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Krishnadevaraya
Krishnadevaraya (c. 1471–1529), third Tuluva dynasty ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire, saw the empire reach its zenith;…
Timeline
- 1511–1512Vijayanagara · KarnatakaIn the early years of his reign he crushed the rebellion of the Ummatur chiefs, secured control over the South Karnataka heartland, and reformed taxation and local administration, establishing a solid base for later expansion.
- 1513–1518Odisha frontier · OdishaHe launched a series of campaigns against the Gajapati kingdom, capturing Udayagiri, Cuttack and other places, bringing large tracts of the eastern Deccan into the empire and forcing the rulers of Odisha to acknowledge suzerainty and tribute obligations.
- 1518–1520Vijayanagara · KarnatakaHe gathered Telugu and Kannada poets and scholars at court while waging war against the Bijapur Sultanate over the Raichur doab, capturing the Raichur fortress in late 1520, when the empire's prestige and territory reached their peak.
Sources
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: Krishnadevaraya https://www.britannica.com/biography/Krishnadevaraya
- A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar — K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (1955)