Rama Raya
| Aliya Rama Raya | |
|---|---|
| Raja Aliya | |
Stone representation of Rama Raya's head | |
| Regent of Vijayanagara | |
| Regent | 1542 – 23 January 1565 |
| Successor | Tirumala Deva Raya |
| Born | Rama Raya 1484 |
| Died | 23 January 1565 (aged 80–81) Talikota |
| Spouse | Tirumalamba |
| House | Aravidu Dynasty |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Occupation | General, regent, statesman |
Aliya Rama Raya (1484 – 23 January 1565) was a statesman of the Vijayanagara Empire, the son-in-law (Aliya in Kannada) of Emperor Krishna Deva Raya and the progenitor of the Aravidu dynasty of Vijayanagara Empire, the fourth and last dynasty of the empire. As a regent, he was the de facto ruler of the empire from 1542 to 1565, although legally the emperor during this period was Sadasiva Raya, who was merely a puppet ruler. Rama Raya was killed at the Battle of Talikota, after which the Vijayanagara Empire fragmented into several semi-independent principalities paying only nominal allegiance to the empire.