List of Vijayanagara emperors

The Vijayanagara Empire (1336–1646) was the most prominent medieval Hindu empire of southern India. It was established on the banks of Tungabhadra River in present-day Karnataka and consisted of the modern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and some parts of Telangana, Maharashtra and Sri Lanka. The Vijayanagara Empire was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty.[1]

Under rule of Krishnadevaraya the empire was on its peak, he was the greatest ruler of empire. The empire lasted until 1646, although its power greatly declined after a major military defeat in the Battle of Talikota in 1565 by the combined armies of the Deccan sultanates.[2]

Chakravartin[3] Raya of Karnata[4]
Imperial
Last to reign
Sriranga III
1642  – 1646
Details
StyleHis Imperial Majesty
First monarchHarihara I
Last monarchSriranga III
Formation18 April 1336 688 years ago
Abolition1646 377–378 years ago
Residence
AppointerHereditary
Pretender(s)Nayaka dynasties
Expansion of Vijayanagara empire under Sangama rulers

Family trees

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Sangama dynasty

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Saluva dynasty

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Tuluva dynasty

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Aravidu dynasty

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List of Emperors

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Vijayanagara Empire (1336–1646) was ruled by four different dynasties for about 310 years on entire South India.[5]

Sangama dynasty (1336–1485)

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Serial no. Regnal names Reign Notes
1 Harihara I 18 April 1336 – 20 November 1356 Founder
2 Bukka Raya I 1356–1377
3 Harihara II 21 June 1377 – 1404
4 Virupaksha Raya 1404–1405
5 Bukka Raya II 27 July 1404 – August/November 1406
6 Deva Raya 5 November 1406 – 25 February 1423
7 Ramachandra Raya 4 April 1423 – 1423
8 Vira Vijaya Bukka Raya 1422–1424
9 Deva Raya II 10 February 1423 – May 1446
10 Mallikarjuna Raya 1446 – 14 July 1465
11 Virupaksha Raya II 1465–1485
12 Praudha Raya 1485

Saluva dynasty (1485–1505)

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Serial no. Regnal names Reign Notes
13 Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya 1485–1491
14 Thimma Bhupala 1491
15 Narasimha Raya II 1491–1505

Tuluva dynasty (1491–1570)

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Serial no. Regnal names Reign Notes
16 Tuluva Narasa Nayaka 1491–1503
17 Viranarasimha Raya 1503 – 26 July 1509
18 Krishnadevaraya 26 July 1509 – 17 October 1529
19 Achyuta Deva Raya 30 November 1529 – 1542
20 Venkata I 1542
21 Sadasiva Raya 1542–1570

Aravidu dynasty (1542–1646)

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Serial no. Regnal names Reign Notes
22 Aliya Rama Raya 1542 – 23 January 1565
23 Tirumala Deva Raya 1565–1572
24 Sriranga I 1572–1586
25 Venkata II 1586–1614
26 Sriranga II 1614
27 Rama Deva Raya 1617–1632
28 Venkata III 1632–1642
29 Sriranga III 1642–1646/1678

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Talbot, Cynthia (2001). Precolonial India in Practice: Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra. Oxford University Press. pp. 281–282. ISBN 978-0-19-803123-9.
  2. ^ Ramaswamy, Vijaya (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Scarecrow Press. pp. 11–12. ISBN 978-0-8108-6445-0.
  3. ^ Burton Stein (1980). Peasant state and society in medieval South India. Oxford University Press. p. 70.
  4. ^ Nilakanta Sastri 1955, p. 268.
  5. ^ Dhere, Ramchandra (2011). Rise of a Folk God: Vitthal of Pandharpur South Asia Research. Oxford University Press, 2011. p. 243. ISBN 9780199777648.