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new architecture : HAMPI Flashcards

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HAMPI IS ANOTHER NAME OF VIJAYNAGRA EMPIRE - WHICH DERIVED ITS NAME FROM ?

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GODDESS PAMPADEVI

  • HISTORIAN USED IT TO DESCRIBE - KARNATAKA SAMRAJYAMU
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WHO WAS COLIN MACKENZIE?

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  • BOUGHT UP HAMPI IN 1800
  • EAST INIDIA COMNANY
  • 1754 - WAS BORN
  • ENGINEER SURVEYOR CARTOGRAPHER
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WHEN DID COLIN WAS APPPOINTED AS FIRST SURVEYOR GENERAL OF INDIA ?

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1815
REMAIN IN POST TILL 1821

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COLIN CONDUCTED HIS FIRST STUDY BASED ON

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  • VIRUPAKSHA TEMPLE
  • SHRINE OF PAMPADEVI
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VIJAYNAGRA EMPIRE FOUNDED BY

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  • TWO BROTHERS
  • HARIHARA AND BUKKA
  • IN 1336
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LOCATION OF EMPIRE

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NORTHERN FRONTIER - SULATANS AND DECCAN
* GAHAPATI RULERS IN ORISSA
* FERTIL RIVER VALLEY

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TEMPLES THEY BUILT

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  • BRIHADISHVARA TEMPLE AT THANJAVUR
  • CHENNAKESHAVAA TEMPLE BELUR
  • THEY CALLED THEMSELVESRAYAS
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KING OF VIJAYNAGRA EMPIRE CALLED THEMSELVES

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LORD OF THE MEN
* CALVARY - IMP PART OF WARFARE

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HORSE TRADE

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  • HORSE TRADER CALLED KUDIRAI CHETTIS
  • TRADED TO : ARABIA AND CENTRAL ASIA
  • CONTROLLED BY : ARAB MERCHANTS
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FIRST DYNASTY TO RULE THE EMPIRE :

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  • SANGAMA
  • RULED TILL 1485
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SANGAMA DYNASTY REPLACED BY

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  • SALUVAS
  • MILITARY COMMANDERS
  • RULE TILL 1503
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SALUVAS REPLACED BY

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  • TULUVA
  • KRISHNA DEV RAYA MAJOR RULER
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KRISHANDEV RAYA - MAJOR CONTRIBUTION[1509] IN ORISSA

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  • BOUGHT LAND BETWEEN **TUNGABHADRA AND KRISHNA RIVER CALLED **RAICHUR DOAB[1512]
  • DEFEATED RULER OF RISSA - 1514
  • SULAATAN OF BIJAPUR = 7 TIMES - 1520
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KRISHNADEV RAYA BUILT A TEMPLE

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  • GOPURAM - BRIHADDISHWARA - TANJAVUR
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KRISHNADEV RAYA FOUNDED A SUBURBAN TOWNSHIP NEAR

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VIJAYANAGRA - CALLED NAGLAPURAM
AFTER HIS MOTHER NAME

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KRISHNADEV RAYA WROTE A BOOK IN TELUGU

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AMUKTAMALYADA

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KRISHNADEV RAYA GOT DIED IN

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1529
HIS SUCCESSORS FACED PROBLEMS

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IN 1542 - ANOTHER DYNASTY COME TO POWER

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  • ARAVIDU
  • RULED TILL 17TH C.
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SULTAN GET AGAINST AND WAR AGINST EMPIRE

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  • FOUGHT B/W RAMA RAYA AND SULTAN OF BIJAPUR AHAMAD NAGAR AND GOLKONDA
  • BATTLE OF TALIKOTA[RAKSHASI TANGADI]
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RAMA RAYA [1565]

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  • CHIEF MINISTER OF VIJAYNAGRA
  • BATTLE OF TALIKOTA
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AFFTER RAMA RAYA GOT DEFEATED -

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* 1565 - ARAVIDU DYNASTY WHO RULED FROM PENUKONA AND LATER, CHANDRAGIRI NEAR TIRUPATI

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WHO ARE NAYAKAS ?

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  • MILITARY CHIEF
  • POWER AND CONTROLLED FORTS AND HAD ARMED SUPPORTERS
  • NAYAKARS SPOKE TELUGU OR KANNADA
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THE AMARA NAYAKA SYSTEM

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  • MILITARY POLITICAL INNOVATION
  • IQTA SYSTEM
    OF DELHI SULTANATE
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AMARA NAYAKAS WERE

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MILITARY COMMMANDERS
NAYAKARS - ES. INDEPENDENT KINGDOMS WHICH LED TO DECLINE OF EMPIRE

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TEXTS AND BOOKS OF ITALIAN[15TH C.] AND PORTUGAL[16.C ] VISITED CITY

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  • NICOLO DE CONTI[ITALIAN]
    AN AMBASSADOR NAMED
  • ABDUL RAZAQ[PERSIA]
  • AFANASSI NIKITIN[RUSSIA]
    FROM PORTUGAL
  • DURATE BARBOSA
  • DOMINGO PAES
  • FERNAO NUNIZ
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DOMINGO PAES - DECRIBED CITY AS

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STOCKED WITH PROVISIONS LIKE RICE WHEAT AND GRAMS

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FERNAO NUNIZ DESCRIBED CITY AS

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  • ABUNDANCE OF FRUITS
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NUNIZ DESCRIBES CITY AS

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ABUNDANCE OF ANIMALS AND BIRDS
MEAT BEING SOLD IN MARKET OF BISNAG

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VIJAYNAGRA SITUATED IN NATURAL BASIN OF

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  • RIVER TUNGABHADRA
  • LARGE GRANNITE HILLS
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THE KAMPLAPURAM TANK -

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  • 15 C.
  • CHANNEL WATER TO ROYAL PLACE
  • IRRIGATION PURPOSES
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HIRIYA CANAL

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  • DAM BUILT ACROSS TUNGABHANDRA RIVER - DREW WATER FROM
  • WATER SEPARATED FOR SACRED COR FROM THE URBAN CORE
  • BUILT BY KINGS OF SANGAMA DYNASTY
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WHO TALK ABOUT VIJAYNAGRA EMPIRE - FORTIFICATION SYSTEM

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  • ABDUL RAZZAQ
  • AMBADASSOR FROM PERSIA
  • 15 TH C.
    HE WAS IMPRESSES BY THE FORTIFICATION
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FORTIFICATION AND ROADS

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  • seven lines of forts that surrounded NOT ONLY the urban core but also the agricultural land and forests.
  • The outermost wall linked the hills around the city and was made of wedge-shaped blocks of stone that fit well** without any mortar**
  • . The inner walls were of earth and rubble
  • The fortification was designed to protect the city from sieges by enemies.
  • The roads were wide enough to accommodate carts, elephants, horses, and pedestrians
  • The roads were also monitored by watch towers, rest houses, and bastions that provided security and convenience for travelers. The roads facilitated trade, commerce, pilgrimage, and administration within the empirE
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SECIND LINE OF FORTIFICATION LED TO -
AND THIRD FOR -

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  • INNER CORE OF URBAN COMPLEX
  • ROYAL CENTRE ‘
  • HIGH WALLS
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URBAN CORE

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  • The city was divided into three zones: the sacred center, the royal center, and the suburban settlements.
  • The sacred center was the area along the Tungabhadra river where many Hindu temples and shrines were located.
  • The most famous temple was the Virupaksha temple, dedicated to Shiva, which was also the patron deity of the Vijayanagara rulers.
  • The most impressive structure was the Mahanavami Dibba, a massive platform where the king celebrated the annual festival of Navratri and watched military parades, cultural performances, and animal fights.
  • MANDAPAS IN THE TEMPLE OF HAMI
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CHINESE PORCELIEN IN THE URBAN CORE SHOWS

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RICH TRADERS LIVED

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WHICH PORTUGUESE TRAVELLER DECRIBED ORDINAY HOUSES IN URBAN CORE

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16 TH C. - BARBOSA

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ROYAL CENTRE

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  • 60 TEMPLES
  • 30 BUILDINGS - PALACES
  • TEMPLE CONTRUCTED IN MISONRY WAY, AND BUILIDING PERISHABLE MATERIAL
  • It also had some religious buildings such as the Hazara Rama temple, dedicated to Rama, which had elaborate carvings depicting scenes from the Ramayana.
  • LOTUS MAHAL - MACKENZE DESCRIBED ALSO A COUNCIL CHAMBER
    • MAHANAVAMI DIBBA AND AUDIANCE HALL*
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WHO MADE MAHANAVAMI DIBBA

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  • It is a stone platform located in the royal center of the Vijayanagara empire in Hampi. It was built by King Krishnadevaraya in 1513 CE to commemorate his victory over Udaygiri.
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FEATURES OF MAHANAVAMI DIBBA

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  • 40FT - HEIGHT AND 1100 SQ FT BASE
  • MMAHANAVAMI - 10 DAY HINDU FESTIVAL
  • AUTUMN MONTHS - SEPT OCT MONTH
  • NAYAKARS AND ING PAY RESPECT AND ON LAST DAY GIFTS WERE GIVEN RICH GIFTS FOR KING.
    *
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AUDIENCE HALL

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  • WOODEN PILLARS
  • REGULAR INTERVALS
  • STAIRCASE GOING TO SECOND FLOOR RESTED ON THESE PILLARS
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SACRED CENTRE

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  • Southern bank of the Tungabhadra river where many Hindu temples and shrines were located.
  • SUGGEST PAMPADEV MARRIED VIRUPAKSHA [FORM OF SHIVA]
  • HAVE MANY JAINA TEMPLE
  • HAVE TRACES OF DYNASTY OF - PALLAVAS CHALUKYAS HOYSALAS AND CHOLAS
  • KINGS RULE ON BELHALF OF GOD VIRUPAKSHA . ROYAL ORDERS SIGNED ON NAME -SHRI VIRUPAKSHA
  • CALLED HINDU SURATRANA- ARABIC TERM OF SULTAN
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Gopurams

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  • tall entrance towers that mark the gateways to the temple complexes
  • They are also called Raya gopurams after the ruling Rayas of the empire.
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VIRUPAKSHA TEMPLE

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  • It was built by Lakkana Dandesha, a commander under King Deva Raya II of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 9-10 C.
  • It has a nine-tiered eastern gateway . ALSO CALLED EASTERN GOPURAM
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VITTHALA TEMPLE LOCATED IN

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MAHARSYRA
SEVERAL HALLS
UNIQUE CHARIOT

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Mackenzie was the first to bring to light the rich architectural heritage of the Vijayanagara ruins at Hampi. He visited the site in

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  • 1799
  • 1976 - SITE OF NATIONAL IMP
  • ARCHAEO. SURVEY OF INDIA AND KARNATAKA DEPT . OF ARCHAEO[20TH C.]
  • DIVIDE ENTIRE REFION IN 25 SQUARES AND SET A LETTER
  • MAIN SQUARE DIVIDED INTO SEVERAL SMALL SQUARES

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