamshahi, Qutubshahi and Baridshahi. After that it was divided into states and rule of Aravidu dynasty will be established.