Vijayanagara Empire

**Vijayanagara empire (1336–1646 CE)** was an Indian Hindu empire. From 1336 and afterwards, it was in the Deccan, in the peninsula and in southern India. It was founded by Harihara (Hakka) and his brother Bukka Raya.  The empire is named after its capital city Vijayanagara, now Hampi in modern Karnataka, India.  It began in 1336 and ended in 1660, though in its last century it began losing its power. Stories of the empire's creation and history are not certain, though tales of the empire's wealth and power were described by European travellers such as the Portuguese travelers Domingo Paes and Nuniz, and the Venetian traveler Niccolò Da Conti.

## Dynasties and kings

The Empire was ruled by four different dynasties from 1336 CE to 1646 CE and maintained control over most of South India during most of its history.

### Sangama dynasty (1336–1485)

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|1|Harihara I (Founder)|18 April 1336 – 20 November 1356||||
|2|Bukka Raya I|1356–1377||||
|3|Harihara II|21 June 1377 – 1404||||
|4|Virupaksha Raya|1404–1405||||
|5|Bukka Raya II|27 July 1404 – August/November 1406||||
|6|Deva Raya|5 November 1406 – 25 February 1423||||
|7|Ramachandra Raya|4 April 1423 – 1423||||
|8|Vira Vijaya Bukka Raya|1422–1424||||
|9|Deva Raya II|10 February 1423 – May 1446||||
|10|Mallikarjuna Raya|1446 – 14 July 1465||||
|11|Virupaksha Raya II|1465–1485||||
|12|Praudha Raya|1485||||

### Saluva dynasty (1485–1505)

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|13|Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya|1485–1491||||
|14|Thimma Bhupala|1491||||
|15|Narasimha Raya II|1491–1505||||

### Tuluva dynasty (1491–1570)

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|16|Tuluva Narasa Nayaka|1491–1503||||
|17|Viranarasimha Raya|1503 – 26 July 1509||||
|18|Krishnadevaraya|26 July 1509 – 17 October 1529||||
|19|Achyuta Deva Raya|30 November 1529 – 1542||||
|20|Venkata I|1542||||
|21|Sadasiva Raya|1542–1570||||

### Aravidu dynasty (1542–1646)

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|22|Aliya Rama Raya|1542 – 23 January 1565||||
|23|Tirumala Deva Raya|1565–1572||||
|24|Sriranga I|1572–1586||||
|25|Venkata II|1586–1614||||
|26|Sriranga II|1614||||
|27|Rama Deva Raya|1617–1632||||
|28|Venkata III|1632–1642||||
|29|Sriranga III (Last Emperor)|1642–1646/1678||||

## Other websites

- History of Karnataka - Mr. Arthikaje
- Indian Inscriptions - Archeological Survery Of India
- A Forgotten Empire: Vijayanagar: A Contribution to the History of India
- http://freeindia.org/biographies/greatlkings/hakkabukka/index.htm(Biography of Hakka and Bukka.)
- Vijayanagar Empire, Dr. Jyotsna Kamat
- Hampi - History and Tourism

## Infobox (country)

- **conventional long name**: Vijayanagara Empire
- **common name**: Vijayanagara Empire
- **status**: Empire
- **government type**: Monarchy
- **year start**: 1336
- **year end**: 1646
- **event1**: Earliest records
- **date event1**: 1343
- **p1**: Hoysala Empire
- **p2**: Madurai Sultanate
- **s1**: Kingdom of Mysore
- **s2**: Nayakas of Keladi
- **s3**: Thanjavur Nayak kingdom
- **s4**: Madurai Nayak dynasty
- **s5**: Nayakas of Chitradurga
- **s8**: Nayaks of Gingee
- **image map**: File:Sangamas of the Vijayanagara Empire.png
- **image map caption**: Map of the Vijayanagara Empire at its height under the Sangama dynasty.
- **capital**: Vijayanagara (1336–1565)
Penukonda (1565–1592)
Chandragiri (1592–1604)
Vellore (1604–1646)
- **common languages**: Kannada
Telugu language, Telugu
Sanskrit
- **religion**: Hinduism
- **currency**: Varaha
- **population estimate**: 18,000,000
- **population estimate year**: 1500
- **leader1**: Harihara Raya I, Harihara I
- **leader2**: Sriranga III
- **year leader1**: 13361356
- **year leader2**: 16421646
- **title leader**: Monarch
- **today**: India