Unit-20 Southern Dimension : the Glory of Vijayanagara

1986

1. Vijayawada, formerly known as "Bezawada" before Independecne to India, was a small village at the foothill of Indrakiladri Hill on the left bank of the River Krishna. Due to high temperature in Vijayawada during summer, it was often referred to as 'Blazewada'. Basically it was a temple town with only Brahmin Street at the foothill since Mother Godess Kanaka Durga Malleswari swamy was seated atop Indrakiladri Hill. Later on, Pedda Bazar (whole sale market) and koththa peta (new colony) have been developed along foothill of Indrakiladri hill.

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2007

Journal of The Economic and Social History of The Orient, 2000

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The Barind tract is a well-known geological unit which encompasses several types of land formation as well as historically potent sites elsewhere. People found their livelihood as well as security in this land from the very beginning of human habitation in the Bengal delta. A reconnaissance archaeological survey had been divulged two ancient cities Vijayanagara and Kodom Sohor in the Deopara union of Godagari thana under Rajshahi district during the Sena king Vijayasena. The aim of this article is to amplify the spatial significance of Vijayanagara and Kodom Sohor apropos artifact and ecofacts as well as written and inscriptional sources. Inspite of having the paucity of archaeological investigation on this region, some scholars tried to establish the fact that Vijayanagara was a capital of the Sena king Vijayasena. The present study has revealed that Kodom Sohor was the centre of the capital of Vijayasena while Vijayanagara was used as a cantonment or defense centre as well as a river port. It is also a predominant goal of this research to prepare a map showing the location and extent of Vijayanagara and Kodom Sohor, the two important but less discussed pre-Medieval urban centers of Bengal.

mySOCIETY,, 2007

The town planning of Vijayanagar is important in many aspects. It was the centre of consequential political, cultural, social, religious and mercantile activities in its golden days. In this paper, I will discuss the various aspects of the town planning of Vijayanagar, on the basis of accounts of foreign travellers and archaeological evidences available from the various excavations going on in and around modern village of Hampi at a number of sites. No town can subsist without a good natural supply of water and hence the rivers, lakes, ponds and tanks are fundamental prerequisite for the lying out of a town. An important feature in the town planning of Vijayanagar was the provision of a full and continuous supply of water distributed throughout the entire enclosure areas. Important features of town planning of this capital city like - arrangement of palaces, official and residential complexes, temples, roads and streets, gateways, watch towers, and last but not the least, the water-supply system, are discussed in this research article.

Architecture - Time, Space & People, 2011

The paper dives into the town planning principles of the temple town of Hampi, the capital city of the Vijayanagara empire.

1900

A Contribution to the History of India by Robert Sewell (1900)