Question

What was the reign of Bittage Vishnuvardhana?
A)1105-1145 A.D.
B)1107-1125 A.D.
C)1104-1130 A.D.
D)1108-1152 A.D.

Answer 1

Hint: Hoysala ruled the Indian Subcontinent between the tenth and fourteenth centuries, they extended their rule to present-day Karnataka and originated from the Western Ghats.

Complete answer: Vishnuvardhana was a lord of the Hoysala Realm in what is nowadays the present-day state of Karnataka, India. He was elevated to the throne of Hoysala after the death of his elder brother Veera Ballala and ruled from 1108 AD - 1152 AD. Initially, he was a follower of Jainism and was called Bitti Deva and later on he came under the influence of the Hindu philosopher Ramanujacharya, and converted to Hindu Vaishnavism and adopted the name “Vishnuvardhana ''. The initial steps for an independent empire of Hoysala in Southern India were taken by him through a sequence of battles against its suzerain, Vikramaditya VI, the Western Chalukya king and the Chola Empire to the south. The chief aspiration of Vishnuvardhana was to defeat and expel the Cholas from Gangavadi. Hoysala literature in the Kannada language began to flourish under the auspices of Vishnuvardhana. He was one of the greatest rulers of the Karnataka region and he was the king who really started to establish the Hoysalas as a separate independent dynasty, freeing them from subordination to the Chalukyas. An army was sent by him to defeat Kolar, Mysore and Talakadu. He built the Keerthi Narayana temple at Talakadu and the Chennakeshwara temple at Belur, in commemoration of this victory, Vishnuvardhana was a Major sponsor of art and architecture.
Options A, B and C can be easily eliminated. Therefore, option D is the correct answer

Note: A unique style of temple building began. His era was referred to as the “golden age of temple building” and he laid the foundation for Hoysala architecture.