In Memory of Great South Indian Emperor Shri Krishna Devaraya
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Sri Krishna Devarayar of the Vijayanagara Empire was one of the most famous Emperor in the history of India.
Born on January 17, 1471, the son of Narasa Nayaka and Nagala Devi, Krishna Devarayar was a perfect warrior, an accomplished ruler and a protector of the arts.
His rule is considered to be a period of peace and prosperity. He would only treat the conquered enemy with respect. His most famous victory was the defeat of Ismail Adil Shah on 19 March 1520.
This marked the end of the Mughal occupation of southern India, and Ryer became known as the supreme ruler of southern India.
Domingo Pius, a Portuguese traveler, commented that Vijayanagar was greater than Rome and that Krishnadevaraya was an impeccable emperor.
The ministers in Krishnadevaraya's audience were known as Ashtadigajas. Prominent writers were Alasani Peddannan and Nandithimmannan.
The author of Swarochishamanucharitam is Alasani Peddannan who is considered to be the grandfather of Telugu poetry.
The poem Parijatapaharanam was written by Nandithimmannan. Thenali Raman, a comedian, was one of the eight giants.
His main enemies were the Bahamani Sultans (who, though divided into five small kingdoms, remained a constant threat), the Gajapatis of orissa , who had been involved in constant conflict since the rule of Saluva Narsimha Deva Raya and Portugal, a rising maritime power which controlled much of the sea trade
Success in Deccan
The raid and plunder of Vijayanagar towns and villages by the Deccan sultans came to an end during the Raya's rule. In 1509, Krishnadevaraya's armies clashed with them and Sultan Mahammood was severely injured and defeated. Yoosaf Aadil Sha was killed and the Raichur was annexed. Taking advantage of the victory, the Raya reunited Bidar, Gulbharga, and Bijapur into Vijayanagar and earned the title "establisher of the Yavana kingdom" when he released Sultan Mahmud and made him de facto ruler. The Sultan of Golconda Sultan Qule Qutab Sha was defeated by Timmarusu, the prime minister of Sri Krishnadevaraya.
War with Kalinga
The Gajapatis of Odisha ruled a vast land comprising Bongal Andra and Orissa. Krishna Deva Raya's success at Ummatur provided the necessary impetus to carry his campaign into Coastal Andhra region which was in control of the Gajapati Raja Pratap Deva The Vijayanagar army laid siege to the Udaya Giri fort in 1512. The campaign lasted for a year before the Gajapati army disintegrated due to starvation. Krishna Deva Raya offered prayers at Tirupati thereafter, along with his wives Tirumala Devi and Chinnama Devi. The Gajapati army was then met at Kontavidu , where the armies of Vijayanagara, after establishing a siege for a few months, began to retreat due to heavy casualties. Then Thimarasu discovered a secret entrance to the unguarded eastern gate of the fort and launched a night attack that culminated with the capture of the fort and the imprisonment of Prince Virabhadra, the son of Prataparudra Deva. Vasireddy Mallikharjuna Nayak took over as governor of Kontavidu thereafter.
Krishnadevaraya planned an invasion of Kalinga , but Prataparudra, learned of this plan and formulated his own plan to defeat Krishandevaraya and the Vijayanagara Empire at the fort of Kalingam . But the wily Timmarusu discovered Prataparudra's plan by bribing a Telugu deserter from the service of Prataparudra. When the Vijayanagara Empire did invade, Prataprudra was driven to Kattakk the capital of the Gajapatis Region. Prataparudra eventually surrendered to the Vijayanagara Empire, and gave his daughter, Princess Jaganmohini, in marriage to Sri Krishnadevaraya. Krishandevaraya returned all the lands that the Vijayanagara Empire had captured north of the River Krishna; this made the Krishna river the boundary between the Vijayanagar and Gajapati Kingdoms.
Krishnadevaraya established friendly relations with the Portuguese in Goa in 1510. The Emperor obtained guns and Arabian horses from the Portuguese merchants. He also utilized Portuguese expertise to improve the water supply to Vijayanagara City.
Researchers have identified the Krishnadevarayas and their predecessors as belonging to the Kuruba Bandu sect. Bonds associated with the Kappu sect are still part of the Mudiraj sect of Karnataka. The tribe of Sri Krishna Devarayar is the Shalinya tribe, a tribe of present day Tuluva families.
He died on October 17, 1529.
Sri Krishna Devarayar is a great person who is always remembered through the early remembrance of the group
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