THE SANGAMA DYNASTY

THE SANGAMA DYNASTY

Most of Bukka's life was spent in waging warfare against the Bahmanis. He died in 1379, and was succeeded by his son Harihara II (1379­1404). Harihara's reign saw the conquest of the whole of south India including Mysore, Kanara, Tiruchirapalli and Kanchi. After his death the kingdom was involved in a civil war after which one of his sons, Deva Raya I, became the king in 1406. NicoloConti, the Italian traveller, visited Vijayanagar in 1420. Deva Raya II came to the throne in 1422. He was perhaps the ~eatest ruler of this line. In his reign the empire extended to the most
distant south and even touched the shores of Ceylon. It was during his reign that the Persian traveller, Abdur Razzaq, visited Vijayanagar and was struck by its grandeur and prosperity.