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Harihara I | |
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![]() Pagoda of Harihara I | |
Emperor of Vijayanagara | |
Reign | 18 April 1336[1] – 20 November 1355[2] |
Predecessor | Position established (Veera Ballala III as Hoysala king) |
Successor | Bukka Raya I |
Born | 1306 Deccan Plateau |
Died | 20 November 1355 (aged 50) Vijayanagara, Vijayanagara Empire (modern day Hampi, Karnataka, India) |
House | Sangama |
Father | Bhavana Sangama |
Mother | Maravve Nayakiti |
Religion | Hinduism |
Vijayanagara Empire |
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Ruling dynasties |
Harihara I (1306 – 20 November 1355), also known as Hakka and Vira Harihara I, was the founder of the Vijayanagara Empire, in present-day Karnataka, India, which he ruled from 1336 to 1355.[3] He and his successors formed the Sangama dynasty, the first of four dynasties to rule the empire. He was the eldest son of Bhavana Sangama,[3][4] the chieftain of a cowherd pastoralist community of the Kuruba caste, who claimed Yadava clan in Chandravamsa lineage.[4]