Tirumala Deva Raya was the first Crowned King of the Vijayanagara Empire

Vijayanagara Empire

The Vijayanagara Empire , referred as the Kingdom of Bisnaga by the Portuguese, was an empire based in South Indian in the Deccan Plateau region. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of the Yadava lineage. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts...

 from the Aravidu Dynasty

Aravidu dynasty

The Aravidu Dynasty was the fourth and last Hindu dynasty which ruled Vijayanagara Empire in South India. Its founder was Tirumala, whose brother Rama Raya had been the masterful regent of the last ruler of the previous dynasty...

. He was the brother of the Aliya Rama Raya

Aliya Rama Raya

Rama Raya , popularly known as "Aliya" Rama Raya, was the progenitor of the "Aravidu" dynasty of Vijayanagar Empire. This dynasty, the fourth and last to hold sway over the Vijayanagara Empire, is often not counted as a ruling dynasty of that empire, for reasons delineated below. Rama Raya...

 and son-in-law of Krishna Deva Raya.

When Rama Raya was killed in the Talikota battle in 1565 he immediately emptied the treasury

Treasury

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 and fled the capital to taking with him the Royal family and the minor crown prince Sadasiva Raya

Sadasiva Raya

Tuluva Sadasiva Raya was a ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire, a powerful South Indian empire based in the Deccan in 16th century India.When the Vijayannagara ruler, Achyuta Raya who was half brother of Krishnadeva Raya died in AD 1541, his son, Venkatadri, succeeded him...

.

He, after a few years of hardships, reestablished the Vijaynagar rule in Penukonda

Penukonda

Penukonda or Penu Konda is a small town in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is 70 km away from Anantapur town.-Geography:Penukonda is located at...

, in present day Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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. During this time the Southern Nayakas of Madurai

Madurai

Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

 and Gingee

Gingee

Gingee is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The nearest town with a railway station is Tindivanam, 28 km away....

 declared partial independence, while some others rebelled over Tirumala Deva Raya’s authority.

In 1567 he encountered another attack by the Bijapur Sultan; this time the Sultan was defeated, but also lost some territories. Tirumala Deva Raya later tactfully approved the new status of Southern Nayaks, who still paid some tributes and held him as their emperor. Tanjore and Mysore rulers still paid the annual tributes while Madurai and Gingee rulers grudgingly followed.

Tirumala Deva Raya also retained most of the Vijaynagar territories and assumed the title “Reviver of the Decadent Karnataka Empire”. In 1570 he split the Viceroyalty among his three sons: Sriranga I in Penukonda

Penukonda

Penukonda or Penu Konda is a small town in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is 70 km away from Anantapur town.-Geography:Penukonda is located at...

 in charge of Telugu

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 country, Rama (father of Sriranga II

Sriranga II

Sriranga II was nominated in 1614 by King Venkata II to succeed him as king of the Vijayanagara Empire in Southern India...

) in Srirangapatna

Srirangapatna

Srirangapatna is a town in Mandya district of the Indian state of Karnataka...

 in charge of the Kannada country and Venkatapathi (a.k.a. Venkata II) in Chandragiri

Chandragiri

Chandragiri , is a suburb of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, India. Recently it is included under Municipal Corporation limits of Tirupati...

 in charge of Tamil country

Ancient Tamil country

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. Penukonda

Penukonda

Penukonda or Penu Konda is a small town in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is 70 km away from Anantapur town.-Geography:Penukonda is located at...

was the Capital of the empire. The King retired in 1572 after feeling too old to rule and retired to a religious life of living till 1578.