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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Krishnamraju's Rebellion
| partof = Rebellion's In Andhra
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| date = 1597–1598 A.D
| place = [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| result = [[Vijayanagar]] victory
| territory =
| combatant1 = {{Tree list}} [[Vijayanagar Empire]]
** [[Matli Chiefs]] 
**[[Pemmasani Nayaks]]
** Hande Nayaks {{Tree list/end}}
| combatant2 = Chiefs of Nandyala Chiefs of Kurnool
| commander1 = [[Venkatapati Raya]] [[Matla Ellamaraju]] [[Matla Anantaraju]] Pemmasani Timma Nayaka Hande Devappa Nayaka
| commander2 = Nandela Krishnamraju{{Surrender}} Aravidu Gopalaraju{{Surrender}}
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'''Krishnamraju’s Rebellion''' was an uprising against the [[Vijayanagara Empire]] during the reign of [[Venkatapati Raya]]. It began when Nandela Krishnamraju refused to pay tribute and openly declared his independence from [[Vijayanagara]] authority. He gathered forces and moved to resist the emperor meeting the Vijayanagara army near [[Jammalamadugu]] where his troops were defeated. Krishnamraju then withdrew into his fort of [[Nandyala]] which was closely besieged for several months. Realizing that further resistance was useless he surrendered and was taken captive to Chandragiri. His estates were confiscated and the rebellion was fully suppressed restoring [[Vijayanagara]] control over the region.<ref name="aps"/><ref name="bps"/><ref name="cps"/><ref name="dps"/><ref>{{Cite book |last=Raghunadha Rao |first=P. |url=http://archive.org/details/ancientmedievalh0000ragh |title=Ancient and medieval history of Andhra Pradesh |date=1993 |publisher=New Delhi : Sterling Publishers |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-81-207-1495-3|page=94}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Heras |first=H. |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55644 |title=South India Under The Vijayanagar Empire Vol. 1 |date=1927|page=309}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sherwani |first=h k |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.142905 |title=History Of Medieval Deccan Vol-i 1295–1724 |date=1973|page=132}}</ref>

==Background==
In 1597–98 [[Venkatapati Raya]] faced a serious rebellions in the [[Rayalaseema]] region led by several [[Kshatriya]] chiefs. The exact cause of the revolt is not clear, but it began when Nandela Krishnamaraju who had just succeeded his father Narasimharaju refused to pay tribute and openly declared independence from [[Vijayanagara]] authority. He was soon joined by Kondaraju Tirupatiraju the ruler of Pottapi and [[Siddavatam]] who seized the amaram villages held by the Matli family because of their loyalty to the emperor. Kandanavolu Gopalaraju the chief of [[Kurnool]] and grandson of Venkatadri the brother of [[Aliya Rama Raya]], also supported the rebels.<ref name="aps">{{Cite book |last=K A Nilakanta Sastri |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.280075 |title=Further Source Of Vijayanagara History Vol I 1946 By K A Nilakanta Sastri |date=1946|pages=319–320}}</ref><ref name="bps">{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/dli.calcutta.06118 |title=Epigraphia Indica, Vol-37, Issue no.-1-57|pages=109–110}}</ref><ref name="cps">{{Cite book |last=K. A. Nilakanta Sastri |url=http://archive.org/details/K.A.NilakantaSastriBooks |title=K. A. Nilakanta Sastri Books |date=1935|pages=288}}</ref><ref name="dps">{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/sanskritindologi0000unse |title=Sanskrit and Indological studies : Dr. V. Raghavan felicitation volume |date=1975 |publisher=Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-8426-0821-3|page=479}}</ref><ref name="ops">{{Cite book |last=K.A.Nilakanta Sastry |url=http://archive.org/details/FurtherSourcesOfVijayanagaraHistory |title=Further Sources Of Vijayanagara History |date=1946 |language=English|pages=269-270}}</ref>
==Rebellion==
===Battle of Jammalamadugu===
[[Venkatapati Raya]] set out with his army to suppress the rebellion, accompanied by trusted nobles such as Matla Ellamaraju, Hande Devappa Nayaka, and Pemmasani Timma Nayaka. When news of the emperor’s advance reached them Kondaraju Tirupatiraju strengthened the defences of his forts especially [[Utukuru]] near the border while Nandela Krishnamraju moved out with his troops to face the Raya. The two sides met at [[Jammalamadugu]] where a battle was fought. Krishnamraju’s forces were defeated and he was forced to withdraw from the battlefield and take shelter in the fort of Nandela.<ref name="aps"/><ref name="bps"/><ref name="cps"/><ref name="dps"/><ref name="ops"/>
===Siege of Nandela===
[[Venkatapati Raya]] followed him closely and laid siege to the fort of Nandela for nearly three months. Krishnamraju soon realised that he could not hold the fort for long. Before the situation became worse he decided to seek peace and asked Matla Ellamaraju to speak to the [[Venkatapati Raya]] on his behalf. Ellamaraju agreed to help but he was able to secure only Krishnamraju’s life. The fort was then surrendered to the emperor [[Venkatapati Raya]]. Krishnamraju’s estates were confiscated and granted to Hande Devappa Nayaka and Pemmasani Timma Nayaka. [[Gandikota]] which had earlier been the main stronghold of the Nandela chiefs later became the capital of Pemmasani Timma Nayaka and his descendants.<ref name="aps"/><ref name="bps"/><ref name="cps"/><ref name="dps"/><ref name="ops"/>
==Aftermath==
Krishnamraju was taken to [[Chandragiri]] after his defeat and kept there as a prisoner until his death. The records do not clearly mention what action [[Venkatapati Raya]] took against Gopalaraju of [[Kurnool]] who had supported the rebellion. However the [[Kaifiyat]] of Cittaveli suggests that Gopalaraju was also brought to [[Chandragiri]] and shared captivity with Krishnamraju for some time.<ref name="aps"/><ref name="bps"/><ref name="cps"/><ref name="dps"/><ref name="ops"/>
==See also==
* [[Tirupatiraju's Rebellion]]
* [[Aravidu Dynasty]]
* [[Pemmasani Nayaks]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}

[[Category:Battles involving the Vijayanagara Empire]]
[[Category:Battles involving the Indian kingdoms]]
[[Category:Battles involving Matli Chiefs]]

Krishnamraju's Rebellion - Revision history

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