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Kasu - Vijayanagara Empire

Vijayanagara Empire

Denomination: Kasu Year: No date - issued 1406-1422 Metal: AE - Copper Mint: Mulbagal Ruler: Devaraya I of the Sangama dynasty

Side A: Bull - possibly representing Nandi, the gate-guardian deity of Kailasa and the mount of the god Shiva, whose worship was wide-spread in the area. The two founders of the Vijayanagar empire were devout worshipers of Shiva.

Side B: Inscription written in the Kannada language Sri Deva Raya

During the late 13th century and early 14th century, the south of India has seen increasing incursions and invasions from the Muslim states in north India. Most notable being the invasion of Muhammad bin Tughluq of the Delhi Sultanate. 

Founded in 1336 the Vijayanagar Kingdom succeded in rebelling against the Sultanate and rallied the local kingdoms against the Muslim states’ encroachment. At it's greatest extent, they ruled over all of south India and fought against successive invasions from the north until 1565 when a coalition of the Deccan Sultanates decisively defeated the Vijayanagara empire, razing its capital and severely reducing its influence and territory. It managed to survive until 1646 when it was conquered and annexed. 

Here is a map of the empire at it's greatest extent: 

http://www.mapsofindia.com/history/vijayanagara-empire-map.jpg  

Despite the fact that the kings titled themselves as "defenders of the Hindu faith" and unified a large number of different ethnicities against the invasions of the Muslim states in the north, the kings were very tolerant of all religions and sects, including Islam and the new arrivals - the Christian traders from Europe. Being patrons of the arts, they encouraged local cultures to flourish and promoting overseas trade made the empire prosperous, starting a golden age in South India.