Question

The ruins of Hampi are located in which state?

Answer 1

Hint:
Hampi or Hampe, also known as the Hampi Monument Group, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is located in the central eastern part of Karnataka, India. It is a center of worship for Hinduism. It was once the capital of the historic Vijayanagara dynasty.


Complete step by step solution:
The chronicles of Persian and European travelers, especially the Portuguese, state that Hampi was a prosperous, wealthy and large city with many temples, agriculture and trading markets. In 1500 Hampi-Vijayanagara was the second largest medieval city in the world after Beijing, and probably the richest in India at that time. It attracted traders from Persia and Portugal. The Vijayanagara Empire was conquered by a coalition of Muslim sultanates. The capital was conquered, pillaged, and destroyed by the sultan's army in 1565. After that, Hampi was left in ruins.

Location: Hampi is located on the banks of the Tungabhadra River in the eastern part of central Karnataka state near the state border with Andhra Pradesh. It is 376 kilometers far away from Bangalore, 385 kilometers far away from Hyderabad and 165 kilometers far away from Hubli.

Note:
Hampi, commonly known as Kishkinda-kshetra, Pampa-kshetra or Bhaskara-kshetra, comes from Pampa, the ancient name of the Tungabhadra River. Hampi is also famous for the Hazara Ram Temple. This temple gained popularity due to the presence of historical objects and fossils that are believed to have existed during the Ram era and the Krishna era. While most of the temples in Hampi are dormant, the Virupaksha Temple is one of the oldest surviving Hindu temples in the world.