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Vijayanagara at Hampi

1336-1565 CE · India

A major South Indian capital joined royal compounds, temples, markets, irrigation and military infrastructure within a granite landscape.

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How the setting appeared

Walled enclosures, bazaars, tanks, canals, shrines, palaces and farmed valleys extended far beyond a single monumental core.

Agent citation CIT-CORE-HAMPICIT-CORE103-HAMPI-IGNCA Setting and material context · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

How people lived

Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Sanskrit, Persian and other language communities included court households, merchants, soldiers, cultivators and temple personnel.

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How people worked

Irrigation, stone construction, horse trade, textiles, metalwork, farming and accounting supported city and empire.

Agent citation CIT-CORE-HAMPICIT-CORE103-HAMPI-IGNCA Work, tools and exchange · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

Belief, ritual and worship

Virupaksha and other Hindu traditions, Jain communities and Islamic court connections formed a changing religious landscape.

Agent citation CIT-CORE-HAMPICIT-CORE103-HAMPI-IGNCA Belief, ritual and evidence limits · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

World-atlas stage: Connected medieval worlds
Region: South Asia · India
Languages and scripts: Kannada; Telugu; Sanskrit; Tamil; Persian in diplomatic and court contexts; Portuguese in traveler accounts
Important people: Harihara I; Bukka I; Deva Raya II; Krishnadevaraya; Domingo Paes
Events and changes: Harihara I and Bukka I established Vijayanagara power during the 14th century CE, with the Hampi landscape becoming its capital region.; Royal, sacred, irrigated and commercial districts expanded through the 14th to 16th centuries CE.; Krishnadevaraya ruled from 1509 to 1529 CE and sponsored military campaigns, temple patronage and monumental construction.; The Portuguese visitor Domingo Paes described the capital during the early 16th century CE.; After Vijayanagara's defeat at the Battle of Talikota in 1565 CE, the capital was attacked and its political center shifted, although religious life continued at Hampi.
Evidence confidence: Strong architecture, inscriptions and traveler accounts; the image is a broader South Indian temple-work scene.

Agent citation CIT-CORE-HAMPICIT-CORE103-HAMPI-IGNCA Dates, place, language, people, events and confidence · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

Historical geography

A dated anchor, not an exact border

The local map uses modern coastlines only for orientation. The marker identifies this record's geographic anchor, not the full reach of a community or polity.

Map geometry loads only when requested. Modern outlines are orientation only; historical geography and identities changed through time.

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Evidence register

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CIT-CORE-HAMPI

Vijayanagara at Hampi: record evidence guide

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/241/

whc.unesco.org

CIT-CORE103-HAMPI-IGNCA

Hampi The World Heritage Site (Part I to VI)

https://ignca.gov.in/hi/divisionss/media-centre/outreach/published-dvds/hampi-the-world-heritage-site-part-i-to-vi/

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

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