The Sangama dynasty was a

dynasty A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,''Oxford English Dictionary'', "dynasty, ''n''." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1897. usually in the context of a monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A ...

of the

Vijayanagara Empire The Vijayanagara Empire, also called the Karnata Kingdom, was a Hinduism, Hindu empire based in the region of South India, which consisted the modern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and some parts of Telangana an ...

founded in the 14th century by two brothers:

Harihara I Harihara I, also called Hakka and Vira Harihara I, was the founder of the Vijayanagara Empire, which he ruled from 1336 to 1356 CE. He and his successors formed the Sangama dynasty, the first of four dynasties to rule the empire. He was the elde ...

(also called ''Vira Harihara'' or ''Hakka Raya'') and

Bukka Raya I Bukka Raya I (reigned 1356–1377 CE) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty.Phrof A V Narasimha MurthyRare Royal Brothers: Hakka and Bukka He was a son of Bhavana Sangama(Unofficial). Background The early life of B ...

. They were the sons of

Bhavana Sangama Bhavana Sangama or simply Sangama was the father of the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I, the founders of the Vijayanagara Empire. Biography He was the chieftain of a cowherd pastoralist community, which claimed descent from the illustrious Y ...

, members of a pastoralist cowherd community that claimed

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lineage.

Foundation and early history

Harihara I and Bukka I, the founders of the empire, were Kannadigas and commanders in the army of the Hoysala Empire stationed in the Tungabhadra region to ward off Muslim invasions from Northern India and another theory state that the Sangama dynasty was founded by Harihara I and Bukka. Their father had been taken prisoner in 1327 by

Muhammad bin Tughluq Muhammad bin Tughluq (1290 – 20 March 1351) was the eighteenth Sultan of Delhi. He reigned from February 1325 until his death in 1351. The sultan was the eldest son of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, founder of the Tughlaq dynasty. In 1321, the youn ...

. They founded

Vijayanagara Vijayanagara () was the capital city of the historic Vijayanagara Empire. Located on the banks of the Tungabhadra River, it spread over a large area and included the modern era Group of Monuments at Hampi site in Vijayanagara district, Bell ...

in 1336.

Successors

Bukka's successor,

Harihara II Harihara II (1342–1404 CE) was a emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. He patronised Kannada poet Madhura, a Jaina. An important work on Vedas was completed during his time. He earned the titles ''Vaidikamarga Sthapana ...

, continued Bukka's campaign through southern India and managed to take control of coastal

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between

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and

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and conquer the Addanki and

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areas as well as most of the territory between the peninsula to the south of the Krishna River. Harihara II also managed to conquer many Indian ports such as that of Goa,

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, and Dabhol. After Harihara II died the throne was in conflict between

Virupaksha Raya Virupaksha Raya (born 1365, reign 1404–1405 CE) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire. With the death of Harihara II in 1404, the throne for the Vijayanagara Empire was disputed amongst his sons: Deva Raya I, Bukka Raya II, and Virupak ...

Bukka Raya II Bukka Raya II (born 1363, reign 1405–1406 CE) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty The Sangama dynasty was a dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire founded in the 14th century by two brothers: Harihara I (also ca ...

, and

Deva Raya Deva Raya I (reigned 1406–1422 CE) was a king of the Vijayanagara Empire (of the Sangama Dynasty). After Harihara II died there was a dispute between his sons over the throne in which Deva Raya I eventually emerged victor. He was a very cap ...

of which Deva Raya eventually would come out as victor. During his reign, Deva Raya managed to successfully control the vast amount of territory in the empire. The kings after Deva Raya on the other hand did not manage to do anything significant at all for the kingdom. This was until

Deva Raya II Deva Raya II (r. 1422–1446 CE) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire. The greatest of the Sangama dynasty rulers, he was an able administrator, warrior, and scholar. He authored well-known works in the Kannada language (''Sobagina Sone'' a ...

, who would bring about the golden age of the Sangama Dynasty. Under Deva Raya II's rule, the empire would succeed in completely conquering southern India such as conquering Kondavidu, defeating the ruler of

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as well as other chieftains, extending the empire from

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to Malabar and from

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to Gulbarga, and also taking over a lot of the major Indian ports. However after Deva Raya II, his incompetent successors would eventually lead to the destruction of the dynasty with the

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Kingdoms continually taking over much of the Vijayanaga territory.

Virupaksha Raya II Virupaksha Raya II (1465–1485) was a king of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. In 1465, Virupaksha Raya II succeeded his uncle, Mallikarjuna Raya, a corrupt and weak ruler who continually lost against the empire's enemies. E ...

was the last emperor of the dynasty.

List of rulers

(1336–1356 CE), founder of empire and dynasty *

(1356–1377 CE), also founder of empire *

(1377–1404 CE) *

(1404–1405 CE) *

(1405–1406 CE) *

(1406–1422 CE) *

Ramachandra Raya Ramachandra Raya (1367–1422 CE) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. Ramachandra Raya was the eldest son of Deva Raya I. He became ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire The Vijayanagara Empire, also called th ...

(1422 CE) *

Vira Vijaya Bukka Raya Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya ( Bukka Raya IV, Vijaya Raya) (1371–1426 CE) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire of the Sangama Dynasty. Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya was the son of Deva Raya I and succeeded his brother, Ramachandra Raya, in 1422 as ...

(1422–1424) *

(1424–1446 CE) *

Mallikarjuna Raya Mallikarjuna Raya (or Deva Raya III) (born 1420, r. 1446–1465 CE) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeded his father Deva Raya II, who had brought prosperity throughout the Vijayanagara e ...

(1446–1465 CE) *

(1465–1485 CE) *

Praudha Raya Praudha Raya (also known as Praudha Deva Raya IV) was a king of Vijayanagara Empire who ruled for a very short period of time but was overpowered and the control of the empire was taken over by his able commander Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya Sal ...

(1485 CE), last ruler

References

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External links

APonline - History and Culture - History-Medieval Period
States and territories established in 1336

Foundation and early history

Successors

List of rulers

See also

References

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