Rama Deva Raya
| Rama Deva Raya | |
|---|---|
| Emperor of Vijayanagara | |
| Reign | 1617–1632 |
| Predecessor | Jagga Raya (de facto) |
| Successor | Venkata III |
| Died | 1632 |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Vijayanagara Empire |
|---|
| Ruling dynasties |
Rama Deva Raya (or Vira Rama Deva Raya) (reigned 1617–1632) ascended the throne after a gruesome war in 1617 as the Emperor of Vijaynagara. In 1614, his father Sriranga II, who was the preceding emperor, and his family were murdered by rival factions headed by Jagga Raya, who was one of their kins. Rama Deva himself was smuggled out of the prison by Yachama Naidu, a faithful commander and the viceroy of earlier emperor Venkata II.