Vijayanagara Empire

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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. The empire rose to prominence following the disruption caused by the Delhi Sultanate incursions into the Deccan during the early 14th century. At its territorial peak under Krishnadevaraya (r. 1509–1529), it held primacy across the peninsula, pushing the Deccan sultanates north of the Tungabhadra–Krishna doab and annexing coastal Gajapati territories up to the Krishna River. At its greatest extent, its domain encompassed moddern Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Goa, southern Kerala and some parts of Telangana and southern Maharashtra. The empire survived until 1646, though its central authority diminished sharply following its defeat by allied Deccan Sultanates at the Battle of Talikota in 1565. The empire took its name from the capital city of Vijayanagara (near...

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