Sadasiva Raya

Sadasiva Raya (reigned 1542–1570) was the last Emperor of Vijayanagara from the Tuluva dynasty, and reigned from 1542 until his death in 1570. During most of his reign, Rama Raya was the de facto ruler of the state and created strategic alliances with the Deccan sultanates, who later formed an alliance against Vijayanagara and decisively defeated Rama Raya at the Battle of Talikota in 1565. After the defeat, the capital Vijayanagara was burned down and Sadasiva Raya retreated to Penukonda, the new capital of the empire, where he died in 1570.