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Tirumala Deva Raya
Emperor
Emperor of Vijayanagara
Reign1570–1572
PredecessorSadasiva Raya
SuccessorSriranga I
SpouseVengalamba
IssueSriranga Deva Raya
Venkatapati Deva Raya
DynastyAravidu
ReligionHinduism

Tirumala Deva Raya (reigned 1570–1572) was the first crowned Emperor of Vijayanagara from the Aravidu Dynasty. He was the younger brother of Rama Raya and the husband of Princess Vengalamba, making him the son-in-law of Emperor Krishna Deva Raya. Following the Battle of Talikota, he rescued the last Tuluva Emperor, Sadasiva Raya, and relocated the imperial capital to Penukonda. After Sadasiva's death in 1570 CE, he ascended as the Emperor of Vijayanagara. He was succeeded by his son, Sriranga I in 1572.[1]

Muslim Invasion of Penukonda[edit | edit source]

Tirumala Raya escaped the Battle of Talikota and afterwards shifted his capital to Penukonda. He later repulsed a Muslim invasion on Penukonda.[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Eaton, Richard (2019). "The Deccan and the South, 1400-1650". India in the Persianate Age, 1000-1765. Penguin Books. p. 175.
  2. Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Sakkottai (1919). Sources of Vijayanagar history. University of California Libraries. [Madras] : The University of Madras. p. 19.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

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Preceded by
Rama Raya
Vijayanagar empire
1565–1572
Succeeded by
Sriranga I