HAMPI HERITAGE WALK Hampi or Hampe , also referred to as the Group of Monuments at Hampi , is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Hampi town , Vijayanagara district , east-central Karnataka , India . Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th century It was a fortified city. 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...
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