Harihara I, also called as Vira Harihar I, was the founder of the Vijayanagara empire, one of the best known empires of the Indian subcontinent. He was Sangama’s eldest son and was founder of the Sangama dynasty (1336-1485), the first among the four dynasties that ruled Vijayanagara. He reigned from 1336 until 1354 or 1356, and established his capital on the bank of Tungabhadra River. He founded and expanded his kingdom with the assistance of his four brothers who were appointed by him as viceroys of different regions reporting to a central administration. The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. ... Composite satellite image of the Indian subcontinent Map of South Asia. ... The Sangama Dynasty was the first dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire founded by Harihara and Bukka who had been the sons of the Sangama of Warrangal and ran away from Warrangal to found the basis of the Vijayanagara Empire because of poverty resulting from Muslim attacks in 1323. ... Events End of the Kemmu restoration and beginning of the Muromachi period in Japan. ... // Events August 5-7 - First outbreak of sweating sickness in England begins August 22 - Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. ... Events End of the Kemmu restoration and beginning of the Muromachi period in Japan. ... Events End of reign of John VI Cantacuzenus, as Byzantine emperor. ... Events January 20 - Edward Balliol surrenders title as King of Scotland to Edward III of England April 16 — the King of the Serbian Kingdom of RaÅ¡ka Stefan DuÅ¡an is proclaimed Tsar (Emperor) of all Serbs, Arbanasses and Greeks in Skopje by the Serbian Orthodox Christian Patriarch of a... The Tungabhadra is a river of southern India. ...

His initial military exploits established his control over the valley of Tungabhadra River, and gradually he expanded his control to certain regions of Konkan and Malabar Coast. By that time Hoysalas had lost power, and the vacuum so created facilitated Harihara I to emerge as a sovereign power. The Konkan, also called the Konkan Coast or Karavali is the name given to a stretch of rugged and beautiful section of the western coastline of India from Ratnagiri to Mangalore. ... Malabar Coast, Kerala Bekal Fort Beach, Kerala The Malabar Coast also known as the Malabarian Coast, is a long and narrow south-western shore line of the mainland Indian subcontinent. ... The Hoysala Empire ruled part of southern India from 1000 to 1346. ... ...

An inscription dated 1348 regarding a grant to Sringerimath indicates Harihara I as the ruler of “whole country between the eastern and the western seas, and the inscription describes Vidya Nagara (that is, the city of learning) as his capital. Harihara I is accredited with establishing a centralized administrative setup and an orderly governance which afforded peace, prosperity, and security to his subjects. Events April 7 - Charles University is founded in Prague. ... A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ... Map of the Arabian Sea. ...

Harihara I was succeeded by Bukka I (reigned 1356-1377), who emerged as the most distinguished amongst the five rulers (Panchasangamas) of the Sangama dynasty. Bukka (also known as Bukka Raya) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. ... Events January 20 - Edward Balliol surrenders title as King of Scotland to Edward III of England April 16 — the King of the Serbian Kingdom of RaÅ¡ka Stefan DuÅ¡an is proclaimed Tsar (Emperor) of all Serbs, Arbanasses and Greeks in Skopje by the Serbian Orthodox Christian Patriarch of a... Events January 17 – Gregory XI enters Rome. ...