Hampi: sacred centre, royal centre, Mahanavami dibba, Lotus Mahal, elephant stables, water works (UNESCO)
Whole chapter · 10–16 focused hours
Vijayanagara, Bahmani and the Deccan sultanates
A first-attempt learner with school-level reading and little retained ancient/medieval history or art history. Later chapters assume the earlier chronological context; History optional and practical arts training are outside scope.
Includes
- Selected explanatory readings, images/maps and source extracts
- Brief chronology or comparison notes
- Available mapped practice, mistake review and one initial recall review
Separate time needed
- Subsequent spaced revision and full mock examinations
- Reading every reference book and optional exercise in full
- Exclude independent temple-style study and the full European trading chronology.
Editorial planning estimate; not measured learner time
Where to study this topic
- Themes in Indian History Part II, Class XII, Theme 7 An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara ↗
Theme 7 An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara, 3. Vijayanagara: The Capital and its Environs; 4. The Royal Centre; 5. The Sacred Centre; 6. Plotting Palaces, Temples and Bazaars, pp. 7-22 (printed 176-191)
- Tamil Nadu State Board Class XI History Volume II (lessons 12 to 19), full text ↗
Lesson 12 Bahmani and Vijayanagar Kingdoms, Sources (Hampi, the site of Vijayanagara), p. 6 (printed 2)
- UNESCO World Heritage Convention: India, properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (with inscription years) and Tentative List ↗
Cultural properties: Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986)
Whole chapter reading
- Tamil Nadu State Board Class XI History Volume II (lessons 12 to 19), full text ↗
Lesson 12, Vijayanagara and Bahmani political and social history
- Themes in Indian History Part II, Class XII, Theme 7 An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara ↗
Vijayanagara: city, water, authority and archaeology
- History of Medieval India (Satish Chandra), verified publisher contents ↗
Chapter 9, regional politics; Portuguese entry is assigned to the Maratha/European transition chapter; use only sections filling gaps in the assigned school-text readings.
Book required