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Hampi sacred complexes
Living shrines and ruined sacred complexes coexist within the former Vijayanagara capital.
Hampi · Karnataka
Mixed
As documented: 2026-09-28Approximate locality
15.3344°, 76.4622° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
- This is one complex-level entry, not a claim that every Hampi temple was destroyed or abandoned.
- Access date is not a field inspection. This selected chronology is not a complete list of all episodes.
- Underlying bibliography is available with access status; independent specialist review remains outstanding.
AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.
The recorded chronology
Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.
- Partial destruction · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
1565 AD
The conquest and sack damaged the capital’s built fabric, leaving both surviving shrines and extensive ruins.
eventSupported in consulted sourcesThe conquest and sack damaged the capital’s built fabric, leaving both surviving shrines and extensive ruins.
- Group of Monuments at Hampi ↗UNESCO World Heritage Centre · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateSupported in consulted sources1565
- Group of Monuments at Hampi ↗UNESCO World Heritage Centre · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorSupported in consulted sourcesAllied Deccan sultanate armies
- Group of Monuments at Hampi ↗UNESCO World Heritage Centre · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.
- Hampi sacred complexes — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Surviving and rebuilt fabric coexist with historic losses.
- Hampi sacred complexes — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Source context
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References are discovery leads unless marked as consulted.
- Group of Monuments at Hampi ↗ · UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Official statement supports city-wide destruction in 1565; it does not independently date every individual broken sculpture.
Discovery: Wikipedia reference trail or independent source search · Access: direct - Hampi sacred complexes — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
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