Bhavana Sangama

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Bhavana Sangama
SpouseMaravve Nayakitio
Issue Harihara I, Bukka Raya I Kampa I, Marappa and Muddappa
Dynasty Sangama

Bhavana Sangama or simply Sangama was the father of the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I, the founders of the Vijayanagara Empire in present-day Karnataka, India. [1]

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Biography

According to Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere, Sangama was a was a chieftain of a pastoralist community of shepherd (Kuruba) caste. [2] He was married to Maravve Nayakiti, the daughter of the Kampili king Kampili Deva Raya and the elder sister of prince Kumara Rama. [3] [4] He had 5 children, [5] Harihara, Bukka, Kampa I, Marappa and Muddappa, who founded the Vijayanagara Empire (mainly by Harihara and Bukka) [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 103–106. ISBN   978-9-38060-734-4.
  2. ↑ Dhere, Ramchandra (2011). Rise of a Folk God: Vitthal of Pandharpur South Asia Research. Oxford University Press, 2011. p. 243. ISBN   9780199777648.
  3. 1 2 "Short biography of Harihara-I (A.D. 1336—A.D. 1355)". 29 October 2011.
  4. ↑ Dhere, Ramchandra (2011). Rise of a Folk God: Vitthal of Pandharpur South Asia Research. Oxford University Press, 2011. p. 243. ISBN   9780199777648.
  5. ↑ Burton Stein (1990). The New Cambridge History of India Vijayanagara · Volume 1 (Ebook). Cambridge University Press. p. 18. ISBN   9780521266932.
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