1491 CE Vijayanagara, Vijayanagara Empire (present-day Hampi, Karnataka, India)
Issue
Thimma Bhupala
Narasimha Raya II
Dynasty
Saluva
Father
Saluva Gunda (the Governor of Chandragiri)
Religion
Hinduism
Vijayanagara Empire
Ruling dynasties
Sangama dynasty
Harihara I
1336–1356
Bukka Raya I
1356–1377
Harihara Raya II
1377–1404
Virupaksha Raya
1404–1405
Bukka Raya II
1405–1406
Deva Raya I
1406–1422
Ramachandra Raya
1422
Vira Vijaya Bukka Raya
1422–1424
Deva Raya II
1424–1446
Mallikarjuna Raya
1446–1465
Virupaksha Raya II
1465–1485
Praudha Raya
1485
Saluva dynasty
Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya
1485–1491
Thimma Bhupala
1491
Narasimha Raya II
1491–1505
Tuluva dynasty
Tuluva Narasa Nayaka
1491–1503
Vira Narasimha Raya
1503–1509
Krishna Deva Raya
1509–1529
Achyuta Deva Raya
1529–1542
Venkata I
1542
Sadasiva Raya
1542–1570
Aravidu dynasty
Rama Raya
1542–1565
Tirumala Deva Raya
1565–1572
Sriranga I
1572–1586
Venkata II
1586–1614
Sriranga II
1614
Rama Deva Raya
1617–1632
Venkata III
1632–1642
Sriranga III
1642–1646
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Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya (or Saluva Narasimha, Saluva Narasimha I; 1431–1491 CE) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Saluva Dynasty.[1] A patron of the Madhwa saint Sripadaraya, he authored the Sanskrit work Rama Bhyudayam. He also patronised Kannada poet Kavi Linga.[2]
In 1452, he was conferred the title Maha Mandaleshwara of Chandragiri during the reign of emperor Mallikarjuna Raya. His father Saluva Gunda was the governor of Chandragiri.
After the death of Virupaksha Raya II and the ascension of Praudha Raya as the new Emperor of Vijayanagara, the empire plunged into neglect and anarchy. Seeing that a military coup was the only hope to save the realm, Narasimha dispatched the son of Tuluva Isvara Nayaka, Tuluva Narasa Nayaka to the imperial capital of Vijayanagara. The incumbent emperor Praudha Raya fell, thus starting the rule of Saluva Narasimha I. The writings of Nuniz gives a graphic account of how Narasa Nayaka went to Vijayanagara and found it completely unguarded, even all the way to the harem.
As emperor, Saluva Narasimha tried to expand the empire, though he continually faced difficulties caused from rebelling governors. By 1491, he lost Udayagiri to the Gajapati Monarch Kapilendra Deva while the Chiefs of Ummattur in the Mysore region, Saluvas of Hadavalli and Santharas of Karkala from coastal Karnataka region, Srirangapatna and Sambetas of Peranipadu in Cuddapah still remained threats to the empire.
Saluva Narasimha's war with the Gajapatis over Udayagiri in 1489 proved disastrous when he was taken prisoner and released later after giving up the fort and surrounding areas to the Gajapatis of Orissa. However he was successful at conquering the western ports of Kannada country of Mangalore, Bhatkal, Honnavar and Bakanur. This success enabled him to trade for swift horses with the Arabs. He took more efforts in the upkeep of his cavalry and army in general.
Saluva Narasimha would die in 1491 with sons that were too young to ascend to the throne. Their guardianship was entrusted to Narasa Nayaka, a loyal general and minister from the Tuluva family.
^Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. p. 108. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
^Narasimhacharya (1988), p 69
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