Vijayanagara literature in Kannada
Vijayanagara literature in Kannada was written during the Vijayanagara Empire. The empire was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I. influence of Jain literature was on the wane with increasing competition from the resurgent Veerashaiva faith and Vaishnava bhakti movement.
