Sadasiva Raya

Sadasiva Raya
Rajadhiraja
Emperor of Vijayanagara
Reignc. 1542 – c. 1570
PredecessorAchyuta Deva Raya
SuccessorTirumala Deva Raya
RegentRama Raya
BornUnknown
Vijayanagara, Vijayanagara Empire (modern day Hampi, Karnataka, India)
Diedc. 1570
ReligionHinduism
Vijayanagara Empire
Ruling dynasties
Sangama dynasty
Harihara I1336–1356
Bukka Raya I1356–1377
Harihara Raya II1377–1404
Virupaksha Raya1404–1405
Bukka Raya II1405–1406
Deva Raya I1406–1422
Ramachandra Raya1422
Vira Vijaya Bukka Raya1422–1424
Deva Raya II1424–1446
Mallikarjuna Raya1446–1465
Virupaksha Raya II1465–1485
Praudha Raya1485
Saluva dynasty
Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya1485–1491
Thimma Bhupala1491
Narasimha Raya II1491–1505
Tuluva dynasty
Tuluva Narasa Nayaka1491–1503
Vira Narasimha Raya1503–1509
Krishna Deva Raya1509–1529
Achyuta Deva Raya1529–1542
Venkata I1542
Sadasiva Raya1542–1570
Aravidu dynasty
Rama Raya1542–1565
Tirumala Deva Raya1565–1572
Sriranga I1572–1586
Venkata II1586–1614
Sriranga II1614
Rama Deva Raya1617–1632
Venkata III1632–1642
Sriranga III1642–1646

Sadasiva Raya (r. 1542–1570 CE) was an Emperor of Vijayanagara who reigned from 1542 to 1570 CE.[1] When the Vijayanagara Emperor Achyuta Raya died in 1542 CE, his son, Venkata I (Venkata Raya or Venkatadri Raya), succeeded him. However, Venkata I was assassinated six months later. Sadasiva Raya, who was the nephew (sister-in-law's son) of Achyuta Raya, became the new Emperor in accordance with the Aliya succession laws prevalent among the Tuluvas. Sadasiva Raya, along with his Prime Minister Rama Raya, restored the Vijayanagara empire's power, which had diminished after the reign of Krishna Deva Raya. The strategy was to play the Turko-Persian Sultanates in the Deccan against each other by first allying with one and then the other.[2]

Preceded by Vijayanagar empire
1542–1569 		Succeeded by
  1. ^ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. p. 109. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
  2. ^ "Battle of Talikota". indhistory.com. Retrieved 15 January 2007.