Kannadiga empire that ruled most of what is now Karnataka, India (10th–14th centuries)
Hoysala Kingdom
1000–1346
Hoysala kingdom, c. 1050 - c. 1355
Capital
Sosavur (1026-1048)
Belur (1048-1062)
Halebidu (1062-1300)
Tiruvannamalai (1300 - 1343)
Common languages
Kannada Sanskrit
Religion
Hinduism Jainism
Government
Monarchy
King
• 1026–1047
Nripa Kama II
• 1047–1098
Vinayaditya
• 1098–1102
Ereyanga
• 1102–1108
Veera Ballala I
• 1108–1152
Vishnuvardhana
• 1152–1173
Narasimha I
• 1173–1220
Veera Ballala II
• 1220–1235
Veera Narasimha II
• 1235–1263
Veera Someshwara
• 1263–1292
Narasimha III
• 1292–1343
Veera Ballala III
History
• Established
1000
• Disestablished
1346
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Western Chalukya Empire
Vijayanagara Empire
Madurai Sultanate
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Origin of Karnataka's name
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Chalukya Empire
Rashtrakuta Empire
Western Chalukya Empire
Southern Kalachuri
Hoysala Kingdom
Vijayanagara Empire
Bahmani Sultanate
Bijapur Sultanate
Kingdom of Mysore
Hyderabad State
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Haleri Kingdom
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The Hoysala Kingdom was a Kannadiga power originating from the Indian subcontinent that ruled most of what is now Karnataka between the 10th and the 14th centuries. The capital of the Hoysalas was initially located at Belur, but was later moved to Halebidu.
The Hoysala rulers were originally from Malenadu, an elevated region in the Western Ghats. In the 12th century, taking advantage of the internecine warfare between the Western Chalukya Empire and Kalachuris of Kalyani, the Hoysalas annexed areas of present-day Karnataka and the fertile areas north of the Kaveri delta in present-day Tamil Nadu. By the 13th century, they governed most of Karnataka, north-western Tamil Nadu and parts of western Andhra Pradesh in the Deccan Plateau.
The Hoysala era was an important period in the development of South Indian art, architecture, and religion. The empire is remembered today primarily for Hoysala architecture; 100 surviving temples are scattered across Karnataka.
Well-known temples which exhibit what the historian Sailendra Sen has called "an amazing display of sculptural exuberance" include the Chennakeshava Temple in Belur, the Hoysaleswara Temple in Halebidu, and the Chennakesava Temple in Somanathapura.[1] These three temples were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2023.[2] The Hoysala rulers also patronised the fine arts, encouraging literature to flourish in Kannada and Sanskrit.
The HoysalaKingdom was a Kannadiga power originating from the Indian subcontinent that ruled most of what is now Karnataka between the 10th and the 14th...
Hoysala architecture is the building style in Hindu temple architecture developed under the rule of the Hoysala Empire between the 11th and 14th centuries...
the Hoysala Empire. The architectural style of the three temples was developed by the early Hoysala rulers – who established their new kingdoms and regimes...
The HoysalaKingdom (Kannada: ಹೊಯ್ಸಳ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ) was a South Indian Kannadiga kingdom that ruled most of the modern-day state of Karnataka between the 10th...
The HoysalaKingdom (Kannada: ಹೊಯ್ಸಳ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ) was a notable South Indian Kannadiga kingdom that ruled most of the modern-day state of Karnataka between...
Lesser known temples built by the Hoysala Empire during the period of their ascendancy (1119-1286 C.E.) are included in the table below. These constructions...
Hoysala literature is the large body of literature in the Kannada and Sanskrit languages produced by the Hoysala Empire (1025–1343) in what is now southern...
ultimately led to the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire. The founder of the kingdom was a Hoysala commander, Singeya Nayaka-III (1280–1300 AD), who declared independence...
The Hoysala Empire (Kannada: ಹೊಯ್ಸಳ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ) was a notable South Indian Kannadiga empire that ruled most of the modern-day state of Karnataka between...
the northern portions of the HoysalaKingdom before taking full control over its entire range after the death of Hoysala Veera Ballala III in 1343. Kannada...
Chola country were effectively checked by the Hoysalas. Jatavarman I (c. 1251) successfully expanded the kingdom into the Telugu country (as far north as Nellore)...
Chopra et al., during his rule, the Hoysalakingdom consolidated into an independent empire commencing an age of "Hoysala imperialism". His architectural...
Dwarasamudra (also Dorasamudra), Halebidu became the regal capital of the Hoysala Empire in the 11th century CE. In the modern era literature it is sometimes...
conflict with the Pallavas, Cholas, Hoysalas and finally the Muslim invaders from the Delhi Sultanate. The Pandyan Kingdom finally became extinct after the...
Sanskrit flourished. Natives of the malnad Karnataka, the Hoysalas established the Hoysala Empire at the turn of the first millennium. Art and architecture...
last Hoysala king. He was the eldest son and successor of the powerful Hoysala emperor Veera Ballala III. He resided over a declining Hoysalakingdom, and...
village is famous for the Hoysala temple, called the Lakshmikantha Swami temple which was built by the rulers of the HoysalaKingdom in the year 1187 AD and...
southernmost regions of India. In February 1311, Malik Kafur besieged the Hoysala capital Dwarasamudra, and the defending ruler Veera Ballala III surrendered...
Nadu, India. This clash involved the Hoysala dynasty and the Madurai Sultanate. King Ballala III of the Hoysalas led an expedition to conquer the Coromandal...
later Hoysala temples. They popularised the use of decorative Kirtimukha (demon faces) in their sculptures. Famous architects in the Hoysalakingdom included...
empires of South India—William Coelho. He was the true maker of the Hoysalakingdom—B.S.K. Iyengar in Kamath (2001), p124–126 B.L. Rice in Kamath (2001)...
capital of the Hoysala Empire. The temple was built on the banks of a large man-made lake, and sponsored by King Vishnuvardhana of the Hoysala Empire. Its...
Chutu, Rashtrakuta, Vijayanagara, Pallava, Chalukya, Hoysala, Kingdom of Mysore and smaller kingdoms like Ay, Alupa, Western Ganga, Eastern Ganga, Kadamba...
Chalukya Empire, the Rashtrakuta Empire, the Western Chalukya Empire, the Hoysala Empire and the Vijayanagara Empire, all patronising the ancient Indic religions...
the Hoysala empire within a very short period. Many of the early Vijayanagara inscriptions describe Harihara and Bukka as ruling “the Hoysalakingdom”....
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