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Vijayanagara Empire

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A Hindu empire of the Deccan founded in 1336 by the brothers Harihara and Bukka. From its capital at Hampi it ruled much of southern India until the armies of the Deccan sultanates beat it at Talikota in 1565 and sacked the city.

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  1. Harihara I and his brother Bukka I found Vijayanagara on the Tungabhadra river in or about 1336Disputed

    Traditions differ on the brothers' origins and on the exact year; 1336 is the conventional date.

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  2. – Krishnadevaraya takes the throne; his reign, to about 1529, is the empire's heightDisputed

    Sewell dates the reign from 1509 to 1530; later references give 1529.

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  3. Krishnadevaraya besieges Raichur and beats the Bijapur army sent to relieve it, taking the fortress

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  4. The Portuguese traveller Domingos Paes visits Vijayanagara and writes a detailed eyewitness account of the cityDisputed

    Sewell places Paes's visit at about 1520.

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  5. An alliance of Deccan sultanates defeats Vijayanagara's army at Talikota in January 1565, then plunders Hampi

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  6. The last remnants of the empire dissolve around 1646, leaving regional successor statesDisputed

    The British Museum places the end in the early 17th century (1601 to 1634); Wikipedia gives 1646.

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