Kampilideva

Kampilideva
Kampilideva
2nd and last ruler of the Kampili kingdom
Reign	1300 AD- 1327/1328 AD
Predecessor	Singeya Nayaka III (1280–1300 AD)
Successor	Monarchy abolished, Kampili kingdom became a part of the Delhi Sultanate
Issue	Kumara Rama, Maravve Nayakiti
Father	Singeya Nayaka III (1280–1300 AD)

Kampilideva was the second and last king of the short-lived Kampili kingdom. His son, prince Kumara Rama helped him wage endless wars against the Kakatiya dynasty of Warangal, the Hoysala Empire, and the sultan of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughlaq. Kampilideva and his son Kumara Rama died battling the huge forces of Muhammad bin Tughlaq, and were an inspiration for the founding of the Vijayanagara Empire.[1][2][3]

Shiva temple on Hemakuta hill in Hampi was built by Kampili Raya, ruler of the Kampili Kingdom.

Coin of Kampilideva

Reign

Kampilideva succeeded his father, Singeya Nayaka III (1280–1300 AD) in 1300 AD. He remained in dispute with the territorial claims of Delhi Sultanate. The founders of the Vijayanagara Empire, the brothers Harihara and Bukka, were ministers in his court and were his grandsons through his daughter, Maravve Nayakiti. His son, prince Kumara Rama, who was an able military leader, helped him wage endless wars against the Kakatiya dynasty of Warangal, the Hoysala Empire, and the sultan of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughlaq. He is seen as a successful and courageous ruler, who resisted the mighty Delhi Sultanate.[3]

Death

In 1327/1328 CE, the huge armies of Muhammad bin Tughlaq from Northern India attacked the kingdom of Kampilideva, i.e. the Kampili kingdom, which was the one of the last independent Hindu kingdoms in the Indian subcontinent. The women of the royal household committed jauhar, when it faced a certain defeat.[1][4] He and his son, Kumara Rama, died while fighting bravely on the battlefield. They both are remembered today for their courage and bravery, and soon, after this, the great Vijayanagara Empire was founded by the brothers Harihara and Bukka.[3][5]

References

Mary Storm (2015). Head and Heart: Valour and Self-Sacrifice in the Art of India. Taylor & Francis. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-317-32556-7.
Kanhaiya L Srivastava (1980). The position of Hindus under the Delhi Sultanate, 1206-1526. Munshiram Manoharlal. p. 202.
Burton Stein (1989). The New Cambridge History of India: Vijayanagara. Cambridge University Press. pp. 18–19. ISBN 978-0-521-26693-2.
Kanhaiya L Srivastava (1980). The position of Hindus under the Delhi Sultanate, 1206-1526. Munshiram Manoharlal. p. 202.
David Gilmartin; Bruce B. Lawrence (2000). Beyond Turk and Hindu: Rethinking Religious Identities in Islamicate South Asia. University Press of Florida. pp. 300–306, 321–322. ISBN 978-0-8130-3099-9.

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[Storm2015p311-1] Mary Storm (2015). Head and Heart: Valour and Self-Sacrifice in the Art of India. Taylor & Francis. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-317-32556-7.

[2] Kanhaiya L Srivastava (1980). The position of Hindus under the Delhi Sultanate, 1206-1526. Munshiram Manoharlal. p. 202.

[Stein1989p18-3] Burton Stein (1989). The New Cambridge History of India: Vijayanagara. Cambridge University Press. pp. 18–19. ISBN 978-0-521-26693-2.

[4] Kanhaiya L Srivastava (1980). The position of Hindus under the Delhi Sultanate, 1206-1526. Munshiram Manoharlal. p. 202.

[gilmartin300-5] David Gilmartin; Bruce B. Lawrence (2000). Beyond Turk and Hindu: Rethinking Religious Identities in Islamicate South Asia. University Press of Florida. pp. 300–306, 321–322. ISBN 978-0-8130-3099-9.