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Write about the greatness of hampi the feel art and culture |
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Answer» as the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th century. Chronicles left by PERSIAN and European travellers, particularly the Portuguese, say that Hampi was a prosperous, wealthy and grand city near the Tungabhadra River, with numerous temples, farms and trading markets. By 1500 CE, Hampi-Vijayanagara was the world's second-largest medieval-era city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at that time, attracting traders from Persia and PORTUGAL. The Vijayanagara Empire was defeated by a coalition of Muslim sultanates; its capital was conquered, PILLAGED and destroyed by sultanate armies in 1565, after which Hampi remained in ruins. |
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