Veera Ballala III (1291-1343), was the last great king of the Hoysala dynasty that ruled over what is now the South Indian state of Karnataka. Veera Ballala's commanders, Harihara (popularly known as Hakka) and Bukkaraya (popularly known as Bukka) are perhaps better known in Kannada folklore as the founders of the Vijayanagar empire. He ruled during a time of tremendous political and cultural uncertianity, when all othert major Hindu kingodms of the Deccan and South India had fallen to the Musilm invasion from the north. The Hoysala Empire ruled part of southern India from 1000 to 1346. ... // For other uses, see Dynasty (disambiguation). ... South India is a region of India that includes the entire Indian Peninsula, south of the Vindhya ranges. ... Karnātakā (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: / /) is one of the four southern states of India. ... The Hakka (Traditional Chinese: 客家; Simplified Chinese: 客家; Pinyin: kèjiā, lit. ... Background Bukka (also known as Bukka Raya) as well as his brother Hakka (also known as Harihara) would found the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire from the year 1336 and onwards. ... Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... Folklore is the body of verbal expressive culture, including tales, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs current among a particular population, comprising the oral tradition of that culture, subculture, or group. ... The Deccan Plateau is a vast plateau in India, encompassing most of Central and Southern India. ... South India is a region of India that includes the entire Indian Peninsula, south of the Vindhya ranges. ...

Northern Success

Veera Ballala successfully replused the Seuna invasion and also combined the divided Hoysala empire after the death of Vishvanata, the Hoysala king ruling from Kannanur. He defated the Kadambas of Hanagal and extended his kingdom up to Lakkundi, north of the Tungabhadra River. The Tungabhadra is a river of southern India. ...

Pandya affairs

Ballala III successfully arbitered in the affairs of Tamil country by appointing Sundara Pandya as the Pandya king as opposed to his competitor, Vira Pandya. This was during 1311. However his focus on Tamil affairs layed open the northern boundries of his territories to the invasion of Malik Kafur, commander of Sultan of Delhi, All-ud-din-Khilji. Halebidu was attacked and plundered. Veera Ballala had to accept defeat to the Delhi Sulthan and his son Veera Virupaksha Ballala was sent to Delhi as an act of peace. His son returned in 1313. Events Bolingbroke Castle passes to the House of Lancaster. ... Events Siege of Rostock ends Foundation year of the Order of the Rose Cross (Rosicrucian Order), according to the Rosicrucian Fellowship. ...

Invasion from Delhi

By 1318, the Seuna kingdom had been compeletely destroyed and Devagiri occupied by the Delhi Sultan. The tiny kingdom of Kampili, on the banks of Tungabhadra with its capital at Kummata (close to present day Hampi) became the focus of attention. Veera Ballala III fought to bring Kampili under control but with no gains. Ballala III had also withdrawn support to the Delhi Sultan, who with an intent of teaching Ballala III a lesson launched a campaign against Halebidu in 1327. By 1336 all Hindu kingdoms of the south with the exception of the Hoysala kingdom had been defeated and large areas annexed by the Sultan of Delhi. The Sultanate of Madurai was also formed. With Tiruvannamalai as his new capital, Veera Ballala III summoned his last reserves of strength to launch an offensive against the rule of a foreign power over the Hindu south India. With an intention of meeting the Muslim invasion, Ballala III founded a second capital Hosapattna on the banks of Tungabhadra river, later to be renamed Vijayanagara.^[1]. Events 1 April: Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English Emperor Go-Daigo ascends to the throne of Japan End of the reign of Emperor Hanazono, emperor of Japan Pope John XXII declares the doctrines of the Franciscans advocating ecclesiastical poverty erroneous Qalaun Mosque, Cairo... Daulatabad (from Persian دولت‌آباد meaning Built by the Government), also called Deogiri or Devagiri, is a hill-fortress in Maharashtra state, India, in about 40 miles northwest of the city of Aurangabad in Aurangabad district. ... Virupaksha Temple Hampi (ಹ೦ಪೆ, Hampe in Kannada) is a village in northern Karnataka, on the banks of the Tungabhadra river in India. ... Events January 25 - Edward III becomes King of England. ... Events End of the Kemmu restoration and beginning of the Muromachi period in Japan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Hoysala Empire ruled part of southern India from 1000 to 1346. ... Tiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai (திருவண்ணாமலை in Tamil) is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu in India situated 185 km from Chennai/Madras. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Vijayanagara (often written Vijayanagar, meaning the city of victory), in northern Karnataka, is the name of the now ruined capital city of the historic Vijayanagara empire in the Southern part of India. ...

Veera Ballala was said to have been ably assisted by his chief council, Sangama. Sangama was custodian of parts of the Hoysala empire in the proximity of the town of Hampi on the banks of river Tungabhadra. The eldest of Sangama's sons, Harihara I, was appointed a "Mahamandaleshwara", a chief of several smaller rulers, in the northern part of the Hoysala empire. The Hoysala Empire ruled part of southern India from 1000 to 1346. ... Virupaksha Temple Hampi (ಹ೦ಪೆ, Hampe in Kannada) is a village in northern Karnataka, on the banks of the Tungabhadra river in India. ... The Tungabhadra is a river of southern India. ...

In 1336, the Hoysala Empire, under the military leadership of Hakka and Bukka were able to repulse the attacks and encroachments of the Sultan of Delhi, to the north of the kingdom. Veera Ballala himself lead a military expedition to Madhurai to attack the Sultan's assets in that region. After the Hoysala victory over the Sultanate of Delhi, Bukka was appointed Crown Prince of the Reunited Kingdom. Events End of the Kemmu restoration and beginning of the Muromachi period in Japan. ... The Sultan in Disneys Aladdin A Sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic title, with several historical meanings. ... It has been suggested that National Capital Territory of Delhi be merged into this article or section. ... Madurai (மதுரை in Tamil) is situated on the banks of river Vaigai in Tamil Nadu, a southern Indian state. ... The Delhi Sultanate, or Sulthanath-e-Hind/Sulthanath-e-Dilli refers to the various dynasties that ruled in India from 1210 to 1526. ... A Crown Prince or Crown Princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. ...

Vijayanagar

The Hoysala empire, along with the new territories conquered during battle in 1336, came to be known as the Vijayanagara Empire. A century later, the Vijayanagara empire would gain prominence for its political, military, musical and literary progress under the reign of King Krishnadevaraya. After the founding of the kingdom of Vijayanagar, Veera Ballala III returned to Madhurai to counter attempts of invasion by the Sultan of Delhi. Veera Ballala was killed in one of the series of skirmishes that ensued against the Sultanate in 1343. Thus ended the life of the last great Hoysala king.^[2]. Events End of the Kemmu restoration and beginning of the Muromachi period in Japan. ... The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. ... Politics is the process by which decisions are made within groups. ... Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. ... Old book bindings at the Merton College library. ... Sri Krishnadevaraya (Kannada: ಕ್ರಷ್ಣದೇವರಾಯ, Telugu:శ్రీకృష్ణదేవరాయ;) was a Vijaynagar emperor who presided over the empire at its zenith and ruled from 1509 until his death in 1529. ... Events Magnus II of Sweden abdicates from the throne of Norway in favor of his son Haakon VI of Norway. ...

Notes

1. ^ According to Prof. William Coelho, The Hoysala Vamsa, 1950 and Fr. Henry Heras, The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagar Empire, 1926
2. ^ Ibn Batuta gives a graphic description of the death of Ballala III. According to historian Dr. Suryanath U. Kamath, He was the greatest hero in the dark political atmosphere of the South

Reference

• Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat (2001). Concise History of Karnataka, MCC, Bangalore (Reprinted 2002).