Harihara I

Harihara I
Pagoda of Harihara I
Emperor of Vijayanagara
Reign18 April 1336 – 20 November 1355
PredecessorPosition established
(Veera Ballala III as Hoysala king)
SuccessorBukka Raya I
Born1306
Deccan Plateau
Died20 November 1355 (aged 50)
Vijayanagara, Vijayanagara Empire
(modern day Hampi, Karnataka, India)
HouseSangama
FatherBhavana Sangama
MotherMaravve Nayakiti
ReligionHinduism

Harihara I (1306 – 20 November 1355), also known as Hakka and Vira Harihara I, was the founder of the Vijayanagara Empire, in present-day Karnataka, India, which he ruled from 1336 to 1355. He and his successors formed the Sangama dynasty, the first of four dynasties to rule the empire. He was the eldest son of Bhavana Sangama, the chieftain of a cowherd pastoralist community of the Kuruba caste, who claimed Yadava clan in Chandravamsa lineage.

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