Tirumala Deva Raya

Tirumala Deva Raya
Emperor
Emperor of Vijayanagara
Reign15701572
PredecessorSadasiva Raya
SuccessorSriranga I
SpouseVengalamba
IssueSriranga Deva Raya Venkatapati Deva Raya
DynastyAravidu
ReligionHinduism

Tirumala Deva Raya (reigned 1570–1572) was the first crowned Emperor of Vijayanagara from the Aravidu Dynasty. He was the younger brother of Rama Raya and the husband of princess Vengalamba, making him the son-in-law of Emperor Krishna Deva Raya. Following the Battle of Talikota, he rescued the last Tuluva Emperor, Sadasiva Raya, and relocated the imperial capital to Penukonda. After Sadasiva's death in 1570 CE, he ascended as the Emperor of Vijayanagara. He was succeeded by his son, Sriranga I in 1572.