Krishnadevaraya

Last 17-10-2021 is the 492nd death anniversary of Great Vijayanagara King Krishnadevaraya

For the first time we got the  epigraphical evidence (Honnenahalli, Tumkur district, Karnataka) about the demise of Kṛishṇadēvarāya _(Vīrakṛishṇarāya mahārāyalu yī tathā tithiyalu astamayarāgalu) in Śaka 1451, Virōdhi, śu. 15, lunar eclipse, which corresponds to 1529 A. D., October 17, Sunday.

Courtesy: ; K Muniratnam Reddy, Director, Epigraphy branch, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Mysuru.

Krishnadevaraya, the legendary Vijayanagar emperor, 

who reigned from 1509–1529. He was the third ruler of the Tuluva dynasty and is considered to be its greatest ruler. He controlled the largest empire in India after the decline of the Delhi Sultanate. He became the dominant ruler of the Indian peninsula of by defeating the Sultans of Bijapur, Golconda, the Bahmani Sultanate and the Gajapatis of Odisha, and was last of powerful India’s powerful Hindu kings. His rule coincided with the advent of Babur in northern India. History might have been different if Babur caught his attention?