- Sadasiva Raya
Sadasiva Raya was a ruler of the
Vijayanagara Empire , a powerfulSouth India n empire based in the Deccan in 16th centuryIndia .When the Vijayannagara ruler,
Achyuta Raya died in AD 1541, his son,Venkatadri , succeeded him. He was a weak ruler and six months later his cousin, Sadasiva, became king. Sadasiva Raya was controlled by his ministerRama Raya , the "de facto " king, who restored the Vijayanagara empire's power which had diminished after the rule ofKrishna Deva Raya . Rama Raya's strategy was to play theDeccan Sultanates against each other by first allying with one and then another. [cite web
url=http://www.indhistory.com/talikota-battle.html
title=Battle of Talikota
publisher=indhistory.com
accessdate=2007-01-15]Notes
External links
* [http://www.indhistory.com/talikota-battle.html Battle of Talikota]
* [http://indiaimage.nic.in/hampi.htm Hampi]
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