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Krishna Deva Raya: Vijayanagara Emperor

Emperor Krishna Deva Raya ruled the Vijayanagara Empire from 1509 to 1529 CE, presiding over the empire at its peak of power and influence. He earned titles like "King of three kings" and "Andhra Bhoja" for his military and administrative skills. Krishna Deva Raya benefited from the guidance of his able prime minister Timmarusu and continued the rule of the Tuluva Dynasty over the Vijayanagara Empire.

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Krishna Deva Raya: Vijayanagara Emperor

Emperor Krishna Deva Raya ruled the Vijayanagara Empire from 1509 to 1529 CE, presiding over the empire at its peak of power and influence. He earned titles like "King of three kings" and "Andhra Bhoja" for his military and administrative skills. Krishna Deva Raya benefited from the guidance of his able prime minister Timmarusu and continued the rule of the Tuluva Dynasty over the Vijayanagara Empire.

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Sri Krishna Deva Raya 

also known as Krishna Rai in some


inscriptions was the famed Emperor of theVijayanagara Empire who reigned from 1509
- 1529 CE. Presiding over the empire at its zenith, he is regarded as an icon by
many Indians. Emperor Krishna Deva Raya earned the titlesKannada Rajya Rama
Ramana (ಕನ್ನಡರಾಜ್ಯರಮಾರಮಣ), Mooru Rayara Ganda (ಮೂರುರಾಯರಗಂಡ(meaning King

of three kings) and Andhra Bhoja (ఆంధ్రభోజ). He was one of the greatest statesmen
which medieval South India had produced. Much information about his reign comes
from the accounts of Portuguese travelers Domingo Paes and Fernao Nuniz. Krishna
Deva Raya benefited from the able prime minister Timmarusu, who was regarded by
the king as a father figure and was responsible for his coronation. Krishna Deva Raya
was the son of Nagala Devi and Tuluva Narasa Nayaka, [1] an army commander
under Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya, who later took control of the empire to prevent its
disintegration and became the founder of the Tuluva Dynasty, the third Hindu Dynasty
to rule Vijayanagara. The king's coronation took place on the birthday of Hindu
God Krishna, and his earliest inscription is from July 26, 1509 CE. He built a beautiful
suburb near Vijayanagara called Nagalapura in memory of his mother, Nagala.

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