List of Vijayanagara emperors

Emperor of Karnata
Emperor of Karnata
Imperial
	Last to reign; Sriranga III; 29 October 1642–1646
Details
Style	His Imperial Majesty
First monarch	Harihara I
Last monarch	Sriranga III
Formation	18 April 1336; 690 years ago
Abolition	1646; 379–380 years ago
Residence	Vijayanagara; (1336–1565); Penukonda; (1565–1592); Chandragiri; (1592–1604); Vellore; (1604–1646);
Appointer	Hereditary
Pretender	Nayaka dynasties

The Vijayanagara Empire (1336–1646) was the most prominent medieval Hindu empire of southern India. It was established on the banks of Tungabhadra River in present-day Karnataka and consisted of parts or all of the modern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and some parts of Telangana, Maharashtra and Sri Lanka. The Vijayanagara Empire was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty.^[1]

Under the rule of Krishnadevaraya, the empire reached its peak. The empire lasted until 1646, although its power greatly declined after a major military defeat in the Battle of Talikota in 1565 by the combined armies of the Deccan sultanates.^[2]

The Vijayanagara emperors used the titles of Maharajadhiraj ("Great King of Kings"),^[3] Cakravartin ("Universal Monarch"),^[4] Devaraya ("God-King"),^[5] etc.

Family trees

Sangama dynasty

Bhavana
Sangama

Harihara I
⁽¹⁾
r. 1336–1356

Bukka
Raya I
⁽²⁾
r. 1356–1377

Harihara II
⁽³⁾
r. 1377–1404

Virupaksha
Raya I
⁽⁴⁾
r. 1404–1405

Bukka
Raya II
⁽⁵⁾
r. 1405–1406

Deva
Raya I
⁽⁶⁾
r. 1406–1422

Ramachandra
Raya
⁽⁷⁾
r. 1422

Bukka
Raya III
⁽⁸⁾
r. 1422–1424

Deva
Raya II
⁽⁹⁾
r. 1424–1446

Deva
Raya III
⁽¹⁰⁾
r. 1446–1465

Son of
Deva Raya

Virupaksha
Raya II
⁽¹¹⁾
r. 1465–1485

Praudha
Deva Raya
IV
⁽¹²⁾
r. 1485

Saluva dynasty

Saluva
Narasimha
Raya I
⁽¹³⁾
r. 1485–1491

Thimma
Bhupala
⁽¹⁴⁾
r. 1491

Narasimha
Raya II
⁽¹⁵⁾
r. 1491–1505

Tuluva dynasty

Tuluva
Narasa
Nayaka
⁽¹⁶⁾
r. 1491–1503

Narasimha
Raya III
⁽¹⁷⁾
r. 1503–1509

Krishna
Deva Raya
⁽¹⁸⁾
r. 1509–1529

Achyuta
Deva Raya
⁽¹⁹⁾
r. 1529–1542

Son of
Tuluva
Narasa
Nayaka

Venkata
Raya I
⁽²⁰⁾
r. 1542

Sadasiva
Raya
⁽²¹⁾
r. 1542–1569

Aravidu dynasty

Rama Raya
⁽²²⁾
r. 1542–1565

Tirumala
Deva Raya
⁽²³⁾
r. 1565–1572

Son of
Rama Raya

Sriranga
Deva Raya I
⁽²⁴⁾
r. 1572–1586

Rama Deva

Venkata
Raya II
⁽²⁵⁾
r. 1586–1614

Venkata
Raya III
⁽²⁸⁾
r. 1632–1642

Grandson of
Rama Raya

Sriranga
Chika Raya II
⁽²⁶⁾
r. 1614–1617

Sriranga III
⁽²⁹⁾
r. 1642–1652

Rama Deva
Raya
⁽²⁷⁾
r. 1617–1632

List of Emperors

Vijayanagara Empire (1336–1646) was ruled by four different dynasties for about 310 years on entire South India.^[6]

Sangama dynasty (1336–1485)

Serial no.	Regnal names	Reign	Notes
1	Harihara I	18 April 1336 – 20 November 1355	Founder
2	Bukka Raya I	January/February 1356 – 24 February 1377
3	Harihara II	21 June 1377 – 31 August 1404
4	Virupaksha Raya	September 1404 – July 1405
5	Bukka Raya II	27 July 1404 – September 1406
6	Deva Raya	5 November 1406 – 25 February 1423
7	Ramachandra Raya	4 April 1423 – 1423
8	Vira Vijaya Bukka Raya	1422–1424
9	Deva Raya II	10 February 1423 – 24 May 1446
10	Mallikarjuna Raya	1446 – 14 July 1465
11	Virupaksha Raya II	1465–1485
12	Praudha Raya	1485

Saluva dynasty (1485–1505)

Serial no.	Regnal names	Reign
13	Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya	1485–1491
14	Thimma Bhupala	1491
15	Narasimha Raya II	1491–1505

Tuluva dynasty (1491–1570)

Serial no.	Regnal names	Reign
16	Thimma Bhupala	1491–1505
17	Viranarasimha Raya	1503 – 17 July 1509
18	Krishnadevaraya	26 July 1509 – 17 October 1529
19	Achyuta Deva Raya	30 November 1529 – 1542
20	Venkata I	September 1542 – January 1543
21	Sadasiva Raya	1542–1570

Aravidu dynasty (1542–1646)

Serial no.	Regnal names	Reign
22	Aliya Rama Raya	1542 – 23 January 1565
23	Tirumala Deva Raya	1565–1572
24	Sriranga I	1572–1586
25	Venkata II	1586 – mid-October 1614
26	Sriranga II	October 1614 – February 1615
27	Rama Deva Raya	1617–1632
28	Venkata III	1632 – 10 October 1642
29	Sriranga III	29 October 1642 – 1646

References

↑ Talbot, Cynthia (2001). Precolonial India in Practice: Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra. Oxford University Press. pp. 281–282. ISBN 978-0-19-803123-9.
↑ Ramaswamy, Vijaya (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Scarecrow Press. pp. 11–12. ISBN 978-0-8108-6445-0.
↑ Patil, Madhao P. (1999). Court Life Under the Vijayanagar Rulers. B.R. Publishing Corporation. p. 200. ISBN 978-81-7646-094-1. The Vijayanagar rulers assumed imperial titles such as 'Maharajadhiraj' and religious titles such as 'Rayarajguru', 'Maharajpujit' etc.
↑ Stein, Burton (1980). Peasant state and society in medieval South India. Oxford University Press. p. 70.
↑ Menon, Indira (2013). Rhythms in Stone: The Temples of South India. Ambi Knowledge Resource. p. 14. ISBN 978-81-903591-3-9.
↑ Dhere, Ramchandra (2011). Rise of a Folk God: Vitthal of Pandharpur South Asia Research. Oxford University Press, 2011. p. 243. ISBN 9780199777648.

[talbot281-1] Talbot, Cynthia (2001). Precolonial India in Practice: Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra. Oxford University Press. pp. 281–282. ISBN 978-0-19-803123-9.

[2] Ramaswamy, Vijaya (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Scarecrow Press. pp. 11–12. ISBN 978-0-8108-6445-0.

[3] Patil, Madhao P. (1999). Court Life Under the Vijayanagar Rulers. B.R. Publishing Corporation. p. 200. ISBN 978-81-7646-094-1. The Vijayanagar rulers assumed imperial titles such as 'Maharajadhiraj' and religious titles such as 'Rayarajguru', 'Maharajpujit' etc.

[4] Stein, Burton (1980). Peasant state and society in medieval South India. Oxford University Press. p. 70.

[5] Menon, Indira (2013). Rhythms in Stone: The Temples of South India. Ambi Knowledge Resource. p. 14. ISBN 978-81-903591-3-9.

[6] Dhere, Ramchandra (2011). Rise of a Folk God: Vitthal of Pandharpur South Asia Research. Oxford University Press, 2011. p. 243. ISBN 9780199777648.

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