Hoysala Empire
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Was a polity that ruled most of what is now Karnataka between the 10th and the 14th centuries.
Establishment
January 1188: Vishnuvardhana's ambition of creating an independent empire was fulfilled by his grandson Veera Ballala II, who freed the Hoysalas from subordination in 1187-1193.
Chronology
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Expansion during the rule of Simhana II of the Seuna.
January 1213: By 1212, the Seuna Yadavas had expanded their territory into present-day Anantpur, Bellary, Chitradurga, and Shimoga districts. The Seuna Yadavas were a dynasty that ruled parts of present-day Maharashtra and Karnataka in India during the 12th and 13th centuries.
The Hoysala capital Halebidu was sacked by the Delhi Sultanate in 1311.
January 1312: The Hoysala capital Halebidu is sacked by Delhi Sultanate forces.
February 1312: End of the sack of Halebidu by the forces of the Delhi Sultanate.
The Hoysala capital Halebidu was sacked by the Delhi Sultanate in 1327.
January 1328: The Hoysala capital Halebidu is sacked by Delhi Sultanate forces.
February 1328: End of the sack of Halebidu by the forces of the Delhi Sultanate.
January 1192: Hoysala ruler Ballala went captured the important forts of Erambara, Kurrugod, Gutti, and Hangal. The Yadavas were driven to the north of the Malaprabha and Krishna rivers, which formed the Yadava-Hoysala border for the next two decades.
January 1201: In 1200, King Bhoja II, a former feudatory of the Kohalpur Shilahara dynasty, asserted his sovereignty over the territory. This marked a significant shift in power dynamics within the region.
January 1226: The Hoysalas extended their foothold in areas known today as Tamil Nadu around 1225.
January 1261: The Pandya attacked the Hoysalas in the Kaveri and captured the fort of Kannanur Koppam.
January 1276: In 1275, Seuna ruler Ramachandra sent a powerful army led by Tikkama to the southern Hoysala kingdom.
January 1277: Seuna ruler Tikkama retreated from the Haysala Empire.
January 1301: During the 14th century, the Sambuvarayas, a dynasty in the Tondaimandalam region, gained power as the Telugu Cholas, Hoysala, and Pandya kingdoms declined. They ruled independently in this period.
January 1312: The Hoysala capital Halebidu is sacked by Delhi Sultanate forces.
January 1337: From the ruins of the Kampili kingdom emerged the Vijayanagara Kingdom in 1336 CE. He initially controlled the northern portions of the Hoysala Empire.
Disestablishment
January 1344: After nearly three decades of resistance, Veera Ballala III was killed at the battle of Madurai in 1343, and the sovereign territories of the Hoysala empire were merged with the areas administered by Harihara I in the Tungabhadra River region.
