Tuluva dynasty
Third dynasty of Vijayanagara empire (c. 1491–1570 CE)
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Tuluva is the name of the third dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire.[1][2] The dynasty traces its patrilineal ancestry to Tuluva Narasa Nayaka, a powerful warlord from the westerly Tulu speaking region.[3] His son Narasimha Nayaka arranged for the assassination of the weak Narasimha Raya II bringing an end to the rule of the Saluva dynasty.[3] Narasimha Nayaka later assumed the Vijayangara throne as Viranarasimha Raya bringing the Tuluva dynasty to prominence.[3] The dynasty was at its zenith during the rule of Krishnadevaraya, the second son of Tuluva Narasa Nayaka.
| Tuluva dynasty | |
|---|---|
| Country | Vijayanagara Empire |
| Founded | 1491 |
| Seat | Vijayanagara |
| Dissolution | 1570 |
History
A epigraph on the eastern wall of Tirumala temple describes the genealogy of Krishnadevaraya.[3] The first ancestor of the Tuluva lineage to be mentioned is Timmabhupati and his wife Devaki.[3] Timmabhupati is followed by his son Ishvara and consort Bukkamma and then a certain Narasa Bhupala who is none other than Tuluva Narasa Nayaka, the father of Emperor Krishnadevaraya.[3] The powerful warlord Tuluva Narasa Nayaka is attributed with the conquest of the Gajapatis as well as certain Muslim rulers.[3]
Krishnadevaraya is known to have patronised poets and issued inscriptions in languages as varied as Tamil, Kannada and Telugu.[4] However, he elevated Telugu as a royal language possibly because of the dominance of Telugu speaking chiefs and composed the epic poem Amuktamalyada in it.[4] Tuluva rulers were staunch Vaishnavas and patronised Vaishnavism.[5] Vyasatirtha, a Kannadiga Dvaita saint was the Kulaguru of Krishnadevaraya.[6]
The fall of the Tuluva dynasty led to the beginning of the disintegration of the Vijayanagar empire.[citation needed]
List of rulers
| Name | Birth | Reign | Death |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuluva Narasa Nayaka | 1491–1503 | 1503 | |
| Viranarasimha Raya | 1505–17 July 1509 | 17 July 1509 | |
| Krishnadevaraya | 17 January 1471 | 26 July 1509 – 17 October 1529 | 17 October 1529[7] |
| Achyuta Deva Raya | 30 November 1529 – June 1542 | June 1542[8] | |
| Venkata I | 1542–1542 (killed in only 6 months) | 1542 | |
| Sadasiva Raya | 1542–1570 | 1570 |
