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The growth of Vijayanagara Empire

The heads of state mentioned earlier were the landlords of Hoysala Ballalas. According to Firishta (the chief court historian of the Bahmani Sultans), they were the rulers of the family for seven hundred years before 1350 AD. The historical studies of Nunis (Portuguese merchant and historian) give us a clear picture of how the Vijayanagara Empire began to establish its dominance and how it expanded. There may be accuracy in this, as the stone inscription of that time validates it. In his opinion, Muhammad Tughlaq of Delhi in his invasion to south had massacred the head of state and the family. He then crossed the Deccan Hill Trail to the south and captured Anegundi in 1336; the fort and town were captured. When the attempt to hand over the rule of the country to one of his representatives failed, Muhammad appointed Hariharadeva I, whom Nunis called "Deora", as the ruler. The famous 'Vijayanagaram' is a city founded by the new ruler on the south bank of the river opposite to Anegundi. Hariharadeva 1, who chose the place as his headquarters, was blessed by the great scholar and spiritual guru Madhava. His successor, Bukkaraya, who ruled the country for thirty-seven consecutive years, was able to protect his subjects from violent and plundering Islamic invaders. His successor was his son Hariharadeva the second. From the other knowledge available to us we can see that it is partially true. If the first two rulers, Harihara I and Bukka, were brothers, then Harihara II was the son of Bukka. The victories of these former kings were astonishing. According to Ibn Battuta's writings in India from 1333 to 1342, Harihara I, was also called as 'Harla' and 'Harib by a Muslim general who was Harihara’ s subject at the time '. One hundred years later, according to Abdur Razak, an envoy from Persia, the king of Vijayanagara ruled over the whole of southern India, from the Deccan to Kanyakumari. From the border of Serendib (Ceylon) to the border of Caliberg (Gulbarga) he had "an army of about 1100,000."
 According to Firishta, as early in 1338 AD, the king of Vijayanagara was superior to the Bahmani Sultan of the Deccan in terms of "power and kingdom." The former southern states surrendered to Vijayanagara without any objection. The joy of being able to keep the terrorist Islamic dictators out may be the reason for the other states surrender to Vijayanagara. Over time the small state grew into the big country, the country, the empire. The civil war and riots between the Muslims benefited Harihara and Bukka. In 1347, the Deccan revolted against the tyrannical rule of Muhammad Tughlaq, and an independent kingdom, the Bahmani, emerged. Nunis' study of history begins with the fact that "in 1330, part of India was ruled by Muhammad bin Tughlaq, the most brilliant and cruel ruler ever to rule. After this the Tughlaq marched towards Vijayanagara via Balaghat. This was more than a century ago, as mentioned earlier. In the history book of Nunis it is mentioned that the Sultan was called 'Togo Mammoth'. He had a disgusting atmosphere among the Hindus. Tughlaq, a cruel invader, invaded and killed the Hindu kings and brought a good territory under his rule.
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