Sriranga III(1642-1652 CE), was the last ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire, who came to power in 1642 following the death of his uncle Venkata III. He was also a great grandson of Aliya Rama Raya. 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 – 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: ಶ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣದೇವರಾಯ, Telugu:శ్రీకృష్ణదేవరాయ;) (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. ... Sadasiva Raya was a king of Vijayanagara Empire. ... 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. ... Sriranga I (a. ... Sriranga II (a. ... Rama Deva Raya, (a. ... Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ... // Events April 6 - Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, and founded Cape Town. ... The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. ... Rama Raya, popularly known as Aliya Rama Raya, was the progenitor of the Aravidu dynasty of Vijayanagara Emperors. ...

Early Rebellions

Before his accession to the throne, Sriranga III was in rebellion against his uncle Venkata III. He sought help from the Bijapur Sultan and attacked Venkata III in Chandragiri – Vellore in 1638. Another invasion of these two in 1642 was defeated by Venkata III’s army, who were also facing Golkonda armies near Madras. Under this troublesome circumstances Venkata III passed away, and Sriranga III who was with the Bijapur army deserted them and returned to Vellore and made himself the King of Vijayanagara. Bijapur is a district in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A historical town in the state of Tamil Nadu, in southernmost India, Vellore (வேலூர் in Tamil) is now the headquarters of Vellore district. ... Golconda is a ruined city, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ... Madras refers to: the Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras, the former Indian state, now known as Tamil Nadu (Plural of Madra): Ancient people of Iranian affinites, who lived in northwest Panjab in the Uttarapatha division of ancient India. ...

Reign

Many of his nobles like the Nayak of Gingee and Darmala Venkatapati,the chieftain of Madras had a dislike for him for his mischief in rebelling against the former King. Squabbles among the Sultans of Bijapur and Golkonda helped Sriranga III for a while. In 1644 the Golkonda appeared with a vast army and defeated by Sriranga III. Gingee is a town situated in the South Arcot district, in Tamil Nadu state, India. ...

Sriranga III now feeling strong enough to demand money from the Southern Nayaks, marched South. Another Golkonda campaign nearing his capital was defeated back with help from the Dutch in Pulicat. 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... Pulicat is a town which lies in the nellore District, in the state of andhra Pradesh, India. ...

Combined Muslim Forces

In 1645 the Mughal emperor Shah Jehan instructed all his Deccan Sultans to wage a war against the southern Hindu Kingdom and capture territories. The combined forces marched south with a vast army and Sriranga III now in the southern campaign had to revert back to Vellore. The following list of Indian monarchs is one of several Wikipedia lists of incumbents. ... This article or section should be merged with Shah Jahen—preferably maintaining this as the main entry. ... The Deccan sultanates were five Muslim-ruled kingdoms–-Bijapur, Golconda, Ahmednagar, Bidar, and Berar of south-central India. ...

Now his appeal for help from the Nayaks of South fell on deaf ears and Sriranga had to battle alone and he met with some success. Now the advance of the Muslim forces caution the Nayaks of Gingee, Tanjore and Madurai. Thanjavur, also known as Tanjore, is a city in Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Battle of Virichipuram

In 1946 Sriranga III collected a large army with help from Mysore, Gingee and Tanjore and met the Mughal forces. Mysore   or MaisÅ«ru (Kannada: ಮೈಸೂರು,) is the second largest city in the Indian state of Karnataka. ...

The Muslim forces were losing, but later advanced, when consolidated by additional armies from Deccan .The war went on till 1652 during .In 1649 Thirumalai Nayak sent his forces supporting the Bijapur ruler, but all upon converging at the Gingee Fort, the Madurai forces created a chaos and took sides with the Gingee army, when the Bijapur and Golkonda entered into their agreements. This led to the banishment of Gingee Nayak rule in 1649.

By 1652, Sriranga III was left with only Vellore Fort, which was finally seized by the Golkonda forces. By now he had only the support of Mysore Ruler, while Tanjore submitted to the Muslim Forces and the Madurai Nayak ended up paying huge sums to Muslim Forces, but all three retaining their Kingdom. // The fort is in the heart of the town Vellore. ...

Last Years

Sriranga III spent his last years under support of ,one of his vassal chieftains Sivvappa Nayak of Ikkeri,and was still hoping to retrieve Vellore from the Muslim Forces.Thirumalai Nayak's treachery to Sriranga III,made the Mysore Ruler Kanthirava Narasa wage a series of ravaging wars with Madurai, later capturing the territories of Coimbatore,Salem regions which was retained by Mysore till 1800. Thirumalai nayakar is a king who ruled the south india ... Coimbatore   (Tamil: கோயம்பத்தூர்), also known as Kovai (Tamil: கோவை), is a major industrial city in India. ... // Salem is a common name for towns and places, particularly in the Western world. ...

Death

The Mysore ruler Kanthirava Narasa still recognised the King as a namesake emperor. Sriranga Raya III died in late 1670s as an emperor without and Empire putting an end to over 3 centuries of Vijaynagar Rule in India. Events and Trends Newton and Leibniz independently discover calculus. ...

Reference

• Rao, Velcheru Narayana, and David Shulman, Sanjay Subrahmanyam. Symbols of substance : court and state in Nayaka period Tamilnadu (Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1998) ; xix, 349 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 22 cm. ; Oxford India paperbacks ; Includes bibliographical references and index ; ISBN 0-19-564399-2.
• Sathianathaier, R. History of the Nayaks of Madura [microform] by R. Sathyanatha Aiyar ; edited for the University, with introduction and notes by S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar ([Madras] : Oxford University Press, 1924) ; see also ([London] : H. Milford, Oxford university press, 1924) ; xvi, 403 p. ; 21 cm. ; SAMP early 20th-century Indian books project item 10819.
• K.A. Nilakanta Sastry, History of South India, From Prehistoric times to fall of Vijayanagar, 1955, OUP, (Reprinted 2002) ISBN 019560686-8.