Venkatapati Raya
Emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1586 to 1614 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 Sriranga Deva Raya as the ruler of Vijayanagara Empire with bases in Penukonda, Chandragiri and Vellore. His reign of nearly three decades saw a revival in the strength and prosperity of the empire. He successfully dealt with the Turko-Persian Deccan sultans of Bijapur and Golkonda, the internal disorders, promoting economic revival in the realm. He subdued the rebelling Nayakas of Tamil Nadu and parts of present-day Andhra Pradesh.
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Venkatapati Raya | |
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Maharajadhiraja Maharaya Vira | |
Emperor of Vijayanagara | |
Reign | c. 1585 – c. 1614 CE |
Predecessor | Sriranga Deva Raya |
Successor | Sriranga II |
Died | October 1614 (aged 67) Vellore Fort, Vellore, Vijayanagara Empire (present-day Tamil Nadu, India) |
Spouse | Bayamma |
Dynasty | Aravidu |
Father | Tirumala Deva Raya |
Mother | Vengalamba |
Religion | Hinduism |
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