Vijayanagara Empire founded in the Deccan

1336

Two brothers, Harihara and Bukka, formerly captives at Delhi who had converted to Islam, returned home, embraced Hinduism again under the guidance of the sage Vidyaranya, and established a new capital on the Tungabhadra River. Vijayanagara would become South India's bulwark against Muslim expansion and host one of the world's wealthiest courts for two centuries.