He accessed the throne after the death of his brother Vir Narasimha. Tuluva Narasa Nayaka was an army commander under Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya, who later took control to prevent the disintegration of the empire and established the Tuluva dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire. ![]() Krishna Deva Raya was the son of Tuluva Narasa Nayaka and his queen Nagamamba. Krishnadevaraya was also advised by the witty Tenali Ramakrishna, who was employed in his court. The poet Mukku Timmanna praised him as the 'Destroyer of the Turks.' Krishnadevaraya benefited from the counsel of his prime minister Timmarusu, whom he regarded as the father figure responsible for his coronation. On many occasions, the king changed battle plans abruptly, turning a losing battle into victory. The Portuguese travellers Domingo Paes and Duarte Barbosa visited the Vijayanagara Empire during his reign, and their travelogues indicate that the king was not only an able administrator but also an excellent general, leading from the front in battle and even attending to the wounded. When the Mughal Emperor Babur was taking stock of the potentates of north India, he rated Krishnadevaraya the most powerful, with the most extensive empire in the subcontinent. This was the time when the land between the Tungabhadra and Krishna river (the Raichur doab) was acquired (1512), ruler of Odisha were subdued (1514) and severe defeats were inflicted on the Sultan of Bijapur (1520). Krishna Deva Raya's rule was characterised by expansion and consolidation. He became the dominant ruler of the peninsula by defeating the sultans of Bijapur, Golconda, the Bahmani Sultanate and the Gajapatis of Odisha, and was one of the most powerful Hindu rulers in India. "Protector of Brahmins and Cows") and Mooru Rayara Ganda (lit. "Lord of the Kannada Empire), Gaubrahmana Pratipalaka (lit. "Establishment of the King to Bahmani Throne"), Kannada Rajya Rama Ramana (lit. "Lord of the Jewelled Throne of Karnataka"), Yavana Rajya Pratistapanacharya (lit. ![]() "Lord of Telugu") Karnatakaratna Simhasanadeeshwara (lit. " Bhoja of Andhra"), Telugu Vallabha (lit. Krishnadevaraya earned the titles Andhra Bhoja (lit. Presiding over the empire at its zenith, he is regarded as an icon by many Indians. He ruled the largest empire in India after the fall of the Islamic Delhi Sultanate. He was the third monarch of the Tuluva dynasty, and is considered to be one of the greatest rulers in Indian history. Krishnadevaraya (17 January 1471 - 17 October 1529) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire reigning from 1509 to 1529. Kannada inscription, dated 1513 CE, of Krishnadevaraya at the Krishna temple in Hampi describes his victories against the Gajapati Kingdom of Odisha.
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