INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sayana (IAST: Sāyaṇa, also called Sāyaṇācārya; died 1387) was a Sanskrit Mimamsa scholar from the Vijayanagara Empire of South India, near modern day Bellary. An influential commentator on the Vedas, he flourished under King Bukka Raya I and his successor Harihara II .

Detailed explanation-2: -Sayanacharya (Samskrit : ) was a great Vedic and Samskrit scholar who lived during the reign of Vijayanagara Kings. His commentaries and works have been the foundation for many translations of vedas as of date.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Bahmanis were Muslim rulers, while the rulers of the Vijayanagar were Hindus. The Bahmani kingdom was founded by Zafar Khan (Hassan) who took the title of Alauddin Bahman Shah. He selected Gulbarga as its capital and renamed it Ahsanabad. There were total eighteen Sultans and they ruled from 1347 to 1527.

Detailed explanation-4: -Allasani Peddanna in his Manucharitam refers to the existence of four castes – Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sudras-in the Vijayanagar society.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. It was founded by Harihara, also known as Hakka, and his brother Bukka Raya. It is named after its capital city (now ruined) of Vijayanagara, in modern Karnataka, India.