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The Andhra ancestral home of the Aravidu dynasty and Aliya Rama Raya of Vijayanagara.

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The Aravidu Dynasty was the fourth and last Hindu dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire in South India. Its founder was Tirumala Deva Raya, whose brother Rama Raya had been the masterful regent of the last ruler of the previous dynasty. Rama Raya's death at the Battle of Talikota in 1565 led to the subsequent destruction of Vijayanagar by the combined forces of the Muslim states of the Deccan. The Aravidu family claimed to be Kshatriyas and were based in Andhra region. They claimed to belong to the Atreya gotra and traced their lineage to the Eastern Chalukya king Rajaraja Narendra. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aravidu_dynasty Audio Copyrights: Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ Epic Action Cinematic by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / Heroes https://youtu.be/lpEL1Nt6rJk?si=Ba_Nhz23dVojxmt3 #hampi #kannada #vijayanagar #history

Pulakeshin II's battle on the Narmada, the fight that changed his title.

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The clash between *Harshavardhana* (North Indian ruler of the Pushyabhuti dynasty, capital at Kannauj) and *Pulakeshin II* (Chalukya king of Badami) in the early 7th century is one of the most famous showdowns in early medieval Indian history. What sparked it? - *Harshavardhana* (606‑647 CE) had expanded his empire across North India and wanted to push south into the Deccan. - *Pulakeshin II* (609‑642 CE) was consolidating the Deccan plateau under the Chalukyas and wasn’t about to let a northern power swoop in. The Battle (c. 634‑635 CE) - *Location*: The decisive encounter happened near the *Narmada River* (border of modern Maharashtra‑Madhya Pradesh). - *Outcome*: Pulakeshin II’s forces *defeated Harsha’s army*. The Chinese pilgrim *Xuanzang* (who visited both courts) noted that Harsha was stopped at the Narmada and forced to retreat north. - *Result*: The victory secured Chalukya dominance over the Deccan and kept Harsha’s expansionist dreams in check. Pulakeshin earned the title *“Paramaveshvara”* (Supreme Lord). Sources & Perspectives - *Aihole Inscription* (Ravikirti, court poet of Pulakeshin II) boasts of the victory and calls Harsha’s army “shattered”. - *Xuanzang’s Records*: Mention Harsha’s failed southern campaign and Pulakeshin’s strong defense. - *Harsha’s own inscriptions* (e.g., Madhuban and Banas plates) don’t mention the defeat, typical royal silence on loss. Why it matters - *Political balance*: Stopped north‑south unification under one ruler for a few more centuries. - *Cultural ripple*: Both courts were patrons of art, Harsha leaned to Buddhism, Pulakeshin to Hinduism (Shaivism/Vaishnavism), showing co‑existing cultural paths. Want more on how it shaped later dynasties or the armies’ tactics? 🤓 *Hashtags you can use* #Harshavardhana #PulakeshinII #BadamiChalukyas #NarmadaBattle #IndianHistory #AncientIndia #DeccanHistory #Xuanzang #AiholeInscription #MedievalWars What do you think? Anything else you want dug up? 🚀

Episode 67 on the kings of Penukonda, compared to Nero playing while Rome burned.

67 ಹಂಪೆ | ರೋಮ್ ಹೊತ್ತಿ ಉರಿಯುತಿರೇ ನೀರೊ ಪಿಟೀಲು ನುಡಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಈ ಪೆನುಕೊಂಡೆಯ ಅರಸರು...

Kannadiga splendour said to have spread across the country 2500 years ago.

2500 ಸಾವಿರ ವರ್ಷಗಳಷ್ಟು ಹಿಂದಿನ ದೇಶದೆಲ್ಲೆಡೆ ಪಸರಿಸಿದ್ದ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ವೈಭವ...