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Hande Hanumappa Nayaka
Hanumappa Nayaka was vassal king of Ballari and Anantapur under Vijayanagara empire he founded the city of New Ballari and established Hande dynasty, he was born to Laxmigouda and Devakki in a Nadgouda(Village chief) family of the Veerashaiva Hande clan(Handevazir) in present day Bijapur. initially, he served as a chieftain in the court of Ibrahim Adil Shah I of Bijapur, where he gained the title of Badshahi Vazir, and was rewarded with ownership of 11 parganas(1 Paragana equals 48 Villages) Thus, to this day, a branch of his descendants calls themselves Hande Vazir/Handevazir. According to the Ballari and Kurugodu Kaifiyat, it is believed that once Hande Hanumappa Nayaka was summoned to the court of Bijapur. He arrived there with his five sons. The Badshah, upon seeing his sons, asked him to hand over one of them so that he could be converted to Islam. Hande Hanumappa Nayaka, was deeply enraged by this demand and boldly retorted, "Hand over one of your wives to me, and I shall give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadasiva Raya
Sadasiva Raya (reigned 1542–1570) was the last Vijayanagara Empire, 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. Reign When the Vijayanagara Emperor Achyuta Raya died in 1542, his son, Venkata I succeeded him. However, Venkata I was assassinated six months later. Sadasiva Raya, who was the nephew (sister-in-law's son) of Achyuta Raya, became the new Emperor in accordance with the Aliya succession laws prevalent among the Tuluva Dynasty, Tuluvas. Sadasiva Raya, along with his Prime Minister Rama Raya, restored the Vijayanagar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
