Accession of Narasimha of Vijayanagara (1485)

Timeline

1. 1485Vijayanagara · KarnatakaThe last Sangama king Virupaksha Raya IV ruled weakly, court nobles and military commanders fought for power, and central imperial authority declined. The northern Bahmani Sultanate and local vassals took the opportunity to apply pressure, and politics in the capital were turbulent, creating conditions for military intervention in government.
2. 1485Vijayanagara · KarnatakaThe military commander Narasimha Deva Raya, of the Saluva family, allied with some nobles and the army to overthrow Virupaksha Raya IV and proclaim himself ruler of Vijayanagara. The Sangama dynasty's nominal royal line thus ended, and the Saluva dynasty began to rule.
3. 1485–1490Southern Deccan Plateau · Deccan PlateauAfter acceding, Narasimha reorganized the military and political system, settled his follower nobles, and strengthened the northern frontier defenses against the military threats posed by the states that emerged after the Bahmani Sultanate's fragmentation. His reign created the political conditions for Thimmarasa Raya's later regency and the imperial expansion under Krishnadevaraya.