The Kampili kingdom was a short-lived Hindu kingdom of the 13th-century in the Deccan region. The kingdom existed near

Ballari Ballari (formerly Bellary) is a city in the Ballari district in state of Karnataka, India. Ballari houses many steel plants such as JSW Steel, JSW Vijayanagar, one of the largest in Asia. Ballari district is also known as the ‘Steel city of ...

and

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river in northeastern parts of the present-day

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state,

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. It ended after a defeat by the armies of

Delhi Sultanate The Delhi Sultanate or the Sultanate of Delhi was a Medieval India, late medieval empire primarily based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for more than three centuries.

, and a ''

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'' (ritual mass suicide) in 1327/28 CE when it faced a certain defeat. The Kampili kingdom in some historical accounts is called the Basnaga kingdom, and as what inspired and ultimately led to the Hindu

Vijayanagara Empire The Vijayanagara Empire, also known as the Karnata Kingdom, was a late medieval Hinduism, Hindu empire that ruled much of southern India. It was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty, belongi ...

History

The founder of the kingdom was a Hoysala commander, Singeya Nayaka-III (1280–1300 AD), who declared independence after the Muslim forces of the Delhi Sultanate defeated and captured the territories of the Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri in 1294 CE. Nayaka-III was succeeded by his son Kampilideva in 1300, who remained in dispute with the territorial claims of Delhi Sultanate. The Kampili kingdom fell to the invasion in 1327/28 CE from the north by the forces of

Muhammad bin Tughluq Muhammad bin Tughluq (; ; 1290 – 20 March 1351), or Muhammad II, also named Jauna Khan as Crown Prince, further known by his epithets, The Eccentric Prince, or The Mad Sultan, was the eighteenth Sultan of Delhi. He reigned from 4 February 1 ...

, the Sultan of Delhi. The army led by Malik Zada sent the news of its victory over Kampili kingdom to Muhammad bin Tughluq in Delhi by sending a straw-stuffed severed head of the dead Hindu king. The

emerged in 1336 CE from the remains of the kingdom, which ruled Southern India for over 200 years.

Gallery

File:Old Kannada inscription (1326 AD) of Kampili Raya in Shiva temple on Hemakuta hill in Hampi.JPG, Old Kannada inscription (1326 A.D.) of Kampili Raya, King of Kampili Kingdom, in mantapa of a Shiva temple built by him on Hemakuta hill in

Hampi Hampi or Hampe (), also referred to as the Group of Monuments at Hampi, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the town of Hampi in Vijayanagara district, east-central Karnataka, India. Hampi predates the Vijayanagara Empire; it is menti ...

. File:Old Kannada inscription (1326 AD) of Kampili Raya on rock face of Hemakuta hill in Hampi.JPG, Old Kannada inscription (1326 A.D.) of Kampili Raya, King of Kampili Kingdom, on rock face of Hemakuta hill in Hampi. File:Old Kannada inscription (1309 A.D.) of Kampili Raya on rockface of Hemakuta hill in Hampi.JPG, Old Kannada inscription dated 1309 A.D., of Kampili Raya, King of Kampili Kingdom, on rock face of Hemakuta hill in Hampi.

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{{reflist Hoysala Kingdom Medieval Karnataka Medieval Indian monarchies 13th-century establishments in India

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