NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ramadeva

Rama Deva Raya, (a.k.a.Vira Rama Deva Raya) (1617-1632 CE) ascended the throne after a gruesome war in 1617 as the King of Vijayanagara Empire. In 1614 his father,Sriranga II the preceding King and his family were gruesomely murdered by rival factions headed by Jagga Raya,who was one of their kins. Rama Deva himself was smuggled out of the prison by Yachama Nayudu, a faithful commander of earlier king Venkata II. The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. ... The Sangama Dynasty was the first dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire founded by Harihara and Bukka who had been the sons of the Sangama of Warrangal and ran away from Warrangal to found the basis of the Vijayanagara Empire because of poverty resulting from Muslim attacks in 1323. ... Harihara I, also called as Vira Harihar I, was the founder of the Vijayanagara empire, one of the best known empires of the Indian subcontinent. ... Background Bukka (also known as Bukka Raya) as well as his brother Hakka (also known as Harihara) would found the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire from the year 1336 and onwards. ... Background Harihara II (1377-1404) suceeded Bukka Raya as king of the Vijayanagara Empire and was infamous for conquering almost all of Southern India. ... Virupaksha Raya was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. ... Virupaksha Raya (1404 â€“ 1406 AD) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. ... Background After Harihara II died there was a dispute between his sons for the throne of the Vijayanagara Empire in which Deva Raya would eventually come out as victor. ... Background Ramachandra Raya was the son of Deva Raya I who became king of the Vijayanagara Empire after his fathers death in 1422 AD. Throughout his reign there were no recorded significant changes in territory or major events. ... Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya (or Vijaya Raya) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. ... Background Deva Raya II (1426-1446 AD, note that Nuniz states differently in that his reign was for 25 years, not 20) was a monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire who succeeded his father , Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya (or simply Vijaya Raya) after Vijaya Rayas short uneventful two year reign... Background Mallikarjuna Raya (1446-1465) succeeded his father Deva Raya II, who had brought prosperity throughout the Vijayanagara empire as well as a golden age for the Sangama Dynasty. ... Virupaksha Raya II was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. ... Praudha Raya(also known as Praudha Devaraya) was an unpopular king of Vijayanagara Empire who ruled for a very short period of time being driven out of the capital by his able commander Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya in 1485. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Saluva Dynasty. ... Narasimha Raya II was the second son of King Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya. ... The Tuluva Dynasty were chieftans who ruled parts of coastal Karnataka (ref: Dr. Jyothsna Kamat) This ethnic-group-related article is a stub. ... Tuluva Narasa Nayaka (1491-1503 was the able commander of the Vijayanagar army under the rule of Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya. ... Viranarasimha Raya (1505-1509 CE) became the king of Vijayanagar empire after the death of Tuluva Narasa Nayaka. ... Krishnadevaraya Recently excavated Vishnu temple, Hampi Krishnadevaraya (Kannada: à²¶à³à²°à³€ à²•à³ƒà²·à³à²£à²¦à³‡à²µà²°à²¾à²¯, Telugu:à°¶à±à°°à±€à°•à±ƒà°·à±à°£à°¦à±‡à°µà°°à°¾à°¯;) (1509-1529 CE) was the most famous king of Vijayanagar empire. ... The Emperor Sri Achyuta Raya was a ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire of south India. ... The Aravidu Dynasty is the fourth dynasty which ruled Vijayanagara Empire. ... Rama Raya, popularly known as Aliya Rama Raya, was the progenitor of the Aravidu dynasty of Vijayanagara Emperors. ... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed I (1603-1617) to Mustafa I (1617-1623). ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of LÃ¼tzen... The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. ...

Civil War

Jagga Raya’s claim of a putative son of Venkata II’s queens as the King was strongly challenged by Yachama Nayudu, who claimed the throne for Rama Deva, the rightful heir. In a long drawn battle between the two factions in which the whole of the kingdom took part, Jagga Raya was defeated and fled the battlefield and his Gobburi estates in south west of Nellore was seized by Yachama Nayudu. Nellore is a city located in Andhra Pradesh, India. ...

Battle of Toppur

The defeated Jagga Raya sought refuge in the jungle but bounced back and sought help from the Nayaks of Gingee and Madurai, both eager to get out of the Vijayanagara bond, to attack Yachama Nayudu and Rama Deva. Yachama Nayudu and Ramadeva sought support from the Tanjore Nayaks, who still treated the VijayNagar as their authority. For other uses of Nayak, see Nayak (disambiguation) A Nayak (also Nayaka, Nayaker or Naicker) is the title of a government official, equivalent to a provincial governor or viceroy, in the Telugu kingdoms of southern India, including the Kakatiya kingdom of Warangal (11th-14th centuries) and the Vijayanagara kingdom (14th... Gingee is a town situated in the South Arcot district, in Tamil Nadu state, India. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... TANJORE NAYAK KINGS Tanjore Nayak kings started as viceroys of Vijaynagar dynasty lasted 1535 to 1675,a span of 140 years by only 4 kings each having a lengthy reign. ...

Armies

Jagga Raya and his allies, the Nayaks of Madurai, Gingee and Chera ruler, chieftains of Madurai, and some Portuguese from the coast assembled a large army near Tiruchirapalli . Yachama Nayudu led his forces from Vellore and was joined in midway by Tanjore forces headed by the Tanjore King Raghunatha Nayak.Yacchama Nayudu-Tanjore forces were further strengthened by nobles from Karnataka and (according to some accounts) Dutch and Jaffna armies. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Gingee is a town situated in the South Arcot district, in Tamil Nadu state, India. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Chera dynasty. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Tiruchirappalli à®¤à®¿à®°à¯à®šà¯à®šà®¿à®°à®¾à®ªà¯à®ªà®³à¯à®³à®¿ (also spelt Tiruchchirapalli, commonly known as Tiruchi or Trichy à®¤à®¿à®°à¯à®šà¯à®šà®¿; formerly also pronounced as Trichinopoly under British rule) is the sixth largest city of the in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu (after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, and Tirupur). ... A historical town in the state of Tamil Nadu, in southernmost India, Vellore (à®µà¯‡à®²à¯‚à®°à¯ in Tamil) is now the headquarters of Vellore district. ... Thanjavur, also known as Tanjore, is a city in Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. ... KarnÄtakÄ (Kannada: à²•à²¨à²¾à³¯à²Ÿà²•) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Jaffna District. ...

Both the Armies met at the Toppur, at an open field on the northern banks of River Cauvery, between Tiruchirapalli and Grand Anicut in late months of 1616.The huge assembly of forces on either side is estimated to be as many as a Million soldiers (according to Dr.Barradas in Sewell’s Book) and considered to be one of the biggest battles in the Southern India. The Cauvery (sometimes written as Kaveri) is one of the major rivers of southern India. ... Tiruchirappalli à®¤à®¿à®°à¯à®šà¯à®šà®¿à®°à®¾à®ªà¯à®ªà®³à¯à®³à®¿ (also spelt Tiruchchirapalli, commonly known as Tiruchi or Trichy à®¤à®¿à®°à¯à®šà¯à®šà®¿; formerly also pronounced as Trichinopoly under British rule) is the sixth largest city of the in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu (after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, and Tirupur). ... The Kallanai (Tamil kall - stone, anai- bund), also known as the Grand Anicut, is is an ancient dam in Tamil Nadu state of southern India. ... Look up million in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... South India is a geographic and linguistic-cultural region of India. ...

Result

In the Battle Jagga Raya was slain, and his armies retreated. The Nayak of Gingee in the encounter lost all his forts except Gingee Fort and the putative son of Venkata II,cause of all trouble was captured. The Victory was celebrated by the imperial armies headed by Thanjavur Nayak and Yachama Nayudu,who planted pillars of Victory and crowned Rama Deva as Rama Deva Raya, in early months of 1617. Rama Deva Raya was barely 15 years old when he ascended the throne. Gingee is a town situated in the South Arcot district, in Tamil Nadu state, India. ... Gingee Fort also known as Chinji or Jinji in Tamil Nadu, India is one of the few surving forts in Tamil Nadu - which is much more popular for its temples than forts. ... Thanjavur Nayaks were the rulers of Thanjavur principality of Tamil Nadu between the 16th to the 19th century C.E. Nayakas were subordinates of the imperial Vijayanagara emperors, and were appointed as provincial governors by the Vijaya Nagar Emperor. ...

Continued Hostilities

Yethiraja, the brother of Jagga Raya,after losing the Toppur Battle,aligned with the Gingee Nayak and attacked Tanjore, but was defeated with the later ending as captive.Yethiraja waged on, till he reconciled with Rama Deva Raya, after giving his daughter in Marriage. Things settled for the king after the death of the putative son in 1619.

Loss of Kurnool

The Bijapur Sultan, taking advantage of the ravaging civil wars attacked Kurnool in 1620, but was sent back only to return in 1624 and taking that region completely. Map showing kurnool district Kurnool is a city in Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh state of southern India. ...

Yachama

Yethiraja, now father-in-law of Rama Deva Raya broke into a conflict with Yachama when he demanded the Gobburi lands, and by 1629 with help from Tanjore and Gingee forces,Yachama was put down and the regions of Pulicat, Chengulpet and Mathurantagam was completely brought under control of Vellore. Yachama later spent his life in under the protection of Udaiyarpalaiyam chieftain. Thanjavur, also known as Tanjore, is a city in Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. ... Gingee is a town situated in the South Arcot district, in Tamil Nadu state, India. ... Pulicat is a town which lies in the nellore District, in the state of andhra Pradesh, India. ... A historical town in the state of Tamil Nadu, in southernmost India, Vellore (à®µà¯‡à®²à¯‚à®°à¯ in Tamil) is now the headquarters of Vellore district. ...

Successor

Rama Deva Raya,with no brothers and sons nominated his cousin Peda Venkata (Venkata III),grandson of Aliya Rama Raya,now governing Anekonda as successor and passed away on 1632,aged 30 after a troublesome rule of 15 years. Rama Raya, popularly known as Aliya Rama Raya, was the progenitor of the Aravidu dynasty of Vijayanagara Emperors. ...

Reference

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