Veera Ballala IV | |
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Veera | |
The Last Hoysala king | |
Reign | c. 1342 – c. 1346 CE |
Predecessor | Veera Ballala III |
Successor | Monarchy abolished Vira Harihara Raya (Vijayanagara Empire) |
Dynasty | Hoysala |
Father | Veera Ballala III |
Veera Ballala IV, also Veera Virupaksha Ballala was the last Hoysala king. He was the eldest son and successor of the powerful Hoysala emperor Veera Ballala III. He resided over a declining Hoysala kingdom, and was in constant war with the Turko-Persian Madurai Sultanate and an upcoming Vijayanagara Empire.