| Tirumala Devi | |
|---|---|
| Princess of Srirangapattana Patta Manishi[1] | |
| Empress Consort of the Vijayanagara Empire | |
| Tenure | 8 August 1509 – 17 October 1529 |
| Predecessor | Unknown |
| Successor | Tirumalamba |
| Born | c. 1474 Srirangapattana, Vijayanagara Empire |
| Died | c. 1553 (Aged: 79) Hampi,Vijayanagara Empire |
| Spouse | Krishnadevaraya |
| Issue | Tirumalumba Tirumala Raya |
| House | Tuluva (by marriage) |
| Father | King Veerappa Gowda |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Tirumala Devi (also known as Tirumalamba) (died 1553)[4] was the senior wife and chief empress[4][5][6] (patta mahishi) of Emperor Krishnadevaraya, who is considered to be the greatest ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire.[7][8] She was also the most honoured wife of Krishnadevaraya,[9] and the mother of his heir-apparent, Prince Tirumala, who died in his childhood.[5]
By birth, Tirumala Devi was a princess of Srirangapattana, a sub-kingdom of the Vijayanagara Empire, which was ruled by her father Veerappa Gowda.[10]
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- ^ Rao, M. Rama (1971). Krishnadeva Raya. National Book Trust, India; [chief stockists in India: India Book House, Bombay. p. 12.
- ^ Rao, G. Surya Prakash (2004). Krishnadeva Raya: The Great Poet-emperor of Vijayanagara. Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University. p. 20.
Krishna was married to Tirumala Devi most probably in 1498 AD. She was the daughter of a chieftain, Veerappa Gowda. Krishnadeva Raya made Veerappa Gowda his agent at Srirangapattana after quelling the rebellion of Ummattur chief in 1512 AD . Veerappa was made its governor later.