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Hampi - The Group of Monuments has got a prominent place in Indian History, which has been the capital of one of the most powerful empires in South India. It was during the time when other powerful dynasties like Cholas and Pandya's reign declined, Vijayanagara Empire gave hope to the south and which dominated for 310 years.    Founders Of Vijayanagara Empire Harihar and Bukka found this in the year 1336 AD which is 685 years ago on the banks of River Tungabadra. Later Made Hampi as the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire, there we go the Beautiful and one of the richest cities flourished. Hamp and its group of monuments is also the UNESCO World Heritage Site which is located in East-central Karnataka, India. Which encompasses an area of 4,187.24 hectares comprising more than 1600 surviving remains which includes forts, temples, shrines, mandapas (Halls), beautiful stone pillars etc.  It is to be noted that Hampi was the Worlds Second largest Medieval city after Beijing which was al

Vijayanagara  Which means  “The City Of Victory”  was the name of a city as well as an empire. The empire was founded by  “Harihara and Bukka”  in 1336 AD the city was stretched from the River Krishna in the north to the extreme south of the Peninsula. Vijayanagara Empire fell into ruins in the Eighteenth century yet lived in the memories of people living in the Krishna-Tungabadra Doab. They call it Hampi. Hampi  - The name derived from the Local Mothe Goddess - Pampadevi. These oral traditions combined with archaeological finds, monuments and inscriptions and other records helped scholars to rediscover the  Vijayanagara Empire. Hampi was discovered by an engineer and antiquarian Colonel Colin Mackenzie in 1800. In 1836 Epigraphists began collecting several dozen Inscriptions found in the temples of Hampi. There are many sources of Genealogy about the Vijayanagara Empire like : Inscriptions Numismatics Literary Works But Inscriptions play a vital role in the findin

Daughter of Madhulinga Nayaka, Sode Kind. Belwadi Mallama was the first woman to have a specially trained women’s army in the 17th Century to wage war against the British and also the Mighty Powerful Maratha army led by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Yes, you read that right she went on to fight the Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj army whom even the British rulers and Mughals were scared of. Mallamma and Chatrapathi Shivaji There was a battle in Belawadi in which Yesaji husband of Malama was killed by Marathas, but Mallamma continued the fight with the help of her women warriors. After some time she retreated and asked for a truce which Shivaji Maharaj Agreed. She complained to Shivaji Maharaj about her warrior personnel harassed her women warriors. Shivaji Punished Sukhoji. The great Maratha Ruler found a valiant and brave women warrior in Belawadi Mallamma he set her liberty immediately and gave back her Kingdom. Shivaji Maharaj’s Respect for women. He was brought by