{"id":331684,"date":"2025-04-03T18:14:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T12:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=331684"},"modified":"2025-04-04T11:32:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T06:02:02","slug":"sangama-dynasty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sangama-dynasty\/","title":{"rendered":"Sangama Dynasty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: A set of copper plates dating back to early 15th Century from the reign of Devaraya I of the Sangama Dynasty were unveiled by Falcon Coins Gallery with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). <strong>Sangama Dynasty.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-331739 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sangama-Dynasty.png?resize=602%2C399&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sangama Dynasty\" width=\"602\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sangama-Dynasty.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sangama-Dynasty.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sangama-Dynasty.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sangama-Dynasty.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>About Sangama Dynasty<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Founded by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> By two brothers, <\/span><b>Harihara I and Bukka Raya I in 1336<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who were born into a noble family of the <\/span><b>Kakatiya dynasty <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">named after <\/span><b>Sangama, their ancestral village<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Sangama dynasty<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was the <\/span><b>founding dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Important Rulers of the Sangama Dynasty:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Harihara I (Deva Raya) 1336-1356:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> His military successes, diplomatic engagements, religious patronage, and administrative reforms established the empire&#8217;s early foundations and its position as a major power in South India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Bukka I 1343-1377: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His <\/span><b>military exploits<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> contributed to the consolidation and growth of the empire.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Harihara II 1377-1404: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extended territory into Tamil Nadu and coastal Andhra.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Deva Raya I 1404-1422:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Considered <\/span><b>one of the empire&#8217;s greatest kings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He expanded the empire&#8217;s boundaries and brought about significant administrative and economic reforms. Italian traveller <\/span><b>Niccolo Conti<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> visited.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Deva Raya II 1422-1446:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> His reign was a period of expansion, cultural renaissance, and administrative reforms for the Vijayanagara Empire. <\/span><b>Abdur Razaak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> visited him.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Important Characteristics of the Sangama Dynasty:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Administration and governance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> D<\/span><b>ividing the empire into administrative units<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> called <\/span><b>Nadu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which were further divided into smaller units known as Sime or <\/span><b>Shasana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Patronage of art and culture:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The rulers <\/span><b>supported the growth of regional languages<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like <\/span><b>Kannada and Telugu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and encouraged <\/span><b>scholars, poets, and artists<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in their courts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Religious tolerance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> While being predominantly Hindu, they <\/span><b>allowed the practice of other religions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> within their territories.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Economic prosperity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It oversaw a period of economic growth and prosperity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Literary and cultural contributions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Renowned scholars, poets, and philosophers thrived under their patronage.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A set of copper plates dating back to early 15th Century from the reign of Devaraya I of the Sangama Dynasty were unveiled by Falcon Coins Gallery with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Sangama Dynasty. About Sangama Dynasty Founded by: By two brothers, Harihara I and Bukka Raya I in 1336, who were&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sangama-dynasty\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sangama Dynasty<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":331739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11212,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-331684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-history-and-art-culture-in-news","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sangama-Dynasty.png?fit=1280%2C850&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331684\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/331739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}