Author: Domingos Paes
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
ISBN: 9788120606845
Category : Vijayanagar (Empire)
Languages : en
Pages : 186

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Written About A.D. 1520 To 1522 And A.D. 1535 To 1537 Respectively.

Author: Robert Sewell
Publisher: London : S. Sonnenschein
ISBN:
Category : Hampī (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 510

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Author: S R Ramanujan
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1684667453
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 111

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The Vijayanagar Empire, which was headquartered in present-day Hampi, Karnataka, is acclaimed in pre-modern history as the most powerful kingdom to arrest the onslaught of Moghul invaders in the South for nearly two centuries. Its rulers were known for their valour in taking on the Sultans from the North. Further, the rulers of Vijayanagara were great patrons of Hindu culture and civilization and were known for their military and administrative acumen. They patronized fine arts, music, dance and temple architecture. Despite their glory, there are conflicting records of the empire’s history, right from the inception of the empire to its collapse. There are some apologists who even contest the fact that Sage Vidyaranya founded the empire to defend Hinduism and its values. Others, foreign tourists who visited the empire, were not wholly appreciative of the rulers and exaggerated their weaknesses if any. Influenced by their religious allegiances, these visitors were often biased and tended to base their narratives on hearsay. Modern historians too have descredited the empire so as to nullify the role of religious bigotry. They came up with theories that do not truly represent the true spirit and culture of this great empire. Which narrative is the most accurate and who has curated the history of the Vijayanagar Empire in the most succinct way? This book only tries to analyse various theories about the Empire and tries to give a perspective on such controversies.

Author: Robert Sewell
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
ISBN: 9788120601253
Category : Hampi (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 504

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Author: Sakkottai Krishnaswami Aiyangar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hampī (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 422

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Author: Bangalore Suryanarain Row
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
ISBN: 9788120608603
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 430

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Author: John M. Fritz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788184956023
Category : Architecture, Vijayanagara
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Hampi is one of the most beautiful and evocative of all historical sites in south India. Austere yet grandiose, it was established as the seat of the Vijayanagara empire in the mid-14th century, a time when art and architecture flourished. Contemporary chroniclers from Persia, Italy, Portugal and Russia visited the empire during this period and left glowing accounts of a city that was conquered by Sultanate troops in AD 1565, pillaged for six months, and abandoned. Hampi Vijayanagara examines the temples renowned for their florid ornamentation, intricate carvings, magnificent pavilions, stately pillars and a wealth of iconographic and traditional depictions. The book also includes site plans and three-dimensional reconstructions.

Author: Robert Sewell
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781727718096
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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A Forgotten Empire: Vijayanagar: Large Print By Robert Sewell we have fortunately more direct evidence, for the discovery of which we have to thank Mr. Ferguson. I have mentioned above that at the end of the MS. volume are copies of two letters concerning China. These were written subsequent to the year 1520 by Vasco Calvo and Christovao Vieyra. Mr. Ferguson has pointed out to me that, in the third DECADA (liv. IV, caps. 4, 5), after quoting some passages almost verbatim from this chronicle of Nuniz regarding Vijayanagar, Barros writes: "According to two letters which our people had two or three years afterwards from these two men, Vasco Calvo, brother of Diogo Calvo, and Christovao Vieyra, who were prisoners in Canton, etc...." He also mentions these letters in two subsequent passages, and quotes from them.

Author: N. Venkata Ramanayya
Publisher: South Asia Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 214

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Author: N. S. Vishwanath
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 148089575X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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It is the sixteenth century in South India and the Vijayanagara Empire is in the throes of a succession struggle that threatens to disrupt the peace of the realm. Far away from the chaos, the splendorous estate of Madhuvana sits in relative heaven where its seventy-year-old patriarch, Rajanna, has just died. After elders decree that his widows are to perform an ancient ritual in which a widow is cremated alive, the lives of three people intersect. Aadarshini is Rajanna’s twenty-two-year-old third wife and mother of his heir. Azam Khan is Rajanna’s trusted bodyguard, left rudderless after the death of his master. Prabhakara Swami is the enigmatic temple priest who holds the strings that control the fates of others. When Aadarshini is thrust into a forbidding darkness, she discovers what it means to become the hero of her own story as destiny tosses her around like a straw in the wind. While events in the capital close in around her, she must seize her fate and overpower not just those who want to see her down, but also her inner demons. In this intriguing historical thriller, the widow of a South Indian patriarch embarks on a journey of self-discovery to take control of her destiny and survive in an uncertain world.