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Dwarasamudra

Dwarasamudra, modern Halebidu in Karnataka, was the capital of the Hoysala kingdom in southern India. In the early fourteenth century Malik Kafur, general of the Delhi Sultanate under Alauddin Khalji, extracted enormous tribute from the Hoysalas there during his southern campaigns.

Dwarasamudra
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Delhi SultanateMilitaryWestern Chalukya EmpireDeclineHoysala EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Decline, Summary

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Hoysala Empire

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Dwarasamudra. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/dwarasamudra
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“Dwarasamudra.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/dwarasamudra. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Dwarasamudra.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/dwarasamudra.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Dwarasamudra’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/dwarasamudra (Accessed: ).

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