Delhi Sultanate — HISTORY STD 11 Arts — Question

Harihar and Bukkarai, disciples of a learned hermit named Madhav Vidyaranya, established a kingdom called Vijayanagar at Hampi opposite the fort of Gundi on the banks of the Tungabhadra river.

• The Vijayanagara Empire is divided into four dynasties.
• The first dynasty was the Sangam dynasty.
• There were important kings like Harihar, Bukkarai, Harihar II, and Devarai II.
• The second dynasty was the Salu dynasty.
• It was started by Narasimha Salu.
• This dynasty includes the Narshanayakas.
• The third dynasty is the "Tulu dynasty".
• These include Veernarsinh and Krishnadevaraya.
• Krishnadevaraya was the greatest king of the then Hind.
• Krishnadevaraya defeated the Gajapatis of Orissa and the Muslim rulers of the Bahamian kingdom.
• He conquered as far as Golconda and Singh Chalam.
• He conquered the fort of Raipur.
• Krishnadevaraya was an advocate of art and architecture.
• He had good relations with the Portuguese.
• Domigos Piaget and Fernando Nunnie, foreign travelers during his reign, have highly praised Krishnadevaraya.
• He was called "Andhra Bhoj" because he was an excellent writer.
• He sheltered scholars, poets and artists.
• He composed the poem "Amukta Balyada" in Telugu.
• He founded a city called Nagalpur and built temples of Hazara and Vitthal Swami.
• After the death of Krishnadevaraya, weak rulers like Bijapur, Ahmednagar, Golconda and Badir came together and defeated Vijayanagar in the battle of Rakshasitangadi near Talikota and the kingdom of Vijayanagar collapsed.