Sadasiva Raya was a king of Vijayanagara Empire. He came to power following the death of his uncle Achyuta Deva Raya in 1543. His coronation was made possible due to support of Aliya Rama Raya, son-in-law of Krishnadevaraya. Throughout his rule, the real power lay in the hands of the de-facto ruler Aliya Rama Raya. The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. ... The Emperor Sri Achyuta Raya was a ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire of south India. ... Rama Raya, popularly known as Aliya Rama Raya, was the progenitor of the Aravidu dynasty of Vijayanagara Emperors. ... Krishnadevaraya Recently excavated Vishnu temple, Hampi Krishnadevaraya (Kannada: ಶà³à²°à³ à²à³à²·à³à²£à²¦à³à²µà²°à²¾à²¯, Telugu:à°¶à±à°°à±à°à±à°·à±à°£à°¦à±à°µà°°à°¾à°¯;) (1509-1529 CE) was the most famous king of Vijayanagar empire. ...
Reference
Suryanath U. Kamath, A Concise history of Karnataka from pre-historic times to the present, Jupiter books, MCC, Bangalore, 2001 (Reprinted 2002) OCLC: 7796041