A town of Hassan dates from either a eleventh century, in a period of the Hoysala dynasty, which lasted from a eleventh till a fourteenth century. Their capital was at Dwarasamundra (Dwaravati-pura), a ruins of which are then however to exist as seen scattered spherical a town of Halebid. A sooner kings professed a Jain faith, but a finest temples were dedicated to Shiva by the later monarchs of the line. When it were at a zenith of their power a whole of southern India acknowledged their sway.Hassan is known for its stone quarries rich using granite stones.

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