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Veera Ballala III
Veera Ballala III was the last major king of the Hoysala Empire, ruling from 1292 to 1343. Malik Kafur, general of Alauddin Khalji, sacked his capital Dwarasamudra in 1311 and forced him to pay tribute. He later rebuilt Hoysala power and resisted the Delhi Sultanate and the Madurai Sultanate, but was captured and killed fighting the Madurai sultan in 1343. Former Hoysala commanders went on to found the Vijayanagara Empire.
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