Venkata I

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Venkata I
Emperor
Emperor of Vijayanagara
Reign1542 CE
PredecessorAchyuta Deva Raya
SuccessorSadasiva Raya
DynastyTuluva
FatherAchyuta Deva Raya
MotherVaradambika
ReligionHinduism
Vijayanagara Empire
Ruling dynasties
Sangama dynasty
Harihara I1336–1356
Bukka Raya I1356–1377
Harihara Raya II1377–1404
Virupaksha Raya1404–1405
Bukka Raya II1405–1406
Deva Raya I1406–1422
Ramachandra Raya1422
Vira Vijaya Bukka Raya1422–1424
Deva Raya II1424–1446
Mallikarjuna Raya1446–1465
Virupaksha Raya II1465–1485
Praudha Raya1485
Saluva dynasty
Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya1485–1491
Thimma Bhupala1491
Narasimha Raya II1491–1505
Tuluva dynasty
Tuluva Narasa Nayaka1491–1503
Vira Narasimha Raya1503–1509
Krishna Deva Raya1509–1529
Achyuta Deva Raya1529–1542
Venkata I1542
Sadasiva Raya1542–1570
Aravidu dynasty
Rama Raya1542–1565
Tirumala Deva Raya1565–1572
Sriranga I1572–1586
Venkata II1586–1614
Sriranga II1614
Rama Deva Raya1617–1632
Venkata III1632–1642
Sriranga III1642–1646

Venkata I (Venkata Raya or Venkatadri Raya) (1542 CE) was an Emperor of Vijayanagara from the Tuluva Dynasty. He was the son of Emperor Achyuta Deva Raya, whom he succeeded in 1542 CE.

Life

An underage Venkata Raya succeeded his father, the Emperor Achyuta Deva Raya as the Emperor of Vijayanagara and his maternal uncle Salakaraju Chinna Tirumala (Salakaraju Chinna Timmalayyadéva or Salakaraja Chinna Tirumalayyadeva) became the imperial regent. The latter, Salakaraju assassinated all the claimants to the throne including Venkata Raya and assumed full imperial powers. Only Sadasiva Raya (son of Ranga Raya), who had hidden himself in the fort of Gutti, escaped.

As soon as Salakaraju heard about the plans of Aliya Rama Raya and his brothers (Tirumala Deva Raya and Venkatadri Raya) to dethrone him, he invited the Turko-Persian Sultan of Bijapur Ibrahim Adil Shah I and placed him on the imperial throne of Vijayanagara for seven days. This was too much for the nobility of the empire to tolerate.

But they acted cleverly, offered full support to Salakaraju and requested him to send away Ibrahim Adil Shah I which he did after paying him a suitable compensation.

In 1543, Aliya Rama Raya and his supporters marched into Vijayanagara, killed Salakaraju and placed Sadasiva Raya on the throne.

References

  • Prof K.A. Nilakanta Sastry, History of South India, From Prehistoric times to fall of Vijayanagar, 1955, OUP, New Delhi (Reprinted 2002)
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