Sriranga II (a.k.a. Sriranga Chika Raya) (died 1614) was nominated in 1614 by Emperor Venkata II to succeed him as the Emperor of Vijayanagara. Sriranga was supported by a faction headed by Yachama Nayaka of Recherla Velama dynasty, one of the Venkata II's loyal viceroys and commanders and Nayak of Venkatagiri, but was not favored by a set of nobles headed by Gobburi Jagga Raya, brother (or father) of Venkata II's favourite Queen Obayamma.
SrirangaII (a.k.a. Sriranga Chika Raya) (died 1614) was nominated in 1614 by Emperor Venkata II to succeed him as the Emperor of Vijayanagara. Sriranga...
Sriranga III (1642–1678/1681 CE) was the last ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire, who came to power in 1642 following the death of his uncle Venkata III...
Raya (1565–1572 CE) Sriranga Deva Raya (Sriranga I) (1572–1586 CE) Venkatapati Deva Raya (Venkata II) (1586–1614 CE) SrirangaII (1614–1617 CE) Rama Deva...
Venkata II, r. 1585–1614 CE) was the third Emperor of Vijayanagara from the Aravidu Dynasty. He succeeded his older brother, the Emperor Sriranga Deva Raya...
the Aravidu line died without direct heirs. So he declared his nephew SrirangaII as heir. But Venkatapati's queen Bayamma, who had adopted a Brahmin boy...
Chennapa Nayakadu. His paternal uncle, Timma Raja, another brother of SrirangaII, considering himself to have a better claim, seized the government at...
Krishna River. Harihara II also managed to conquer many Indian ports such as that of Goa, Chaul, and Dabhol. After Harihara II died the throne was in conflict...
Vijayanagara Last to reign Sriranga III 1642 CE – 1646 CE Details Style His Imperial Majesty First monarch Harihara I Last monarch Sriranga III Formation 18 April...
Sriranga Deva Raya (a.k.a. Sriranga I) (r. 1572 – 1586 CE) was the second Emperor of Vijayanagara from the Aravidu Dynasty. He reigned the empire from...
Harihara II (1342 – 1404 CE) was an Emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. He patronised the Kannada poet Madhura, a Jaina. An important...
Deva Raya II (r. 1422–1446 CE) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire. The greatest of the Sangama dynasty rulers, he was an able administrator, warrior...
Narasimha Nayaka arranged for the assassination of the weak Narasimha Raya II bringing an end to the rule of the Saluva dynasty. Narasimha Nayaka later...
ascended as the Emperor of Vijayanagara. He was succeeded by his son, Sriranga I in 1572. After the Battle of Tallikota tirumala Raya escaped the battle...
Venkata II and SrirangaII. Yachama Naidu was also the son of Kasturi Ranga, another famous general of Venkatagiri royal family. He helped Venkata II to capture...
Subrahmanian 2003, part II, p. 31 Chopra, Ravindran & Subrahmanian 2003, part II, p. 2 Chopra, Ravindran & Subrahmanian 2003, part II, p. 33 Chopra, Ravindran...
Tirumala Deva Raya 1565–1572 Sriranga I 1572–1586 Venkata II 1586–1614 SrirangaII 1614 Rama Deva Raya 1617–1632 Venkata III 1632–1642 Sriranga III 1642–1646...
Venkatapati Raya in 1614, a nobleman Gobburi Jagga Raya murdered his successor SrirangaII and his family. This fomented a succession crisis in the Vijayanagara...
war in 1617 as the King of Vijayanagara Empire. In 1614 his father, SrirangaII the preceding King and his family were gruesomely murdered by rival factions...
Tirumala Deva Raya 1565–1572 Sriranga I 1572–1586 Venkata II 1586–1614 SrirangaII 1614 Rama Deva Raya 1617–1632 Venkata III 1632–1642 Sriranga III 1642–1646...
expelling of the Vijayanagara ambassadors and envoys. During the reign of SrirangaII, who himself faced riots from within his family, Raja Wodeyar removed...
Wadiyar seized the nearby town of Srirangapattana, the seat of Tirumala, SrirangaII's viceroy, in 1610. Between 1766 and 1799, when Hyder Ali and Tipu dictated...
The faithful Narasa Nayaka then crowned the other prince, Narasimha Raya II but retained all administrative powers in order to bring stability to the...
Virupaksha Raya II (1465–1485) was an Emperor of Vijayanagara from the Sangama dynasty. In 1465, Virupaksha Raya II succeeded his uncle, Mallikarjuna...
during his reign. Bukka died in about 1380 and was succeeded by Harihara II. It is also notable that under Bukka Raya's reign the capital of the Vijayanagara...
that his reign lasted six years) when he was succeeded by his son, Deva Raya II. Vijaya Raya was the second son of Deva Raya I. During his reign, he faced...
Tirumala Deva Raya 1565–1572 Sriranga I 1572–1586 Venkata II 1586–1614 SrirangaII 1614 Rama Deva Raya 1617–1632 Venkata III 1632–1642 Sriranga III 1642–1646...
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...
proponents of Carnatic music, and the Sanskrit scholar Rajanatha Dindima II. Upon his death, the succession was disputed. His son Venkata I succeeded...
the death of Harihara II in 1404, the throne for the Vijayanagara Empire was disputed amongst his sons: Deva Raya I, Bukka Raya II, and Virupaksha Raya...
king of the Vijayanagara Empire (of the Sangama Dynasty). After Harihara II died, there was a dispute between his sons over succession, in which Deva...
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