| Rama Raya | |
|---|---|
| Raja Aliya[1] | |
.jpg) Husain Shah (riding a horse) orders the decapitation of Ramaraya (reigned 1542-65), the defeated ruler of Vijayanagara, in the Battle of Talikota. Ta'rif-i Husain Shahi (Chronicle of Husain Shah), 16th century. | |
| Regent | 1542 - 23 January 1565 |
| Successor | Tirumala Deva Raya |
| Born | Rama Raya 1484[2] |
| Died | 23 January 1565 Talikota |
| Spouse | Tirumalamba |
| House | Aravidu Dynasty |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Occupation | General, regent, statesman |
Rama Raya (1484 – 23 January 1565) was a statesman of the Vijayanagara Empire, the son-in-law of Emperor Krishna Deva Raya and the progenitor of the Aravidu dynasty of Vijayanagara Empire, the fourth and last dynasty of the empire. As a regent, he was the de facto ruler of the empire from 1542 to 1565, although legally the emperor during this period was Sadasiva Raya, who was merely a puppet ruler.[3] Rama Raya was killed at the Battle of Talikota, after which the Vijayanagara Empire got fragmented into several semi-independent principalities paying only nominal allegiance to the empire.
- ^ Heras 1927, p. 21.
- ^ "Rama Raya (1484–1565): élite mobility in a Persianized world". A Social History of the Deccan, 1300–1761. 2005. pp. 78–104. doi:10.1017/CHOL9780521254847.006. ISBN 9780521254847.
- ^ Eaton 2005, p. 92.