<P> Hampi , also referred to as the Group of Monuments at Hampi , is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in east - central Karnataka , India . It became the centre of the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire capital in the 14th century . Chronicles left by Persian and European travellers , particularly the Portuguese , state Hampi was a prosperous , wealthy and grand city near the Tungabhadra River , with numerous temples , farms and trading markets . By 1500 CE , Hampi - Vijayanagara was the world 's second - largest medieval - era city after Beijing , and probably India 's richest at that time , attracting traders from Persia and Portugal . The Vijayanagara Empire was defeated by a coalition of Muslim sultanates ; its capital was conquered , pillaged and destroyed by sultanate armies in 1565 , after which Hampi remained in ruins . </P>
<P> Hampi , also referred to as the Group of Monuments at Hampi , is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in east - central Karnataka , India . It became the centre of the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire capital in the 14th century . Chronicles left by Persian and European travellers , particularly the Portuguese , state Hampi was a prosperous , wealthy and grand city near the Tungabhadra River , with numerous temples , farms and trading markets . By 1500 CE , Hampi - Vijayanagara was the world 's second - largest medieval - era city after Beijing , and probably India 's richest at that time , attracting traders from Persia and Portugal . The Vijayanagara Empire was defeated by a coalition of Muslim sultanates ; its capital was conquered , pillaged and destroyed by sultanate armies in 1565 , after which Hampi remained in ruins . </P>
hampi tourist place is located in which state
hampi tourist place is located in which state
Karnataka
Karnataka