Karnata Empire

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The Karnata Empire or Karnataka Empire (Karnata Rajya) is an alternate name for the Vijayanagara Empire. This name has been used in some important Vijayanagara inscriptions[1][2] and literary works of the Vijayanagara times including the Sanskrit work Jambavati Kalyanam by King Krishnadevaraya and Telugu work Vasu Charitamu.[3]

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  1. ^ Dr. K.V.Ramesh. Telugu Inscriptions from Vijayanagar Dynasty, vol16, Introduction. Archaeological Survey of India. What Is India Publishers (P) Ltd., Saturday, December 30, 2006. Retrieved on December 31, 2006.
  2. ^ K.A. Nilakanta Sastry, History of South India, From Prehistoric times to fall of Vijayanagar, 1955, OUP, (Reprinted 2002), p268
  3. ^ New Light on Hampi, Recent research in Vijayanagara, edited by John M. Fritz and George Michell, MARG, 2001, p14

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