Veera Ballala IV

Veera Ballala IV
Veera
The Last Hoysala king
Reignc. 1342 – c. 1346 CE
PredecessorVeera Ballala III
SuccessorMonarchy abolished
Vira Harihara Raya (Vijayanagara Empire)
DynastyHoysala
FatherVeera 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.