Posted by ROSHAN B.S on Aug. 29, 2014, 8:02 p.m.
There were several significant rulers and dynasties in southern Indian history. Dynasties such as Cheras, Cholas, Pallavas, Pandyas, the Satavahanas of Amaravati, Kadambas of Banavasi,Western Ganga Dynasty, Chalukya dynasty of Badami, Western Chalukyas, Eastern Chalukya,Hoysalas, Kakatiya dynasty, and Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta have ruled over South India.
The late medieval period saw the rise of Muslim power in South India. The defeat of the Kakatiya dynasty of Warangal by Tughlaq forces of the Delhi Sultanate in 1323 CE heralded a new chapter in South Indian history. The struggle of the period was between the Bahmani Sultanate based in Gulbarga (and later, Bidar) and the Vijayanagara Empire with its capital in Vijayanagara in modern Hampi