Question

Who was the first king of the Aravidu dynasty ?
(a) Achuta Raya
(b) Devaraya II
(c) Sri Krishna Devaraya
(d) Tirumala Raya

Answer 1

Hint:
 He was Aliya Rama Raya's younger brother and the son-in-law of Krishna Deva Raya. He faced another assault by the Bijapur Sultan in 1567; this time the Sultan was defeated, but some territories were lost, too. The new rank of the Southern Nayaks, who still paid certain tributes and kept him as their ruler, was tactfully accepted by Tirumala Deva Raya later.

Complete solution:
Dynasty of the Aravid, the fourth and last dynasty of the Vijayanagar Hindu kingdom in southern India. Tirumala, whose brother Rama Raya was the master of the Sadasiva Raya of the Tuluva dynasty, was its founder. A deadly blow to the kingdom was the death of Rama Raya at the Battle of Rakasa-Tangadi (also known as Talikota) in 1565 and the ensuing devastation of Vijayanagar by the united armies of Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, and Golconda of the Muslim states. At Penugonda, Tirumala, who became emperor in 1570, founded his capital. But the Vijayanagar kingdom steadily collapsed in the first half of the 17th century, beset by Muslim forces, family conflicts, and revolts of Hindu chiefs in the south. The British East India Company even diluted the legitimacy of the kings. Sriranga III, the last king of the dynasty, was limited to the tiny principality of Vellore, which was also lost in 1664 to the armies of Bijapur and Golconda. This brought the Aravidu empire to an end. Tirumala was the first king of the Aravidu dynasty, but the throne of the Aravidu dynasty, which was the fourth and last dynasty of the Vijayanagar Hindu empire in southern India, was later ascended by his brother Rama Raya. The Master Regent of the Sadasiva Raya of the Tuluva Kingdom was Rama Raya.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
 He faced another assault by the Bijapur Sultan in 1567; this time the Sultan was defeated, but some territories were lost, too. The new rank of the Southern Nayaks, who still paid certain tributes and kept him as their ruler, was tactfully accepted by Tirumala Deva Raya later. The rulers of Tanjore and Mysore also paid annual tributes, while the rulers of Madurai and Gingee followed grudgingly.