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Hoysala Empire
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prominent empire that ruled most of the what is now Karnataka, India between the 10th and the 14th centuries
Key facts
- Capital
- Sosevur( Angadi ) (1026–1048) Belur (1048–1062) Halebidu (1062–1300) Tiruvannamalai (1300–1343)
- Common languages
- Kannada , Sanskrit
- Religion
- Jainism , Hinduism
- Government
- Monarchy
- 950 960
- Arekalla
- 1343 1346
- Veera Ballala IV
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- historical country
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Halebidu
- Official language
- Kannada
- Form of government
- monarchy
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- Commons category
- Hoysala Empire
- topic's main category
- Category:Hoysala Kingdom
- inception
- 1026-01-01
- replaces
- Western Chalukya Empire
- replaced by
- Vijayanagara Empire
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1343-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
The Hoysala Kingdom was a prominent South Indian dynasty that ruled most of what is now Karnataka, as well as parts of Tamil Nadu and southwestern Telangana, between the 11th and 14th centuries CE. The capital was initially located at Belur and was later moved to Halebidu.
The origins of the Hoysala dynasty are traced to the Malnad region of Karnataka. Initially, the Hoysalas served as feudatories of the Western Chalukyas of Kalyana. The dynasty gained prominence under King Vishnuvardhana particularly after the defeat of the Cholas in the Battle of Talakad, which consolidated Hoysala authority in the Deccan. Taking advantage of the conflict between the Western Chalukyas and the Kalachuris of Kalyani in the 12th century, the Hoysalas expanded their domain, eventually controlling large parts of Karnataka, and parts of northwestern Tamil Nadu and western Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hoysala Empire” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.