Rise and Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire | History of Medieval India

The history of the Vijayanagar Empire -- and Hampi -- is diverse, complex, and rife with brutal opportunism. This in-depth look at Vijayanagar Empire history brings to light a dramatic narrative that has been ignored for far too long. Starting from the beginning, we'll go all the way through to Krishnadevaraya and Ramaraya, and that disastrous battle: Talikota.
Whether you’re visiting the UNESCO Heritage Site at Hampi, playing EU4, or just curious about this iconic empire, I hope you enjoy this exploration of the Rise and Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire. I have made efforts to offer a more nuanced overview than what can typically be found online.
#vijayanagara #hampi #indianhistory

[@OddCompass]

I wanted to do this video since this is a topic that I often see discussed without proper context or research. For some more history tidbits, check out my instagram: instagram.com/oddcompasshistory/ My sources are varied for this video: “Rebel Sultans” by Manu S Pillai, many of the academic writings of Richard Eaton, and “A Concise History of Karnataka” by Suryanath Kamat. Interested in more videos? Check out my KZbin channel page. Enjoy!

[@sushruttewari144]

Hey man! I am an amateur historian and your latest fan dude! You earned a subscriber today. I just wanted to know when will you publish your newer videos and what is your video schedule! Big fan once again. Thanks and peace out!

[@OddCompass]

@@sushruttewari144 Hey, thanks for subscribing! I've been trying to get videos out once a month -- my next video is on Malik Ambar, the African slave who became a defacto King and defied the might of the Mughal Empire. That should be out within the next 7-14 days. As things move forward, I'll be improving my workflow and will hopefully be able to get videos out every 3-4 weeks. Anyways, glad to have you on-board!

[@sushruttewari144]

@@OddCompass thanks man. I was just wondering, if it's possible for you to make a piece on the mahajanapads of ancient India. It's like the Greek city states for us Indians. Just a thought. Thanks for the reply and best of luck. Take care!

[@OddCompass]

No probs -- and thanks for the topic recommendation! I'll definitely take it into consideration going forward.

[@ramann1250]

You need more subs.

[@user-kn5je7np9q]

Half of indians doesn't even know about how rich was vijayanagara empire period, and even cholas period

[@Abhishek-sr2pu]

They know but most indians don't know about Gajapati empire or kamarupa kingdom.

[@HariPrasad-qu6vc]

No Indians not know about vishnukundins kings Great Madhava Varma II, Who Defeated Vakataka King, Pride of Telugus

[@user-kn5je7np9q]

@Xam deKiller brhamin kings lol, Most of the indian kings were Kshatriya ruler, and few of them latee adopted jainism and buddhism, there is no brahmin king ruler, bhrahmins didn't had right to rule and do war, they are teachers and guide

[@user-ty1ul4ug6x]

@Xam deKiller another marxist trying to divide india 😂

[@parthdalvi7310]

You should thank to great Indian education system which glorify rascals like tipu sultan and aurangzeb

[@lthegreatestdetective5568]

Hampi still has the monuments and architecture preserved. It's a World Heritage centre. People interested in history can visit. If you are Indian you will feel very proud after seeing it.

[@OddCompass]

Yep, just went November 2019 and loved it!

[@Rohit-ne2el]

@@OddCompass are you indian?

[@OddCompass]

@@Rohit-ne2el I am of Indian blood (Telugu/Tamil) but was born and raised in the United States. Lived abroad in Malaysia recently (for four years), giving me a chance to explore India and Asia more in-depth.

[@Rohit-ne2el]

@@OddCompass Well i am an Indian Rajasthani brought up in Visakhapatnam.Keep up the great work.Binged up most of your videos.Would like to know more of Something from north (rajasthan) something most don't know About

[@meanmachine3732]

@@OddCompass that explains your western accent and having hard time at pronouncing certain places or person names but its no big deal. Btw love this videos they are massively underrated hope you get the attention you deserve

[@solomonmathi4860]

Finally a channel on Indian History! Keeping making videos on the rich history of the Indian Sub Continent!!!

[@OddCompass]

Haha, will do! I have another one coming up in a few weeks on Malik Ambar and his life in the Deccan -- and his wars against the Mughals. (I'll also be expanding to some other Asian and African history subjects later on, too). Thanks for watching!

[@Abhishek-sr2pu]

@@OddCompass can you make a video on the forgotten odia empires of eastern ganga and Gajapati dynasty. As we odia are now very poor, our history is forgotten in india.

[@ex-muslimraj8652]

@@Abhishek-sr2pu Orisha is literally one of the richest state of India, what the hell are you talking about!?

[@thisisme265]

@@Abhishek-sr2pu Dude WTF?? The state is not poor, not at all. Correct yourself. There's lack of proper utilisation & govt. inactivity. And for the case of no focus/limelight, it's a result of *lack of strong narrative* (just like Pavan said). How can we expect others to cover our history, if most of our own ppl don't it themselves.

[@joshuajohn74]

@@OddCompass pls make a video about kerela empires the cheras and pandavas pls our history is forgooten no one in my frikin state knows about these empires

[@utsavdwivedi794]

"Probably the most underrated youtube channel." Every time i said that, the channel went viral.

[@OddCompass]

Haha thank you! 🙏

[@nabeel8633]

it's only really big among desis tho I feel like our history isn't respected and so more people need to watch and make videos like this

[@abab9622]

I’ve been to Vijayanagar, Bijapur, and Hampi in Karnataka. What a interesting history of the Kannada people and India.

[@speedsage]

Even though I'm a kannadiga. I would like to make an effort to thank all the telgu hardworking people at those times who helped to have a stable world model empire. By the way vijaynagara empire had 2 languages under it Kannada and telugu where kannada's script were provided to telgu (earlier telugu didn't have a proper scirpt of it own).

[@speedsage]

@kiran m yes administrative language was kannada . But majority of soldiers were from Telugu speakers

[@speedsage]

@kiran m bro they had very good relationship with telugu people they had done political marriages among them. And Vijaynagar a's Ramaraya was fooled easily so Vijayanagara empire fell into hands of sultanates

[@speedsage]

@kiran m did you know our Kannada king vijay Aditya from chalukya was the first to defeat combodia king🔥 many people will tell it's some tamil king from chola Dynasty. But we were the first one's. Even we collected taxes from them and srilanka

[@speedsage]

@kiran m bro Google with Vinayaditya +chalukya

[@playerraja2483]

Thanks to the Politicians today, VijayaNagara (Translates to VictoriousCity) is a small town in India with no drinking water facility and bumpy roads.

[@5minutecalms]

No thanks to BJP

[@travellingyogi6199]

VijayaNagara Empire is so underrated. People of Karnataka & parts of AP will always be grateful to the king Shri Krishna Devaraya. Hampi is so Rich & the ruins there in KISHIKINDA is mesmerizing.

[@na-hg3ch]

im a telugite,and completely agree.

[@flyingdragon6275]

@@na-hg3ch Beware of Radical missionaries

[@abhiramtubati9470]

@@na-hg3ch what is telugite?

[@YanaDasgupta]

You know that the Indian education system failed you when you're learning about Indian history from the west. Keep making these videos, you're very good at them. I hope you get more subscribers!

[@OddCompass]

Thanks, will do! I should add that I'm Indian-American, so not fully Western, not fully Indian haha.

[@YanaDasgupta]

@@OddCompass XD sorry, I just assumed lol.

[@OddCompass]

@@YanaDasgupta No worries :P

[@lxwfgh1796]

North Indians smh😂😂😂 their education is the worst for real

[@hakimdiwan5101]

Seriously guys can you even imagine the syllabus if schools start to teach everything about Indian history in such details? fact is most Indian kids are not really interested in history.

[@pavan-bf6sj]

today i live in bengaluru but my ancestors are from Hampi , they still live in their 400 year old home and when ever i visit them sometimes i feel with pain and sorrow seeing the destroyed remains of such architectural marvels i swear if properly maintained and published it would have a huge tourist influx and sometimes i feel pride of what our kannada ancestors had achieved !! ಜೈ ಭುವನೇಶ್ವರಿ ಜೈ ಕನ್ನಡ

[@ramachandrads]

How come Bhuvaneswari Devi was also the House Diety of Prataparudra Gajapati? Did Krishnadeva Raya bring the statue of Balakrishna from the fort of Gajapati ar Udayagiri after sacking it and install in Krishna Temple in Hampi? What happened to that statue?

[@Deveshi.A.]

Which language did you speak in your home , kannada or telugu or both

[@Amoghavarsha.]

@66yearsago88 may be in your imaginary universe 😹

[@PaNda-uq9nf]

ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು, appreciation and love from Bengaluru 🌺

[@OddCompass]

Thank you!

[@samanya_jeevi]

You should contact someone in southern India. They will tell you, historically proven fact, of a sculptor (craftsman)who himself cut of his right wrist, because the sculpture of the deity, which he carved out of single rock was faulty. There was a living toad in the belly of the Sculpture. The person who found out was his student (also son). His name was, Amarashilpi 'Jhakanacharyaa'.

[@karnatabala]

ನಮ್ಮ ಚಾನೆಲ್ ಅನ್ನು subscribe ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಸಮರ್ಗ ಇತಿಹಾಸದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಬೆಳಕು ಚೆಲ್ಲಲಿದ್ದೇವೆ

[@pixel.stories]

Happy to see Dravidian empire story

[@Flyingkitty1234]

Dhanyavadhalu.

[@user-nx8fl6bg1q]

Even babur said that emperor Krishnadevaraya was the strongest king at that time in his biography. 😄

[@rayan4291]

stop telling lies babur was a baby when krishnadeva raaya was born

[@krapto3467]

@@rayan4291 I don't know if babur said that, But Babur was born in 1483 and Krishnadevaraya was born in 1471, Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of Vijayanagara Empire during the time of Baburs invasion into Delhi.

[@sumayyasumayya7282]

@@krapto3467 ohhk

[@rajath275]

@@rayan4291 so Babur was born before Krishnadevaraya?

[@OddCompass]

I believe it was a contemporary of Krishnadevaraya who wrote that he was the strongest king in all of India.

[@WheelOfThought]

I deeply ashamed! I'm Pissed I'm Royally Pissed at the 10th history text books. They do not often talk about the glory of South indian Empires. All we have is just few lines.

[@akhl9842]

South Indian and north-East india are ignored 99% of the time when talked about india. It’s like we are irrelevant or something. 😒

[@Abhishek-sr2pu]

@@akhl9842 and east india. But to be fair even Gupta's, Harsha, gujjar-pratihara were also mentioned very little.

[@akhl9842]

@@Abhishek-sr2pu Anyone that’s not North Indians like Punjabis or Hindi people, are represented very little in india as well as foreign media.

[@Luis-fx4ql]

Totally agrreeee bruh ,our whole education system was specifically designed by the jnu and the liberal govt to make us feel inferior on our civilization and make us feel disheartened in our civilization

[@nazeerkhot3651]

thats incorrect considering there are many publishers in india so..

[@WildsDreams45]

Imagine seeing Hampi at that point of time with the tropical birds and monkeys, the stones and all those tropical trees. It truly must have been a sight to behold.

[@prajwalkannadiga8737]

Vijayanagara was one of the richest kingdom in the world. My grandpa used to tell they were used to sell gold in the streets of Hampi. Whole Karnata Country.

[@pokemonitishere202]

But it was founded by Telugus. So Telugu Empire too.

[@prithviprakash1110]

Holy!!!!! A video about the Vijayanagara Empire? Krishna Devaraya is considered by the people of Karnataka as the pride of our great State. His court jester Tenali Ramakrishna has almost a legendary status with folklore glorifying the great wit and intellect that guided the King through difficult times. In fact people often draw parallels with the relationship Birbal had with King Akbar of the Mughal Empire. Brilliant stuff. Really enjoyed this video. Thank you so much for talking about an extremely underrated Kannada empire!! Edit: Dear all, seems like I've stirred up a debate through my comment. Regardless of your linguistic identity, let's take a moment to acknowledge the rich culture and heritage of the Deccan region. South India is usually glossed over when studying history, and it's usually the North that gets all the attention. And it's great to see a channel like Odd Compass dedicate so much time to our region's history for a change. PS: Fixed the error in TR's last name typo. I grew up reading his stories with the last name "Raman", have updated it to "Ramakrishna" in this comment.

[@OddCompass]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video. The Vijayanagar Empire has been a bit of an obsession of mine for a few years now, so I was committed to making a video 👍

[@itemsaley]

Its Tenali Ramakrishana and not “Raman”. He is from the Telugu speaking Andhra town of Tenali.

[@sandy666ification]

For God's sake it is Tenali Ramakrishna kavi...not Tenali Raman...we don't have any Raman's in andhra

[@Deveshi.A.]

Hey Prithvi Krishna devaraya great Telugu poet and emperor , entire south AP is called Rayalaseema and we have University on his name , he got astadiggas(8 poets) all are Telugu poets , he oppinted Telugu nayakars as rulers of Tamilandu ,, agreed his ancectory is Kannada but he is more Telugu because he wrote Telugu literature himself and proclaimed himself as Telugu king ,, so please give some credit Telugu people also instead of excessively owning him ,there is no record of him writing kannada literature hence he is more good at Telugu ,,his successors (SIL )then later Entire Araveedu Dynasty is telugu dynasty anyway we appreciate your love for him

[@poojabhandary1783]

I don't understand why should Prithvi give credit to Telugu people, when he is solely talking about Krishnadevaraya and all Kannadiga's/ Tuluva gratitude towards him.. his heritage remains Tuluva/ Kannadiga no matter what.. FYi Hampi (Karnataka) was the capital of Vijayanagara dynasty.. If people feel their association with this king, that's a nice gesture from them..

[@zerseon]

It's fascinating how two rivals had names with the same etymology - Vijayanagara and Bijapur (Vijayapura) both mean "City of Victory".

[@OddCompass]

Very curious indeed!

[@bosbanon3452]

@@OddCompass wans't nagara mean state or kingdom?

[@sitarampradhan8488]

Gajapati king of Odisha invadeed up to now a days city name vijaywada. Named city (Vijay bahuda) means victory return.

[@chethanmn7198]

@@sitarampradhan8488 krishnadevaraya defeated the Gajapathi pratap rudra and married his daughter Jaganmohini

[@sitarampradhan8488]

@@chethanmn7198 yes I know this. They took revenge. It is as usual with kingdoms. Invasion and diplomacy.😁😁😁😁😁 Rich Peoples game is another level. Only our poor peoples life suffered and killed.😭😭😭😭

[@adishkulkarni]

I like how the animator gave a quintessential South Indian representation of a lungi/veshti to the characters.

[@prateek752]

Panche*

[@y_0_1_0]

It's unfortunate that most of this is narrowed down to krishnadevaraya in indian school curriculum.

[@wlvl8136]

Its their arrogance and disrespectful behavior to their allies and friends bought vijaya nagar kingdom down, they deserves it..

[@y_0_1_0]

@@wlvl8136 whether they deserve it or not, they're still part of southern indian history. Indian government only emphasizes north indian history, which is not relevant to people in South. Government extensively explaining the Mughals and sultanate who are foreign rulers. With the British deciding, which history to speak about, its really a sad state for Dravidian history.

[@varnitpatel5386]

Go and check 7 th standard ncert book

[@y_0_1_0]

@@varnitpatel5386 could you specify the chapter?

[@rajshah7734]

@@y_0_1_0 I agree with u. That's why we need a new education policy. I think that history should be a subject that should be controlled by central government only and history of all should be taught(may it be of Sikhs, Marathas, Dravidians, Rajputs, Mughals and everybody). History should be taught in schools using projectors and other technologies and not by books. History is the subject which if properly taught can keep the soul of the nation alive and guide the nation in difficult times.

[@Pradeepkumar-fb9zp]

Richest capital city of that time, really vijayanagara empire was a true master of leadership. Still people near humpi uses the same water canals and irrigation systems of vijayanagara kingdom. "💛♥️ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ತಾಕತ್ತು ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಸಾಹಸ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಶ್ರೀಮಂತಿಕೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ನಾಡು ನುಡಿ ಭಾಷೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ವಿಶ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ತಿಳೀಸಿಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದರು ನಮ್ಮ ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ವಿಜಯನಗರ ಅರಸರು💛♥️ " 💛♥️ಜೈ ಭುವನೇಶ್ವರಿ ಜೈ ಕರ್ಣಾಟಕ 💛♥️

[@shahanshahpolonium]

bruh dont use words like ತಾಕತ್ತು

[@shahanshahpolonium]

@@reasonablewillow he talks about kannada shakti and uses taqat which is persian

[@shahanshahpolonium]

@@reasonablewillow🙏

[@lll2282]

werent mughals more richer then vijaynagara according to histroy?

[@xx_xx8684]

@@lll2282 not really, during vijayanagar times they used to sell gold n diamonds on streets. Just like fruits n veggies

[@clydeds123]

As a person hailing from Tulu Speaking Region of Udupi, Karnataka, the Tuluva Dynasty brings pride to our Homeland's Heritage especially the Golden Age they brought to South India!

[@newtube4984]

😂😂 vijayanagar empire destroyed because of tuluva Dynasty. Kannada peoples built a empire Tuluva ruling time it was destroyed.

[@ankushmahesh932]

It so nice to realise the greatness of the Kannada culture and Kannada history.

[@shashankbv947]

💛❤️

[@Amoghavarsha.]

💛♥️

[@nunodfes2]

In 2019 i explored many parts of India. When i was in Hampi, i was mindblown with the amount of ancient temples and structures that still stand there in the old Vijayanagara capital. I had no idea it was the second biggest city in 1500 when i was there, but i am not surprised really. This is a really special place with a very vast area to explore and get lost in. Some of the places turned into tourist attractions but most temples are just abandoned around the endless plateau, in small valleys, near banana plantations, etc

[@simplelife4656]

Every south Indian should be thankful to king krishna devararaya because during his period golden era for kannada and telugu literature. Even though tamil literature started in Sangam period during krishna devararaya rule he protected our literature, Carnatic music, languages and culture for 300 years from Delhi sultanates and Islamic world . If their is no ruler like krishna devararaya then definitely we would loose this beautiful poetic literature of Dravidian languages

[@nandishsiva7480]

He was ruthless and dumped tamil....speaking tamil was banned in palace..Jus Stop lyin

[@prateekc7804]

​@@nandishsiva7480source:trust me bro

[@firmanimad]

The game Europa Universalis covered this period quite well, the rivalry of the Lion and the Boar.

[@benjaminthompson8359]

I was thinking about EU4 the entire time during this video. I had never played in that region and was wondering how much of the local history they were able to capture in the game.

[@firmanimad]

@@benjaminthompson8359 the Indian region is a lot of fun with lots of variations (religions, countries, formables), definitely worth a few playthroughs.

[@pedrito01100]

There's so much history we in the western world don't know, that it's awesome channels like yours exist. I discovered this channel this week, and I'm already subscribed. Great work!

[@OddCompass]

Thanks!

[@TheMohammadDanish]

This is an incredible story. It can be made as an Epic movie like bahubali. Hampi was one of the most beautiful and majestic city of its time. Also, the battle of Pulakeshin vs Harshavardhan deserves to be a movie as well. I'm really fascinated by that battle.

[@knowledgedesk1653]

Sadly there are less sources mentioned on that battle:(

[@knowledgedesk1653]

Battle of Vatapi will be awesome. We also have literary sources of it.

[@user-ex8wm6fv5q]

We want battle of takkolam also 🤏😉

[@GopalKrishna-eb5qd]

@@knowledgedesk1653 lol we want battle of takkolam and saving the ass of tamilans from sultanates

[@saranps2530]

@@GopalKrishna-eb5qd and we also need all the battles of cholas and western chalukyas.The title should be "How chalukyas saved their kindom by falling into the legs of Tamil chola kings" and paid tributes to Tamil kings. Somesvara 1 suicide by drowning into river should be the climax of the movie🤣

[@rajavishnuvardhana6830]

Karnataka has history of Kadambas, Badami chalukys, Rashtrakutas, kalyani chalukyas, Hoysalas, yadavas, mysore odeyars and keladi rulers 🥰 Karnataka has highest number of ASI Protected temples in India🇮🇳

[@sachinnayaka32]

U mentioned yadavas? Which yadavas man? But didn't mention the main asset of vijayanagara empire nayakas U didn't say keladi nayaka but said keladi rulers Purposely u don't want to use nayaka term here lol

[@MaheshKumar-ny3np]

Tamilnadu has most number of temples in India and world too..More than 50000 temples ..Most of them build by cholas and pandya...its called the temple state of India...U will understand the truth if u visit ..every street has a Temple ..The base of Dravidian architecture like gopurams were invented by chola and pandya...Which others used..

[@iphonememes240]

@@MaheshKumar-ny3np 38000 said by ASI

[@drbd8661]

​@@sachinnayaka32 lol early vijayanagar bukka harihar was yadava by caste ..

[@sachinnayaka32]

@@drbd8661 lol 🤣u never heard about yadava kshatriya clans then Those were terms used to get kshatriya pride while they were no connection of yadava caste U can see commandars and also now descendants of bedar nayaka caste while u can't see one yadava caste people with royal lineage in Karnataka

[@tudiva_tongalu]

It is called Karnataka Empire, Vijayanagara is just its Capital. Capital's original name was called 'Hosa Hampeya Pattana'.

[@rajavishnuvardhana6830]

Karnata samrajya according to nicolos Conti

[@sonamtshering194]

The only problem with great rulers is that after their demise they may not necessarily have worthy successors to carry on the empire

[@blugaledoh2669]

They are ways to overcome this weakness. Strong institutions with checks and balances that protect the monarchy. These foundation doesn't relied completely the ability of kings.

[@sonamtshering194]

@@blugaledoh2669 Valid point, but tyrannical rulers can dismantle such institutions by colluding with the enemies of honest and upright officials

[@blugaledoh2669]

@@sonamtshering194 Even if that was true, I still think those tyrant would still keep those institutions as it is in their own interest to. Check and balances ensure no one gets too powerful. Stability is necessarily for the dynasty. The kingdom of England had survived for a thousand years despite the several dynasty who ruled over it.

[@sonamtshering194]

@@blugaledoh2669From what I heard history has examples of idiotic rulers who exactly did such things

[@blugaledoh2669]

@@sonamtshering194 No problem, untimely death are also common. Or simply deemed them incapable and let a regent rule.

[@firmanimad]

Be careful of Aggressive Expansion and Coalitions guys, especially when your realm is religiously isolated.

[@varunkj155]

BJP needs to learn from history

[@chinnapareddy3854]

Destruction of vijayanagara empire

[@Austenite762]

Yeah similar reason Mughal Empire started deteriorating after Aurangzeb..

[@uptheblues1875]

Don't worry, I got ur eu4 reference

[@TheSamuraijim87]

Ah, but it wasn't religiously isolated. The fault was personally and completely RamaRaya's. Had he not been a poor ally to his Muslim neighbours, his fall wouldn't have ever occured. He had a kingdom employing and balancing Hindus and Muslims. But he behaved so atrociously, he forced his own alienation from his Muslim neighbours. If there's any lesson, it's maintain good Karma, good stability and good Tolerance of Different Religion. Balance and maintain loyalty of the estates of the Brahmins and the Amirs.

[@Jeevanmn]

I got to know more about the history of my state from your 4 videos than in 5 years of school. Please don't stop making these videos- The number of views doesn't speak anything about the quality and hard work that has went into this. Thank you for doing this.

[@OddCompass]

Thank you so much. Don’t worry, I’m hard at work on the next video (taking forever, but should be ready by Sunday evening or Monday)!

[@OnlineMD]

I was told when visiting Hampi two years ago that the Bahmani Sultan purchased CANNONS from the Portuguese, which helped him win a decisive battle against the Vijayanagara empire....but this video has incredible details that I was completely unaware of.

[@OddCompass]

Thank you for your kind words! Glad you enjoyed it

[@anirudh177]

Both Vijayangara and the Bahmanis had cannons afaik.

[@hussainashraf5179]

@@OddCompass ottomans had tje most powerful canons in whole so how they failed to conqure whole central europe?

[@tubeginie9940]

Some muslim generals betrayed Vijay Nagar also . That is is also one of the reason behind Vijay Nagar fall.

[@rankingresearchdata]

@@hussainashraf5179 Europe has already made gun and modern army in mid 16th century . ottomon were powerful though but balkans of east Europe are united against turkey and protected their land. Gun powder of cannon are mainly produced in Afghanistan and Tajikistan so Islamic union had advantage

[@hollowhoagie6441]

Most of the commenters here it seems: indians excited Because they found a well made video about a point in their history rather than a broad coverage of the whole continent that glosses over far too much Me, an EU4 player: LOOK IT'S THE KINGDOM I LIKE TO PLAY AS IN INDIA!

[@mazadancoseben4818]

Based player

[@TapanDesai2992]

I have been bingeing on your channel for the past hour. Brilliant work!

[@OddCompass]

Thank you very much! 🙏🏽

[@soundcheck2k7]

The way the Portuguese was describing the city for Vijayanagar, it really excited me. I hope that one day, one of these directors/movie makers will create a LARGE budget movie depicting the Vijayanagar empire, just like the Chozha historical fictional movie Ponniyin Selvan.

[@shanuyok615]

Living in history will not help us 🚫❌

[@soundcheck2k7]

@@shanuyok615 Nobody said anything about "living in history". 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@bloodfiredrake7259]

Malik-e- Maidan is such a badass name. "Master of the battlefield"

[@OddCompass]

Agreed!

[@hamadkhan4702]

It's not Malik but Malika which means Queen in Persian.

[@CrafterCoder]

@@hamadkhan4702 Malik-e and Malika are 2 different things

[@kiranus8286]

Both kingdom based their capitals in karnataka🥰

[@karnatabala]

ನಮ್ಮ ಚಾನೆಲ್ ಅನ್ನು subscribe ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಸಮರ್ಗ ಇತಿಹಾಸದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಬೆಳಕು ಚೆಲ್ಲಲಿದ್ದೇವೆ

[@kiranus8286]

@@karnatabala nice name, isn't it name of army built by Vikramaditya ( ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಟೈಪ್ ಮಾಡಬಹುದು ಆದರೆ ಇತರ ಜನರು ಈ ವಿಷಯಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತಿಳಿದಿರಬೇಕೆಂದು ನಾವು ಬಯಸುತ್ತೇವೆ)

[@karnatabala]

The name karnata bala was the name of invincible army of chalukya's of badami

[@kiranus8286]

@@karnatabala yess brother, am talking about Vikramaditya 1 s/o immadi pulakeshi

[@karnatabala]

ಕನ್ನಡ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಗತ ವೈಭವವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದು ಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ನಮ್ಮ ಚಾನೆಲ್ ಅನ್ನು subscribe ಮಾಡಿ, ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಸಮಗ್ರ ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಮೂಡಿಬರಲಿದೆ

[@unclejemima0]

Great production and a lesser known topic!

[@OddCompass]

Thanks! Took way too much time to make lol

[@RakeshKumar-ss9qm]

Maharaja-dhirāja Kannada Rajya Rama Ramana Dakshinasamudradhiswara Mooru Rayara Ganda Andhra Bhoja Abhinava-Bhoja Gaubrahmana Pratipalaka SRI SRI KRISHNADEVRAYARIGE NAMO NAMHA 🙏 Jai Karnataka jai bhuvaneshwari Devi..

[@phanirajsrinivasch8108]

Sri KrishnaDevaraya is treated as a hero by both Kannada and Telugu people as it was during his time, this region prospered religiously, economically and in literature.. Though being a non-Telugu speaking emperor, he patronaged Telugu and he himself composed many Telugu poems.. His service to Telugu language will never be forgotten by Telugus.. He introduced the unique poetry competitions like ashtavadhanam, sathavadhanam, sahasravadhanam etc. which are till date conducted by Telugu scholars. We used to learn from our books that there were no poor people in his kingdom, gems and precious stones used to be traded on streets..

[@jusatnk]

KrishnaDevaraya was a Telugu speaking emperor. Read his book Amuktamalyada. A non-Telugu speaking man won't be able to write such a masterpiece. In those days Telugus and Kannadas respected each other. He respected Kannada as much as he did Telugu. You know one can be proficient in more than one language.

[@sudhakar7889]

​@@jusatnk Your logic is flawed. A friend of mine talks in English so fluently and yet just like a native when it comes to kannada. Another friend of mine is really into Tamil though he knows 4 more languages. Krishnadevaraya'court language was Kannada. So he has to talk in Kannad in daily life. But he must have been amazes by Telugu language. After all it's a very beautiful language just like Tamil and Kannada. He got great poets of Telugu. So it's obvious. Many poets and even Krishnadevara wrote in Sanskrit. Does that mean he could be taking daily in Sanskrit?

[@CR-gl9so]

Pride of Karnataka and India🇮🇳

[@krushnaji4940]

Do you know early maratha empire considered themselves as successor of vijayanagar empire

[@dr.renukrajmedegarpp7603]

​@@krushnaji4940 Marathas are slaves of bahumanis, they ended only hidu empire and now Marathas acting like hindu rakshak shame on maraatha who supported bahamanis.

[@SyedMaazAnsar]

Finally a great series of videos on the glorious history of South India . Hope Netflix or HBO picks one up will make for a great series

[@historicallegends3702]

Yes

[@baha3alshamari152]

That will require a good amount of historical ressources and good producer

[@acharya8959]

Loved it. For all practical purposes, kannidigas are not toxic like Tamils. So, I love them. Also why Karnataka happens to be haven for us, when Periyar and the likes hunted us down.

[@newtube4984]

Periyar also kannadiga

[@prajwalkannadiga8737]

@@newtube4984 no Kannadigas won't put names like that

[@newtube4984]

@@prajwalkannadiga8737 Periyar means big person or great person in Tamil periyar real is Ramaswamy his mother tongue was kannada some of famous tamilnadu Dravidian leaders are kannada and Telugu like karunanidhi is a Telugu person

[@aishwaryapavithra2181]

Periyar is a kannadiga, you lowlife. Clearly kannada pride can't exist without pulling down tamilians it seems.

[@alphacompany4837]

Spotted the Andhabhakt! If Tamil Nadu voted for BJP this Andhabhakt would have said the opposite

[@kapila112]

I have been to Hampi recently.. still get goosebumps when I think about it. This is an under rated channel. Kudos to your research and pronunciation of Indian names!! 🙏🙏.. love from India!!

[@OddCompass]

Love Hampi, too! Top 3 places I’ve ever visited throughout my world travels.

[@Chad-qw8ok]

@@OddCompass same where. I've been there twice! I love Hampi. It's a real same though they shut down hippie island

[@pokemon9505]

Just wanted to say I was here before this channel blows up. The production quality as well as the information is great, thanks for doing this. Keep it up!

[@OddCompass]

Haha, I hope you’re right. Thanks for watching!

[@Dosaskillz]

Well, he’s almost got to 100k subs now!

[@thepathakarpit]

Tenali Rama Krishna with other Ashtadiggajas and Samrat Krishnadev Rai these both together were absolute beasts no one can defeat... They even defended against Babur invasion. Really true geniuses and warriors Whole India should know about them it's really sad that they are not in our textbooks but it is changing. And Thank you bro you really did a great job crating this video ...

[@Unfollowthem]

Vijayanagara is Capital city the Name of Empire was "Karnata Empire"... "Karnata Bhaarata Katha Manjari" Is Book written in court of Empire itself

[@OddCompass]

Yep! I use Vijayanagar Empire simply because that is the colloquial term in modern day Academia, but you're correct -- it was known as the Karnata Empire back in the day.

[@purethoughtts638]

@@OddCompass no Sir Karnata in the medival india means Rayalaseema Region of Andhra and North tamilnadu and Bellary Regions. Not South and North kannada disr

[@citizen408]

@@purethoughtts638 tf told you that? Karnata means entire Karnataka region from Godavari to Cauvery which included entire Rayala Seema but now lost to AP.

[@GopalKrishna-eb5qd]

@@purethoughtts638 lol royal seema?? Badami chalukyas used the term called karnata Bala to their army which is nowhere connected to andhra

[@shashankbv947]

@@OddCompass waiting for other south dyanasties

[@nishantbadu2888]

0:48 U see that patch in east. Kalinga : YES

[@chandrakanthsangewar9341]

As good as oversimplified (channel)

[@OddCompass]

High praise - thanks!

[@sharadchandakacherla8268]

Thanks man , someone not talking about the damn mughals again

[@OddCompass]

Haha yeah, I’m a bit tired of the same old, same old

[@NightRider0101]

@@OddCompass Will you make a video of Child's war in which Aurangzeb crushed British?

[@infinityxtanishq8712]

@@NightRider0101 British didn’t even have a notable presence in india during aurangazeb’s time

[@NightRider0101]

@@infinityxtanishq8712 Read about Child's war

[@NightRider0101]

@kiran m Aurangzeb died in first decade of 1700s, Hyder Ali became ruler of Mysore after 1750.

[@sanjaytumati]

You forgot Venkatapati Deva Raya who was arguably the greatest Emperor of them all. Yes, greater than Krishna Deva Raya. This is a common mistake since he came after Talikota. But he recaptured territory that was lost. It's the man who recovers from a disaster that is the greatest, not one who shines brightly when things go for him. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venkatapati_Raya

[@praveenkn7783]

Vijayanagar empire continues till 1646 AD

[@sanjaytumati]

@@praveenkn7783 Absolutely. Most people don't know that. The last Emperor, SriRanga was even recognised as such by the most powerful South Indian ruler of that time, Narasa Nayaka Wodeyar of Mysore. Vijayanagara never fell to either the Bahmanis or the Mughals or the Brits. It just disintegrated into several principalities, of which the most powerful were the Wodeyars

[@sairadha674]

Venkata II was the greatest of Aravidu dynasty not entire Vijayanagar empire. I cannot forgive him for succession dispute that rose after he died. Toppur battle the result of the dispute is more responsible for death of the empire than Talikota.

[@sanjaytumati]

@@sairadha674 Thank you for letting me know about the Battle of Toppur. But I am puzzled. Why was that Venkata's fault?

[@anirudh177]

@@sanjaytumati I believe that it's because he didn't have a son and heir and chose a Nephew to succeed, causing a succession dispute between the Nephew Sriranga II and Venkata II's wife Bayamma, who adopted a boy and declared that child as the successor. This was because Sriranga's lineage was disputed and some believed that he was illegitmate. This led to a civil war from 1614 to 1617, and led to the further weakening of the state. I believe this migh be the reason why Sai Radha was angry with Venkata II, perhaps for choosing a controversial heir.

[@natashadandavati4904]

Excellent video! You managed to break down the complex and fascinating history of the rise and fall of Vijayanagar in a really clear way--I wish I had seen this before visiting the ruins at Hampi. Loved the illustrations and especially the battle scenes!

[@OddCompass]

Much appreciated!

[@ramakrishnakavali8684]

Wow! You're doing a great job explaining the history! I'm so happy to find this channel. Keep it up! It's awesome that you are doing Indian history. I'm sure you'll make it to the top one day.

[@OddCompass]

Thank you!

[@mrinalmukherjee7031]

This is the best video I HAVE SEEN ON INDIAN HISTORY. Please make a video on ancient Chola, Chera, Pandaya, Pallavas, and Chalukyas. absolutely loved it

[@lucifergaming3570]

Watching from 'Talikota' ❤️

[@raavichandu]

Emperor Krishnadeva Raya wasn't born to a concubine, his mother is daughter of Pemmasaani Nayakas of Gandikota. Pemmasaani Tirumala Rayudu was the uncle and commander in chief of Krishnadeva Raya's army, who won the famous victory at Raichur. Krishnadeva Raya's second(minor) wife was a devadasi temple dancer (Chinnama Devi), even though emperor married her before, her social status made her minor wife. Krishnadeva Raya had another wife. The statues of Krishnadeva Raya and his wives can be seen even today inside Tirumala temple. Krishnadeva suffered from small pox as a kid, with dark pock marked skin. Royalty in India didn't suffer from small pox even in those days, hence he was considered cursed and unfit to rule, until his elder brother died leaving him the throne. For all those who are fighting between Telugu and Kannada, please guys/girls,our common language split into 2 distinct languages only few hundred years ago, we have over 2500 years of common history, culture and customs. Let's cherish that.

[@OddCompass]

I encourage a look at the sources I cited. Krishnadeva Raya's maternal ancestry is up for debate -- some believe that he has Telugu ancestry, for example, while others believe that his mother was Kannadiga. The pervasive view among modern Deccan-focused historians is that his mother was not a priority wife of the king, but was instead a concubine of sorts. As for your point about the Telugu/Kannada split, I agree -- no need for pride to get in the way of history.

[@sachinnayaka32]

Sri Krishna devaraya belongs to main major population of that army bedars/ boyas And his mother belongs to that group too And because of him stil many bedars in karnataka believe they are from telugu Nadu!!

[@siddarthakr5031]

Official name of the empire was Karnata empire, Vijayanagara was the capital of karnata empire which was established by the Veeraballala 3rd of the hoysala dynasty.

[@Amoghavarsha.]

ಹರಿಹರ ಮತ್ತು ಬುಕ್ಕರಾಯ ಅಲ್ವಾ ಅಣ್ಣ ? ಕರ್ಣಾಟ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದವರು .

[@gotie1389]

Searching for Indian history and here you are with nice piece of work

[@OddCompass]

Thanks - glad you liked it!

[@qus.9617]

Impressed is an understatement. I will mention since no-one else has but really digging the integrity of the work (factual, well-researched, complex, no embellishments, fantastically exciting, measured responses, great community in the comment section) which is sublime. Also this might be the only channel I have observed doing Indian history as a focus. I have been lurking on subreddits on indian history in the past, finding free papers now and then on Indian history. They just don't compare to the ease of access and quality of this channel imo. Do you know about Kings and Generals or Invicta? For a while they went out of their element and did history videos outside of Europe. But it seems like lately they have been trending back to their older material e.g. Greco-Roman, Mediterranean, Cold-War etc. So this channel is really quite a good find!

[@OddCompass]

Thanks so much Qu! You've honestly made my day with your comment, haha. I'm so glad that people are noticing the effort to maintain a neutral and academic approach to Indian history (while softening it with animations and a fast-paced narrative). I'm actually intending to cover Asian history more broadly, but definitely India (and to a lesser degree, SE Asia) are my primary focuses. I do know about Invicta and Kings & Generals (I find Invicta's work really impressive!), but they cover such a broad range of material that I imagine it's difficult for them to tackle the lesser known events/kingdoms/people in India. I hope my channel fills that gap! I know there's significant lag time between my uploads, but I'll have the next video ready by July 17th (perhaps even a day or two before), so stay tuned :)

[@saintz2k7]

Do you have a patreon or somewhere one could donate? Your videos are amazing and the fact you do it on topics no one else would really is something else. Not to mention the superb quality

[@OddCompass]

Wow, thanks for your kind words. I was thinking about putting up a patreon once I get to 1000 subscribers! I'm genuinely happy to showcase interesting history for an audience that cares.

[@karthikmunishamaiah2689]

+1

[@ahmadhussain27]

Petition to Bollywood to make a movie on Krishnadevaraya starring Dhanush.

[@siddarthakr5031]

😂Vijayanagara was a kannada kingdom only a kannada actor needed there is a movie also in by name Krishnadevaraya acted by legendary dr.rajkumar

[@dontbeafraidimhere5421]

The greatest rulers of Kannada dynasty ಕನ್ನಡ ರಾಜವಂಶದ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಆಡಳಿತಗಾರರು 1. Kadamba (ಕದಂಬರು) 2. Ganga (ಗಂಗರು) 3. Badami chalukya (ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯರು) 4. Rashtrakuta (ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕೂಟ) 5. Kalyani chalukya (ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಿ ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯ) 6. Hoysala (ಹೊಯ್ಸಳರು) 7. Seunaru (Yadava) (ಸೇವುಣ "ಯಾದವರು") 8. Shilahararu (ಶಿಲಾಹಾರರು) 9. Vijayanagara (ವಿಜಯನಗರ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ) 10. Mysore kingdom (ಮೈಸೂರು ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ)

[@Abhishek-sr2pu]

Western ganga*

[@user-ex8wm6fv5q]

Eastern chalukyas also

[@ashrafjamal92]

Finally some channel, with all the facts and unbiased, contemporary historical accounts.

[@ratikantrout1865]

Can u make a video of the dynasties that ruled Kalinga and how they declined after 16 th century with the rise of vijaynagar empire and bhakti movement

[@OddCompass]

Interesting idea!

[@thisisme265]

@@OddCompass You might wanna make a video on the Exploits of Maharaja Kharavela(1st century BCE). About how he took revenge for the famous Kalinga War, and extended his empire.

[@anirudh177]

Ah, the Gajapati empire of Kapilendra?

[@DMystif]

This is a very good job ! I've been dealing with Indian history too but for francophones, it's really an awesome subcontinent in so many ways, including history. Keep the good stuff coming ! :D

[@OddCompass]

Thank you!

[@callistine8559]

Okay this is amazing! Top notch graphics, amazin explanations and a good commentary! Why don't you have more subscribers?! Discovered this video for my History final exam which is tomorrow and I have a chapter on the Vijaynagara Empire, and this makes it so much more interesting! The part about the red wedding and Portuguese snipers, like dayummm they should replace our boring ass textbooks with these! Great going!💫💫

[@OddCompass]

That’s so kind of you! Thanks for watching, and good luck with your final exam :)

[@Archangel26]

Gajapati Raja/Gajapati's of Vijayanagar in Andhra-Pradesh were my Ancestors!!! Thanks a lot for this informative video, Really appreciate it.

[@krishnapal7344]

This was a really well made video and I loved learning more about the history of my country. Keep going!

[@aksharba9734]

Just mind-blowing... It is the best video any channel has ever come to make of Indian history. Lots of love from Hampi and Karnatak for you, O creators. Just keep posting such contents, guys... Plz. We have a rich history yet we don't know it enough. Enlighten us... ❤️❤️❤️

[@hansvonmeinstien3660]

This is real Vijayanagar had many resources in their market they were selling gold ,jewels , diamond like fruits and vegetables

[@virtus8798]

Finally a channel for history of india which is fun to watch but even nice to hear . It's basically history classes but fun

[@zanexiao4488]

I have just discovered your channel and I think you're doing great things! Vijayanagar is also one of the most powerful and fun nations to play in the game EU4 haha

[@dipanjansarkar3983]

Most informative and not boring video on the topic that I've ever seen.

[@OddCompass]

Haha thanks!

[@sai4007]

I follow multiple roman history channels and always wanted something similar for Indian history. As you keep making these videos, I bet the growth will explode exponentially in the near future. Quality of content, narration and the animation is amazing. I would love this channel even more if you can cover stuff like what day to day life for commoners was, what food did the army eat, what the tax policy was enacted on the merchants, how was innovation, how did caste play a role etc as well.

[@OddCompass]

Thank you - and those are EXCELLENT video ideas!

[@MasterArts081]

ವಿಜಯನಗರ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ , ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಹೆಮ್ಮೆ ❤️❤️🔥🔥💪💪

[@sovereignwill6020]

Thanks for what you do. Alot of Indian history is a blank spot in my understanding of history. Gonna be watching your stuff from now on.

[@OddCompass]

Glad to have you aboard!

[@LeRiderOP]

Vijanagara empire was huge... Covering majority current south Indian states.

[@ranjitsardar9920]

Oh my God, thank you so much for conveying my ancestors, I've been waiting to see a full comprehensive video like this, truly thank you 🙏🏾

[@VivekSingh-ix7bd]

One of the most underrated history Channel

[@OddCompass]

Much appreciated!

[@marikambhadevistudios8730]

VIJAYANAGAR UNFORGETTABLE EMPIRE 😍

[@sindhum2050]

I've watched history on a lot of YT channels- Crash course world history, oversimplified and even Khan academy, but couldn't find anything good for Indian history. I am SO glad I found your channel, like FINALLY! :') Also, I think it would be nice if you could spell out the names of individual kings in the video, I couldn't make out some of the names ( Or maybe it was just me lol idk) Cheers!

[@OddCompass]

That is high praise, thanks! I’ve definitely been thinking that I should add name text (on initial introductions, at least) to help clarify for the viewer - so you can look forward to that haha 👍

[@J__C_]

You should come to India, you teach history much better than my history teacher.

[@OddCompass]

Haha, thanks! I’ve actually spent many years in India 🙏🏽

[@jaishreeRama77]

I'm from hampi karnataka india

[@user-ex8wm6fv5q]

Hii maga

[@marktuanlovesclowns2254]

This video was invaluable for my project, thank you so much for making it.

[@OddCompass]

My pleasure!

[@Jan-yt2re]

Love these videos, learning so much about the history of my own background so thank you for making them! I’ve only heard of the vijayanagar kingdom & Krishna Deveraya through tenaliraman on tv, very interesting.

[@pharaohsmagician8329]

Ricimer and Ramraya, both slayers of their own Empires..... As a Indian who was raised in the West starting at 3 years old and has no roots to Indian culture this was a really cool video! Especially the fashion and the names. One day the clothings and the fashion styles we all like today will also become a weird old fashioned relic way to dress......

[@711zuni]

I am in Hampi for my 4th visit , ,, When I was here before in the 1990s and I never knew as much of the history Thank you for this - still as incredible place as always maybe even more now as I appreciate the set and history so much more

[@thehistorybuff1883]

Brilliant work!

[@OddCompass]

Glad you liked it!

[@RaghunandanReddyC]

6:15 Funny how the columns literally read "Telugu script".

[@vishwanath-ts]

That's not telugu script, that is hale gannada!!

[@gfethgd9811]

@@vishwanath-ts That hale gannade said telugu lipi

[@abab9622]

I believe that’s old Kannada. Their script is quite old.

[@vishwanath-ts]

@@abab9622 Yes

[@manohargowda9038]

That's Telugu only telugu is believed to be derived from Kannada but eventually Telugu become more familiar.

[@khyberw]

Awesome video! Please keep them coming!

[@OddCompass]

Thanks! Will do haha

[@harshgautam9976]

Fact: Krishnadevraya raised two muslim brothers from the very childhood, who later on became his commanders, but when muslim rulers attacked Vijayanagar then these two brothers changed their party, resulting in sharing the secrets of Krishnadevaraya's side & cheat.

[@History_Teller1250]

All this happened because of what Rama Raya did. On the way back from his campaign against Hussain Nizam Shah I, he let his soldiers loot, kill, rape, steal and burn everything on their way as they pleased while they were crossing the lands of Ali Adil Shah I despite the fact that he was an ally of Rama Raya. This caused the Deccan Sultanates to unite against him and the Gilani brothers to betray him. You can't just blame the Muslim rulers for everything that went wrong in Indian history while ignoring what Hindu rulers did to cause these events and act like they did nothing wrong and everything is the fault of Muslims...

[@GetDressednTravel]

Our ancestors were right, never trust Muslims

[@takenbythewindNdrivenbythesea]

Great video, a lesson to be learned.

[@OddCompass]

Thanks - indeed, lots to parse here!

[@tejaswilog3946]

Bro I don't know how can I thank u for this masterpiece

[@OddCompass]

I'm glad you like it!

[@sowrabvattipalli5981]

glad to see a channel talking about indian history

[@OddCompass]

Thanks haha, happy to keep talking about Indian history!

[@HarshasAccount]

The Vijayanagar did not end in 1565. The 4th house called Aravidu dynasty ruled from 1565 and the glorious rule of Venkatapati Deva Raya II saw a revival. It finally ended in 1646

[@upsc9108]

Sir, please make such fantastic videos on each event of Indian history!

[@teamstark1018]

at 6:00 on wall its written as telugu leppi...!!!! Vijayanagar is a Kannada Kingdome by our own Hakka and Hukka. and to the note none of the Leppi [inscriptions] during Vijayanagar is in telugu all are in Kannada language.

[@Ashwin-zg7rt]

Currently binge watching your videos. Brilliant work. And yes, subscribed

[@Prithil_Mania_Gaming]

A great video on Indian history. Was perfectly delivered. Fun fact: It is said that gold and diamond was sold on streets due to the abundance of the them in the vijayanagar empire