Aravidu dynasty
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The Aravidu Dynasty was the fourth and last Hindu dynasty which ruled Vijayanagara Empire in South India. Its founder was Aliya Rama Raya, who had been the masterful regent of the last ruler of the previous Tuluva Dynasty and de-facto ruler.[1] Rama Raya's death at the Battle of Rakasa-Tangadi (also known as the Battle of Talikota) in 1565 led to the subsequent destruction of Vijayanagar by the combined forces of the Deccan states.
The Aravidus were Telugus native to southern Andhra.[2] They moved the Vijayanagara capital to Penukonda and later to Chandragiri.[3]
Rulers
The main rulers of the Aravidu dynasty were:
- Aliya Rama Raya (1542–1565)
- Tirumala Deva Raya (1565–1572)
- Sriranga Deva Raya (Sriranga I) (1572–1586)
- Venkatapati Deva Raya (Venkata II) (1586–1614)
- Sriranga II (1614)
- Rama Deva Raya (1617–1632)
- Peda Venkata Raya (Venkata III) (1632–1642)
- Sriranga III (1642–1652)
References
- ^ Rao, S. V. S. (1999). Vignettes of Telugu Literature: A Concise History of Classical Telugu Literature. Jyeshtha Literary Trust. p. 54.
- ^ Talbot, Cynthia (20 September 2001). Precolonial India in Practice: Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra. Oxford University Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-19-803123-9.
- ^ UK), Jennifer (British Library Howes; Howes, Jennifer (2003). The Courts of Pre-colonial South India: Material Culture and Kingship. Psychology Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-7007-1585-5.