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The legend purporting to show how Sala became the founder of the Hoysala dynasty is shown in the Belur inscription of the Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana, dated c. 1117, [11] but owing to several inconsistencies in the story it remains in the realm of folklore. [12]
After the death of Vikarmaditya VI, the Hoysala monarch re-captured Hanagal, Uchchangi and Bankapura by c.1140 and marched north of the Tungabhadra river up to Lakkundi. [ 19 ] [ 23 ] The historian Majumdar claims Vishnuvardhana controlled areas in the Krishna river region even around c.1131 and performed the prestigious Tulapurusha ceremony, a ...
Hoysala administration was influenced by the Western Ganga Dynasty whom the Hoysalas replaced in present-day South Karnataka and their early overlords, the Western Chalukyas. Administration [ edit ]
Lady with Parrot, Belur A notable feature of the Hoysala kingdom was the involvement of women, especially of royalty, in administrative matters. Queen Umadevi governed Halebidu in the absence of Veera Ballala II and is known to have fought wars against antagonistic feudatories. [1]
Amrutheshwara Temple at Amruthapura, c. 1196 Veeranarayana Temple in Belavadi, c. 1200 The Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu, c. 1200 Nageshvara (near) and Chennakeshava (far) temples at Mosale, c. 1200 Old Kannada inscription (c. 1196 AD) from the rule of Veera Ballala II in the Amrutesvara temple at Amruthapura Old Kannada inscription (c. 1193 AD) of Hoysala empire King Veera Ballala II from ...
The Hoysala dynasty ruled large parts of present-day Karnataka between the 11th and 14th centuries. By the end of the 12th century, they had expanded the agrarian economic system of their kingdom and had also begun to establish taxation, revenue and administrative systems, thus beginning the process of state formation.
Hoysala architecture is the building style in Hindu temple architecture developed under the rule of the Hoysala Empire between the 11th and 14th centuries, in the region known today as Karnataka, a state of India. Hoysala influence was at its peak in the 13th century, when it dominated the Southern Deccan Plateau region.
After 1235 CE, Someswara founded his capital in southern city of Kannanur, 5 miles to the north of Srirangam, and called it Vikramapura. In 1236-37 CE, he set up several minor shrines in the Jambukeswaram temple on the Srirangam island , called Vallaliswara, Padumaliswara, Vira Narasingeswara, and Somaleswara named based on his close family ...