Narasimha_I Knowpia

Narasimha I
Narasimha I
Hoysala King
Reign	c. 1152 – c. 1173 CE
Predecessor	Vishnuvardhana
Successor	Veera Ballala II
Issue	Veera Ballala II
Dynasty	Hoysala

Narasimha I (Kannada: ಒಂದನೆ ನರಸಿಂಹ) (r. 1152–1173 CE) was a ruler of the Hoysala Empire. His victory over his overlord Western Chalukya Empire King Tailapa III paved the way for the declaration of independence by his successor, and is his main legacy. Tailapa III was killed by Narasimha I. He however failed to meet the challenge^{[clarification needed]} of their Kalachuri feudatory Bijjala II. Narasimha I was overthrown by his son Veera Ballala II.

Rule edit

Narasimha I's general Hulla built a charity-house at Jinanathapura (near Shravanabelagola) in 1163 CE and Bhandara Basadi in 1159 CE.^[1]^[2]

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Citations edit

^ Singh 2008, p. 84.
^ Sangave 1981, p. 18.

Sources edit

Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat, A Concise history of Karnataka from pre-historic times to the present, Jupiter books, MCC, Bangalore, 2001 (Reprinted 2002) OCLC: 7796041
Singh, Ram Bhushan Prasad (2008) [1975], Jainism in Early Medieval Karnataka, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-81-208-3323-4
Sangave, Vilas Adinath (1981). The Sacred ʹSravaṇa-Beḷagoḷa: A Socio-religious Study. Murtidevī granthamālā. Vol. 8. Mumbai: Bhartiya Jnanpith. ISBN 9789326355599.