• Dr. K. Gopi Naik

ABSTRACT: The city of Vijayanagara gradually grew in size and shape. The capital city’s total area during the reign of Krishnadevaraya was 25 sq. km. After him, the city had several towns and a large temple complex. In actuality, the Puras or towns were lived by the common people. As a result, the Vijayanagara city was made up of both the royal enclosure and the commoner’s settlements. For the benefit of the royal family, the Vijayanagara kings showed interest in constructing palaces, watchtowers, great baths, Mahanavami Dibba, open platforms, and entertainment structures like Lotus Mahal and tanks inside the royal enclosure. Therefore, as implied by the name, only royal men and women were permitted inside this enclosure. As a result, the palace had direct control over and management of this area. The municipal organization was running by in-charge of the city. Municipalities were crucial to the management of towns throughout ancient India. Banavasi, Badami, Kalyan, and Dwarasamudram were some of the ancient capital cities of Karnataka that benefited from an organized municipal administration. Epigraphical sources give great information about the “Pattana Swami’s” position and duties and also civic amenities, taxes gathered, and social services provided by the merchant guilds for the study of municipal administration. For the reconstruction of the history of municipal administration in the Vijayanagara City, there are very few inscriptional sources. But the municipal administration in Vijayanagara City is mentioned in passing in literary sources and foreign accounts. Other than the Vijayanagara City, there were other cities throughout the Vijayanagara empire where the municipal bodies construct shops, supplied drinking water, provided rest houses, and provided feeding and rest houses, indicating how well developed this municipal administration in the urban areas was.

Key words: Temple, Pura, Setti, Swami, Tanks, Anicuts, Mathas, Foreigners.

"INCREDIBLE CITY ADMINISTRATION OF VIJAYANAGARA EMPIRE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no.i11-i19, July-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2307802.pdf

"INCREDIBLE CITY ADMINISTRATION OF VIJAYANAGARA EMPIRE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no. ppi11-i19, July-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2307802.pdf