Veera Ballala III - Vijayanagar

Vijayanagar

The Hoysala empire, along with the new territories conquered during battle in 1336, came to be known as the Vijayanagara Empire. A century later, the Vijayanagara empire would gain prominence for its political, military, musical and literary progress under the reign of King Krishnadevaraya. After the founding of the Empire of Vijayanagar, Veera Ballala III returned to Madhurai to counter attempts of invasion by the Sultan of Delhi. Veera Ballala was killed in one of the series of skirmishes that ensued against the Sultanate in 1343. Thus ended the life of the last great Hoysala king.