Harihara II
{{Short description|Emperor of Vijayanagara from 1377 to 1404}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| native_lang1_name1 =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Vijayanagara, Vijayanagara Empire
(modern day Hampi, Karnataka, India)
| death_date = 31 August 1404{{cite web | author=M. H. RAMA SHARMA| title=Full text of "THE HISTORY OF VIJAYANAGAR EMPIRE VOL.1" | website=Internet Archive | date=23 October 2016 | url=https://archive.org/stream/dli.bengal.10689.12385/10689.12385_djvu.txt | access-date=4 February 2025}}
| death_place = Vijayanagara, Vijayanagara Empire
(modern day Hampi, Karnataka, India)
| issue = Virupaksha Raya
Bukka Raya II
Deva Raya I
| house = Sangama
| father = Bukka Raya I
| mother = Unknown
| title = Vaidikamarga Sthapanacharya
Vedamarga Pravartaka.
| image = Harihara II Coin.png
| caption = Gold Pagoda of Harihara II
| succession = Vijayanagara Emperor
| reign = 21 June 1377{{Cite journal |url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/44145214|last=Lakshmi|first=Kumari Jhansi|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |date=1958|volume=21 |pages=290–297 |title=The Chronology of the Sangama Dynasty|jstor=44145214 }} – 31 August 1404
| predecessor = Bukka Raya I
| successor = Virupaksha Raya
| religion = Hinduism
}}
{{Vijayanagara empire}}Harihara II (died 31 August 1404) was an Emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty.{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |pages=103–106}} He patronised the Kannada poet Madhura, a Jaina. An important work on the Vedas was completed during his time. He earned the titles Vaidikamarga Sthapanacharya and Vedamarga Pravartaka.
Biography
{{See also|Bahmani–Vijayanagar War (1398)}}
He ascended the throne after the death of his father Bukka Raya I in 1377 and reigned till his death in 1404. He was succeeded by his son Virupaksha Raya.
During his reign, Harihara II continued to extend the empire's territory through fighting against the Reddis of Kondavidu for control of the Andhra between Nellore and Kalinga. From the Reddis of Kondavidu, Harihara II conquered the Addanki and Srisailam areas as well as most of the territory between the peninsula to the south of the river Krishna, which would eventually lead to fights in Telangana with the Velamas of Rachakonda. Harihara II took advantage of the death of Mujahid Bahmani in 1378 and extended his control into the northwest, controlling such ports as Goa, Chaul, and Dabhol.
Harihara II reigned from the capital city of Vijayanagara whose ruins are now known as Hampi. The ruins of Harihara's palace are believed to be located among the Hampi ruins.{{cite web|url=http://www.hampi.in/palace-of-vira-harihara.shtml|title=Palace of Vira Harihara|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621072139/http://www.hampi.in/palace-of-vira-harihara.shtml|archive-date=21 June 2010|df=dmy-all}}
His general Iruguppa was a disciple of Simhanandi, a Jain teacher. He built a tank for Gomatteshvara (Bahubali) and the stone temple of Kumthu-Jinanatha in Vijayanagara.{{sfn|Sangave|1981|p=46}}
During his fight against the Reddis of Kondavidu, he delegated the rule of Mysore and the task of fighting the Dalvoys in Mysore to Yaduraya, thereby appointing the first ruler of another mighty future-kingdom.
Notes
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References
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Sources
- {{citation |last=Sangave |first=Vilas Adinath |authorlink=Vilas Adinath Sangave |title=The Sacred Shravanabelagola (A Socio-Religious Study) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nZ3S6CW5KKQC |date=1981 |publisher=Bharatiya Jnanpith |edition=1st }}
- Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat, Concise history of Karnataka, MCC, Bangalore, 2001 (Reprinted 2002)
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20051219170139/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/HIST-CULT/history_medieval.html Andhra Pradesh Online]
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Category:15th-century Indian monarchs
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Category:Vijayanagara emperors
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