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Karnataka

849 CE
372 BCE1997 CE
3 polities active
Pallava Kingdom
Era unknown

3rd century – 897

Ruler

Unknown

Capital

Kanchipuram

3rd century – present

Rashtrakuta Empire
Era unknown

753 – 982

Ruler

Unknown

Capital

Unknown

Chola Empire
Era unknown

848 – 1279

Ruler

Unknown

Capital

Thanjavur

848 – 1025

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Events

  • Siege of Srirangapatna

    Tipu Sultan dies defending his capital against the British.

    Siege of Srirangapatna

    5 April 1799 – 4 May 1799
  • Battle of Talikota

    Deccan sultanates crush Vijayanagara, sacking Hampi.

    Battle of Talikota

    26 January 1565
  • Founding of the Vijayanagara Empire

    Harihara and Bukka found a Hindu empire to resist the Sultanate.

    Founding of the Vijayanagara Empire

    1336
  • Battle of Vatapi

    Pallava king Narasimhavarman I defeats and kills Pulakeshin II.

    Battle of Vatapi

    642

Places

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    Capital of the Chalukyas, famed for its rock-cut cave temples.

    Badami

    540
  • Hampi

    Capital of the Vijayanagara Empire, now a vast World Heritage ruin.

    Hampi

    1336
  • Srirangapatna

    Island capital of the Kingdom of Mysore under Tipu Sultan.

    Srirangapatna

    10th century

Districts

Bagalkot1 place
  • Bangalore
  • Bangalore Rural
  • Belgaum
  • Bellary1 place
  • Bidar
  • Bijapur
  • Chamrajnagar
  • Chikkaballapura
  • Chikmagalur
  • Chitradurga
  • Dakshina Kannada
  • Davanagere
  • Dharwad
  • Gadag
  • Gulbarga
  • Hassan
  • Haveri
  • Kodagu
  • Kolar
  • Koppal
  • Mandya1 place
  • Mysore
  • Raichur
  • Ramanagara
  • Shimoga
  • Tumkur
  • Udupi
  • Uttara Kannada
  • Yadgir