Age of Vijayanagaram & Bahmini Kingdoms
Delhi Sultanate expansion created a southern political vacuum in which Vijayanagar arose in 1336 and the Bahmani Sultanate in 1347, documented by varied sources.
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Sources and Formation of the Bahmani and Vijayanagar Kingdoms
Delhi Sultanate expansion created a southern political vacuum in which Vijayanagar arose in 1336 and the Bahmani Sultanate in 1347, documented by varied sources.
Open article →Bahmani Consolidation, Administration and Mahmud Gawan
The Bahmani taraf system joined provincial military and revenue authority; Mahmud Gawan centralised control, but factional rivalry led to his execution and weakened the state.
Open article →Vijayanagar Origin, Expansion and Four Dynasties
Harihara and Bukka founded Vijayanagar about 1336; expansion filled a southern political vacuum, and Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva and Aravidu houses ruled for over three centuries.
Open article →Vijayanagar-Bahmani Conflict and Regional Relations
Raichur land, tribute and horse supply drove repeated Vijayanagar-Bahmani wars, while alliances with Muslim and Hindu powers show that the rivalry cannot be reduced to religion.
Open article →Krishnadevaraya: Reign, Religion, Culture and Architecture
Krishnadevaraya's 1509–1529 reign combined major campaigns with Siva and Vishnu temple donations, towering gopuras, literary patronage and a celebrated court.
Open article →Talikota, Decline and Successor States
The Bahmani realm fragmented into five Deccan states; Ramaraya's shifting alliances united them at Talikota in 1565, after which Vijayanagar authority dispersed among Aravidu and Nayak rulers.
Open article →Vijayanagar Administration and the Nayak System
Vijayanagar kings governed through officers and rajya provinces; Nayaks exchanged revenue territory for troops and payments while supporting markets, settlement and irrigation.
Open article →Society and Economy: Migration, Crafts and Trade
War and state expansion moved communities, while taxation and inequality shaped daily life; craft growth, wider coin use and textile exports expanded Vijayanagar's non-farm economy.
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