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{{Short description|Emperor of Vijayanagara from 1446 to 1465}}
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| reign = May 1446 – 14 July 1465<ref>{{Cite journal |url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/44145214|last=Lakshmi|first=Kumari Jhansi|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |date=1958|volume=21 |pages=290–297 |title=The Chronology of the Sangama Dynasty|jstor=44145214 }}</ref>
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| succession = [[Emperor of Vijayanagara]]
| predecessor = [[Deva Raya II]]
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{{Vijayanagara empire}}'''Mallikarjuna Raya''' (or '''Deva Raya III''') (born 1420, r. 1446–1465 CE) was an [[emperor]] of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]] from the [[Sangama Dynasty]].


Mallikarjuna Raya succeeded his father [[Deva Raya II]], who had brought prosperity throughout the [[Vijayanagara empire]] as well as a golden age for the [[Sangama Dynasty]]. However, Mallikarjuna Raya was unlike his father, and was generally a weak and corrupt ruler.
'''Mallikarjuna Raya''' (reigned May 1446 – 14 July 1465), also known as '''Deva Raya III''', was an [[Emperor of Vijayanagara]] from the [[Sangama Dynasty]].
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Mallikarjuna Raya succeeded his father [[Deva Raya II|Emperor Deva Raya II]], who had brought prosperity throughout the [[Vijayanagara Empire]] as well as a golden age for the [[Sangama Dynasty]]. However, unlike his father, Mallikarjuna was a weak and corrupt ruler{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}.


At the beginning of his reign he defended the kingdom from the attacks of the [[Bahamani]] Sultan and the Gajapati Emperor of the Hindu empire of Kalinga-Utkal [[Odisha]], which then stretched from the Ganges to the [[Kaveri]], but thereafter it was marked by a string of defeats. The Gajapatis conquered Rajamahendri in 1454 and [[Udayagiri, Orissa|Udayagiri]] and [[Chandragiri]] in 1463. The [[Bahamani]] kingdoms took over much of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]] by 1450 and grew closer to the capital.  
At the beginning of his reign, he successfully defended the empire against  invasions by the [[Turco-Persian tradition|Turko-Persian]] [[Bahmani Sultanate]] and the [[Gajapati Empire]], which then stretched from the [[Ganges]] to the [[Kaveri]], but thereafter his reign was marked by a string of defeats. The [[Gajapati Empire|Gajapatis]] conquered [[Rajamahendravaram|Rajamahendri]] in 1454 and [[Udayagiri, Orissa|Udayagiri]] and [[Chandragiri]] in 1463. The [[Bahmani Sultanate]] took over much of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]] by 1450 and grew closer to the capital of [[Vijayanagara]].  


These events eventually led to the decline of the [[Sangama Dynasty]]; Mallikarjuna Raya's nephew [[Virupaksha Raya II]] took the opportunity to seize the throne, though he failed to prove a better ruler. It is unknown what happened to Mallikarjuna after that.
These events eventually led to the decline of the [[Sangama Dynasty]]; Mallikarjuna Raya's nephew [[Virupaksha Raya II]] took the opportunity to seize the throne, though he failed to prove a better ruler. It is unknown what happened to Mallikarjuna after that.


==References==
==References==
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* Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat, Concise history of Karnataka, MCC, Bangalore, 2001 (Reprinted 2002)
* Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat, Concise history of Karnataka, MCC, Bangalore, 2001 (Reprinted 2002)


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Mallikarjuna Raya
Emperor of Vijayanagara
ReignMay 1446 – 14 July 1465[1]
PredecessorDeva Raya II
SuccessorVirupaksha Raya II
IssueVirupaksha Raya II
DynastySangama
FatherDeva Raya II
ReligionHinduism

Mallikarjuna Raya (reigned May 1446 – 14 July 1465), also known as Deva Raya III, was an Emperor of Vijayanagara from the Sangama Dynasty.

Vijayanagara Empire
Sangama dynasty
Harihara I 1336–1356
Bukka Raya I 1356–1377
Harihara Raya II 1377–1404
Virupaksha Raya 1404–1405
Bukka Raya II 1405–1406
Deva Raya I 1406–1422
Ramachandra Raya 1422
Vira Vijaya Bukka Raya 1422–1424
Deva Raya II 1424–1446
Mallikarjuna Raya 1446–1465
Virupaksha Raya II 1465–1485
Praudha Raya 1485
Saluva dynasty
Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya 1485–1491
Thimma Bhupala 1491
Narasimha Raya II 1491–1505
Tuluva dynasty
Tuluva Narasa Nayaka 1491–1503
Vira Narasimha Raya 1503–1509
Krishna Deva Raya 1509–1529
Achyuta Deva Raya 1529–1542
Venkata I 1542
Sadasiva Raya 1542–1570
Aravidu dynasty
Aliya Rama Raya 1542–1565
Tirumala Deva Raya 1565–1572
Sriranga I 1572–1586
Venkata II 1586–1614
Sriranga II 1614
Rama Deva Raya 1617–1632
Venkata III 1632–1642
Sriranga III 1642–1646

Mallikarjuna Raya succeeded his father Emperor Deva Raya II, who had brought prosperity throughout the Vijayanagara Empire as well as a golden age for the Sangama Dynasty. However, unlike his father, Mallikarjuna was a weak and corrupt ruler[citation needed].

At the beginning of his reign, he successfully defended the empire against invasions by the Turko-Persian Bahmani Sultanate and the Gajapati Empire, which then stretched from the Ganges to the Kaveri, but thereafter his reign was marked by a string of defeats. The Gajapatis conquered Rajamahendri in 1454 and Udayagiri and Chandragiri in 1463. The Bahmani Sultanate took over much of the Vijayanagara Empire by 1450 and grew closer to the capital of Vijayanagara.

These events eventually led to the decline of the Sangama Dynasty; Mallikarjuna Raya's nephew Virupaksha Raya II took the opportunity to seize the throne, though he failed to prove a better ruler. It is unknown what happened to Mallikarjuna after that.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Lakshmi, Kumari Jhansi (1958). "The Chronology of the Sangama Dynasty". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 21: 290–297. JSTOR 44145214.
  • Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat, Concise history of Karnataka, MCC, Bangalore, 2001 (Reprinted 2002)

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Preceded by
Deva Raya II 		Vijayanagar Empire
1446–1465 		Succeeded by
Virupaksha Raya II


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