From Indus to Independence - A Trek Through Indian History
Vol VII Named for Victory : The Vijayanagar Empire
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From Indus to Independence - A Trek Through Indian History
Vol VII Named for Victory : The Vijayanagar Empire
About This Book
This is the seventh volume of the series on Indian history, From Indus to Independence: A Trek through Indian History, and provides the history of the great Vijayanagara Empire. Named in aspiration of victoryâin both the spiritual and temporal realmsâVijayanagara more than lived up to its name for more than three centuries, before it was brought down by a number of factors, some of them beyond its control. Vijayanagara was established at a critical juncture in the politico-religious history of Peninsular India. Even though it was not proclaimed as such, there is no doubt that the kingdom was created as the answer to the ferocious Islamic invasions of the 'Deep South' that was becoming a regular feature in Peninsular India. It succeeded in holding back the invading armies, for three long centuries, thereby blunting the zeal and urgency of the Islamic conquest. These three centuries provided the balm to make the interaction between Hinduism and Islam more congenial than at the outset of the Islamic invasion of the Deccan Plateau. This book provides a detailed historical narrative of the great Vijayanagara Empire and carries out an assessment of its successes and failures. The book provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of the irrevocable and fundamental forces of history that have been instrumental in forming the present that we live today.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Authorâs Preface
- Introduction
- SECTION I SOUTH INDIA â 14TH CENTURY
- SECTION II DISPUTED ORIGINS
- SECTION III THE SANGAMA DYNASTY
- SECTION IV THE SALUVA DYNASTY
- SECTION V THE TULUVA DYNASTY
- SECTION VI COLLAPSE OF AN EMPIRE
- SECTION VII THE ARAVIDU DYNASTY
- SECTION VIII AN EMPIRE CALLED VIJAYANAGARA
- CONCLUDING ANALYSIS