Bukka Raya I (reigned 1356–1377 CE) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. He was a son of Bhavana Sangama, the chieftain...

administered the Mulabagalu region, Marappa oversaw Chandragutti and Bukka Raya was his second in command. His initial military exploits established his...

Harihara I (also called Vira Harihara or Hakka Raya) and Bukka Raya I. They were the sons of Bhavana Sangama. The Sangama dynasty was founded by Harihara I and...

three sons: Virupaksha Raya, Bukka Raya II, and Deva Raya I and eventually changed hands amongst them. First, Virupaksha Raya managed to rule for a few...

Sangama or simply Sangama was the father of the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I, the founders of the Vijayanagara Empire in present-day Karnataka...

Deva Raya I (reigned 5 November 1406 – 25 February 1423) was an Emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire (of the Sangama Dynasty). After Harihara II died, there...

Mohammed Shah I and Bukka Raya I Bahmani–Vijayanagar War (1375–1378), the second Bahmani-Vijayanagar War between Mujahid Shah and Bukka Raya I Bahmani–Vijayanagar...

Bahmani ruler Muhammed Shah I banning Vijayanagar coins in his dominions. This move prompted Vijayanagar's Bukka Raya I to forge an alliance with Musunuri...

Vijaya Bukka Raya ( Bukka Raya III, Vijaya Raya) (1371 – 1426 CE) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. Vijaya Raya was the...

southern India. It was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty, members of a pastoralist cowherd community...

the Vijayanagara Empire began under the reign of Vijayanagara ruler Bukka Raya I, who faced renewed conflict with the Bahmani Sultanate, stemming from...

his son, Venkata I (Venkata Raya or Venkatadri Raya), succeeded him. However, Venkata I was assassinated six months later. Sadasiva Raya, who was the nephew...

Vijayanagara Empire was disputed amongst his sons: Deva Raya I, Bukka Raya II, and Virupaksha Raya. Virupaksha Raya would only rule for a few months before being...

Raya II's rule is the golden age in the history of South India and in particular, that of Karnataka. He succeeded his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya after...

the death of his father Bukka Raya I in 1377 and reigned till his death in 1404. He was succeeded by his son Virupaksha Raya. During his reign, Harihara...

Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya (or Saluva Narasimha, Saluva Narasimha I; 1431–1491 CE) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Saluva Dynasty....

Vijayanagara Empire was established in 1336 CE by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty. Under rule of Krishnadevaraya the empire was...

Achyuta Deva Raya died, and was succeeded by his young son of Venkata I (Venkata Raya or Venkatadri Raya). But he was soon killed, and Sadasiva Raya became...

The Vijayanagara Empire was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of Sangama dynasty, which originated as a political heir of...

Tirumala Deva Raya (r. 1570 - 1572 CE) was the first crowned Emperor of Vijayanagara from the Aravidu Dynasty. He was the younger brother of Rama Raya and the...

Narasimha Raya II (r. 1491-1505) (born = 1468)( Narasimha II, Immadi Narasimha Raya or Dhamma Thimma Raya) was the third and last emperor from the Saluva...

Venkatapati Raya (or Venkata II, r. 1585–1614 CE) was the third Emperor of Vijayanagara from the Aravidu Dynasty. He succeeded his older brother, the Emperor...

Venkata I (Venkata Raya or Venkatadri Raya) (1542 CE) was an Emperor of Vijayanagara from the Tuluva Dynasty. He was the son of Emperor Achyuta Deva Raya, whom...

great-grandfather of Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya. Mangaladeva played an important role in the victories of Emperor Bukka Raya I against the Turko-Persian Sultanate...

Kumara Kampana, a prince of the Vijayanagara Empire and the second son of Bukka Raya I. The poem describes in detail, the invasion and conquest of the Madurai...

Karnataka. An influential commentator on the Vedas, he flourished under King Bukka Raya I and his successor Harihara II. More than a hundred works are attributed...

Empire. He was the father of the Emperors Viranarasimha Raya, Krishnadevaraya and Achyuta Deva Raya. Tuluva Narasa Nayaka, like his father Tuluva Isvara...

Raya (or Vira Narasimha or Vira Narasimha III) (r. 1505–1509 CE) became the Emperor of Vijayanagara after the death of his predecessor Narasimha Raya...

The Vijayanagara Empire was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of Sangama Dynasty, which originated as a political heir of...

Praudha Raya (also known as Praudha Deva Raya IV) was the last Sangama Emperor of Vijayanagara. He reign was extremely short and he was overpowered by...