Canberra, 21 May 2021 By late 13th century, the Hindu revolt in Peninsular India against the invading Muslim forces was bitter and widespread. Even the learned heads of various Hindu ‘Maths’, monasteries, were involved in attempting to repel the Muslim invaders. Shankaracharya Madhav Vidyaranya, the head of the famous and powerful Sringeri Math, was one […]
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Indian History Part 73 The Sangama Dynasty Section VII Vijayanagara
June 23, 2019 
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Canberra, 23 June 2019 VIJAYANAGARA – THE CITY OF VICTORY AT THE HEIGHT OF SANGAMA POWER Often the name of the capital, which forms the principal seat of government, is given to the whole empire or kingdom that it controls. The Roman Empire and the Vijayanagara Empire both fall into this category. The Chalukya scion […]
Continue readingIndian History Part 73 The Sangama Dynasty Section III: Stabilisation: Vira Harihara Raya II
April 27, 2019 0 Comments
Canberra, 27 April 2019 Harihara, son of Bukka with his queen Gourambika, came to the throne on his father’s death while the kingdom was still at war. There are no records of any dispute regarding the succession with few inscriptions emphasising this point. It can be taken for granted that there were no internal dissentions […]
Continue readingIndian History Part 73 The Sangama Dynasty Section II: Territorial expansion Under Bukka Raya I
April 19, 2019 0 Comments
Canberra, 19 April 2019 Bukka was the ablest and best of the Sangama brothers and had been associated with the founding of the kingdom with his eldest brother from the very beginning. Harihara left no surviving son and had nominated Bukka as the ‘Yuvaraja’, or crown prince, in 1337 itself. Further, he had already performed […]
Continue readingIndian History Part 73 The Sangama Dynasty Section I: An Astute Beginning
April 13, 2019 0 Comments
Canberra, 13 April 2019 Sangama was a relatively obscure person, said to be the son of one Bukka. Some have identified this Bukka as a minor noble Bukkarayulu, which could also mean that he was a Reddy chief. However, this information cannot be corroborated with any other available source. Sangama was Bhava Sangama a valiant […]
Continue readingIndian History Part 72 Disputed Origins: The Continuing Debate
March 16, 2019 0 Comments
Canberra, 16 March 2019 The first reality that is noticeable regarding the great Vijayanagar Empire is that unlike many other famous, and infamous kingdoms, it is named after a city with the title ‘Empire’ added to it. It is opined that calling this great Hindu empire, unquestionably the greatest in medieval India, by the name […]
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