Question

Who was the last king of the Tuluva Dynasty?
A)Shri Krishna Deva Raya
B)Sadasiva Raya
C)Immadi Narasimha
D)Narasa Nayaka

Answer 1

Hint - Tuluva Dynasty was the third dynasty to rule over the Kingdom of Vijayanagar. In total four dynasties ruled over Vijayanagara. The Kingdom was established by the Sangama Dynasty, which was succeeded by the Saluva Dynasty. The Saluvas were then followed by the rulers of the Tuluva Dynasty and the last Dynasty to rule over Vijaynagara was that of the Aravidu rulers.

Complete Step by Step Answer- Vijayanagara Empire was a kingdom of the Deccan Region. It belongs to the Medieval period of Indian history. It is contemporary with the Bahmani Sultanate and later the Deccan Sultanates of Bijapur, Ahmednagar, Golconda etc. The kingdom was built of the ruins of the Hoysala Kingdom. The capital city, Vijayanagar was located along the banks of river Tungabhadra. The kingdom was established by the brothers Hari Hara and Bukka of the Sangama Dynasty. The Vijayanagara Empire saw the rise and fall of four dynasties - the Sangama, the Saliva, the Tuluva and the Aravidu. Hampi, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site also dates back to the Vijayanagara times and is dotted with multiple architectural wonders from that period. After the defeat of Rama Raya at the Battle of Talikota, the empire lost its previous authority and grandeur. It was now ruled by kings of the Aravidu dynasty who ruled from Penukonda and later from Chandragiri. Soon the Aravidu kings also lost their power and multiple independent kingdoms rose including the Mysore Kingdom, Keladi Nayaka, the Nayaks of Madurai, the Nayaks of Tanjore, the Nayakas of Chitradurga and the Nayak Kingdom of Gingee.

OPTION A - Shri Krishna Deva Raya was the third king of the Tuluva Dynasty. He is widely regarded as the most famous and able ruler of the Vijayanagara Dynasty, under whose rule the empire reached its peak.
OPTION B - Sadasiva Raya was the sixth and the last ruler of the Tuluva Dynasty. After him, the power shifted to the Aravidu Dynasty whose progenitor was Aliya Rama Raya.
OPTION C - Immadi Narasimha, also known as Narasimha Raya II was the last ruler of the Saluva Dynasty. After him, the seat shifted to the rulers of the Tuluva Dynasty.
OPTION D - Narasa Nayaka was the founder of the Tuluva Dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire. He was the father of Krishandeva Raya.

Note - The Tuluva Dynasty was the third of the four dynasties to rule over the Vijayanagara Empire. It was preceded by the Saluva Dynasty and succeeded by the Aravidu Dynasty. The founder of the Tuluva Dynasty was Narasa Nayaka, it's most famous ruler was Krishna Deva Raya and the last ruler of the dynasty was Sadasiva Raya.