Narasimha III

Narasimha III
Hoysala King
Reign	c. 1263 – c. 1292 CE
Predecessor	Vira Someshwara
Successor	Veera Ballala III
Issue	Veera Ballala III
Dynasty	Hoysala

Hoysala Kings (1026–1343)
Nripa Kama II	(1026–1047)
Vinayaditya	(1047–1098)
Ereyanga	(1098–1102)
Veera Ballala I	(1102–1108)
Vishnuvardhana	(1108–1152)
Narasimha I	(1152–1173)
Veera Ballala II	(1173–1220)
Vira Narasimha II	(1220–1235)
Vira Someshwara	(1235–1263)
Narasimha III	(1263–1292)
Veera Ballala III	(1292–1343)
Harihara Raya (Vijayanagara Empire)	(1342–1355)

Narasimha III (r. 1263–1292). During his rule over the Hoysala Empire, internal feud between the king and his brother Ramanatha ruling from Kannanur came to the forefront. He also had to face invasions from the Seuna who attacked his regal capital Halebidu. However, Narasimha III was able to inflict defeat on these incursions and safeguard his kingdom. He was succeeded by his notable son Veera Ballala III.

Biography

Narasimha III ruled from 1263 to 1292. During his rule over the Hoysala Empire, internal feud between the king and his brother Ramanatha ruling from Kannanur came to the forefront. He also had to face invasions from the Seuna who attacked his regal capital Halebidu. However, Narasimha III was able to inflict defeat on these incursions and safeguard his kingdom. He was succeeded by his notable son Veera Ballala III.

He worshiped Parshvanatha, the 23rd Jain tirthankara, and his spiritual adviser was Maghanandi Siddhanta (Digambara monk of Balatkara Gana).

Sources

• Sangave, Vilas Adinath (1981), The Sacred Shravanabelagola (A Socio-Religious Study) (1st ed.), Bharatiya Jnanpith
• Sen, Sailendra (2013), A Textbook of Medieval Indian History, Primus Books, ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4
• Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat, A Concise history of Karnataka from pre-historic times to the present, Jupiter books, MCC, Bangalore, 2001 (Reprinted 2002) OCLC: 7796041

Preceded by Vira Someshwara

Hoysala 1263–1292

Succeeded by Veera Ballala III