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{{Short description|Emperor of Vijayanagara}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| native_lang1_name1 =
| birth_date   =
| birth_place  = [[Vijayanagara]], [[Vijayanagara Empire]] <br/> (modern day [[Hampi]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]])
| death_date   = 1404
| death_place  = [[Vijayanagara]], [[Vijayanagara Empire]] <br/> (modern day [[Hampi]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]])
| issue        = [[Virupaksha Raya]] <br/> [[Bukka Raya II]] <br/> [[Deva Raya I]]
| house        = [[Sangama Dynasty|Sangama]]
| father       = [[Bukka Raya I]]
| mother       = Unknown
| title        = Vaidikamarga Sthapanacharya <br/> Vedamarga Pravartaka.
| image        = Harihara II Coin.png
| caption      = Gold [[Pagoda]] of Harihara II
| succession   = [[Vijayanagara Emperor]]
| reign        = 21 June 1377<ref>{{Cite book |url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/44145214?seq=6|last=Lakshmi|first=Kumari Jhansi|date=1958|title=THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE SANGAMA DYNASTY}}</ref> – fall 1404{{efn|Variously dated as 16 August, 15 September, 27 September, 15 November, and 29 November}}
| predecessor  = [[Bukka Raya I]]
| successor    = [[Virupaksha Raya]]
| religion     = [[Hinduism]]
}}
{{Vijayanagara empire}}'''Harihara II''' (died in 1404) was an Emperor of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]] from the [[Sangama Dynasty]].<ref name="sen2">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |pages=103–106}}</ref> He patronised the [[Kannada]] poet Madhura, a [[Jainism|Jaina]]. An important work on the [[Vedas]] was completed during his time. He earned the titles ''Vaidikamarga Sthapanacharya'' and ''Vedamarga Pravartaka''.
==Biography==
{{See also|Bahmani–Vijayanagar War (1398)}}
He ascended the throne after the death of his father [[Bukka|Bukka Raya I]] in 1377 and reigned till his death in 1404. He was succeeded by his son [[Virupaksha Raya]].
During his reign, Harihara II continued to extend the empire's territory through fighting against the Reddis of [[Kondavidu]] for control of the [[Coastal Andhra|Andhra]] between [[Nellore]] and [[Odisha|Kalinga]]. From the Reddis of Kondavidu, Harihara II conquered the [[Addanki]] and [[Srisailam]] areas as well as most of the territory between the peninsula to the south of the river [[Krishna]], which would eventually lead to fights in [[Telangana]] with the Velamas of [[Rachakonda]]. Harihara II took advantage of the death of [[Mujahid Shah|Mujahid Bahmani]] in 1378 and extended his control into the northwest, controlling such ports as [[Goa]], [[Chaul]], and [[Dabhol]].
Harihara II reigned from the capital city of [[Vijayanagara]] whose ruins are now known as [[Hampi]]. The ruins of Harihara's palace are believed to be located among the Hampi ruins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hampi.in/palace-of-vira-harihara.shtml|title=Palace of Vira Harihara|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621072139/http://www.hampi.in/palace-of-vira-harihara.shtml|archive-date=21 June 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
His general Iruguppa was a disciple of Simhanandi, a Jain teacher. He built a tank for Gomatteshvara ([[Bahubali]]) and the stone temple of Kumthu-Jinanatha in [[Vijayanagara]].{{sfn|Sangave|1981|p=46}}
During his fight against the Reddis of Kondavidu, he delegated the rule of Mysore and the task of fighting the Dalvoys in Mysore to [[Yaduraya Wodeyar|Yaduraya]], thereby appointing the first ruler of another mighty future-kingdom.
==Notes==
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==References==
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== Sources ==
* {{citation |last=Sangave |first=Vilas Adinath |authorlink=Vilas Adinath Sangave |title=The Sacred Shravanabelagola (A Socio-Religious Study) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nZ3S6CW5KKQC |date=1981 |publisher=[[Bharatiya Jnanpith]] |edition=1st }}
* Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat, Concise history of Karnataka, MCC, Bangalore, 2001 (Reprinted 2002)
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051219170139/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/HIST-CULT/history_medieval.html Andhra Pradesh Online]
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