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Halebid through time

Now Halebidu, Hassan district, Karnataka

Also known as: Dvarasamudra (the Hoysala capital)

UNESCO World Heritage Site

  1. Theme 12d · 543 to 1200 CE; the Hoysalas and Yadavas to 1346

    The Deccan: Chalukyas to Yadavas

    Modern Halebidu, the Hoysala capital, with the Hoysaleshvara temple

  2. Theme 12a · 550 to 1200 CE

    Understanding early medieval India

    The Hoysaleshvara temple of the 12th century, at the Hoysala capital

  3. Theme M4 · 1070 to 1323 CE

    South India before the Sultanate: the last Cholas, Hoysalas, Pandyas and Kakatiyas

    Dvarasamudra, the Hoysala capital; the Hoysaleshvara, never finished; raided by Malik Kafur in 1310

  4. Theme M5 · 1206 to 1526 CE

    The Delhi Sultanate: five dynasties, 1206 to 1526

    Dwarasamudra, the Hoysala capital, raided by Malik Kafur in 1310