Founding of the Vijayanagara Empire
South India gains one of the world's richest capitals
The brothers Harihara and Bukka of the Sangama dynasty founded the Vijayanagara Empire in southern India. Its capital on the Tungabhadra (modern Hampi) became one of the world's richest cities, and the empire held off the Deccan sultanates for two centuries.
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