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  OurKarnataka.com: History of Karnataka: Sri Krishnadevaraya
The reign of Krishnadevaraya marks “the grand climax in the development of the empire, and the successful achievement of the objects for which it was actually founded”.
The empire to which Krishnadevaraya succeeded was not in a safe condition in spite of his predecessor Vira Narasimha’s efforts to overcome its enemies, both internal and external.
Krishnadevaraya suppressed the feudatories in the central regions of the empire and marched against the Chief of Ummattur.
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 Krishnadevaraya - Biocrawler
Sri Krishnadevaraya (శ్రీ క్రిశ్ణదేవరాయ, also transliterated as Srikrishnarayalu and other ways) was a Vijaynagar emperor who presided over the empire at its zenith and ruled from 1509 until his death in 1529, and is today a hero of people of Telugu descent in South India.
Once Krishnadevaraya secured the north, he overthrew the rebels of Ummattur and a new province of Vijayanagar was created with Seringapatnam as its capital.
Statutes of Krishnadevaraya and his wives at Tirupati.
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 Krishnadevaraya
Sri Krishnadevaraya (Kannada: ಕ್ರಷ್ಣದೇವರಾಯ, Telugu:శ్రీకృష్ణదేవరాయ;) was a Vijaynagar emperor who presided over the empire at its zenith and ruled from 1509 until his death in 1529.
Once Krishnadevaraya secured the north, he overthrew the rebels of Ummattur and a new province of Vijayanagar was created with Sringapattana as its capital.
Krishnadevaraya said about Telugu: Desabhashalandu Telugu lessa meaning "Telugu is the best among the national languages." He strived for the welfare and the upliftment of Telugu people.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Krishnadevaraya
Krishnadevaraya was the son of Nagala Devi and Tuluva Narasa Nayaka an army commander under Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya, who later took control of the reign of the empire to prevent it from disintigration.
Krishnadevarayas armies clashed with the Sultan of Bijapur at Diwani and sultan Mahmud was severely injured and defeated.
The rule of Krishnadevaraya was an age of prolific literature in many languages, although it also known as a golden age of Telugu literature.
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 Krishnadevaraya - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
Krishnadevaraya was a Vijaynagar emperor who presided over the empire at its zenith and ruled from 1509 till his death in 1529.
Once Krishnadevaraya secured the north, he overthrew rebels of Ummattur and a new province of Vijayanagar was created with Srirangpattanam as its capital.
Krishna Deva Raya respected all sects of Hinduism, although he personally leaned in favour of Vaishnavism, and lavished on the Tirupati temple numerous objects of priceless value, ranging from diamond studded crowns to golden swords.
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Krishnadevaraya, who ascended the throne of Vijayanagar empire in 1509, was very generous to men of genius.Tenalirama too learnt that artists, scholars and experts enjoyed the royal patronage.
Krishnadevaraya pleased with the performance of the cowherd boy, announced a special prize to him.The leader of the troupe was amazed, at this announcement.
Krishnadevaraya, praised his sincerity, sense of humour and straightforwardness and appointed him as the court jester.
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 Hampi... ruins of a lost empire
Krishnadevaraya built this temple in 1513 A.D. to commemorate his victory over Prataparudra Gajapati, the ruler of Orissa.
An inscription describing the conquest and the consecration of this temple on 16 February 1515 by Krishnadevaraya is found on a slab in front of this temple.
Built in the center of a courtyard, the temple possesses a sanctum, an antechamber, an ardha mantapa, a circumambulatory passage, a pillared hall with three entrances and an open pillared mantapa, in addition to a number of other shrines for the attendant deities.
www.webonautics.com /hampi/balakrishna.html   (202 words)

  
 Sri Krishnadevaraya University - Universities in Andhra Pradesh - exam-results.com
Sri Krishnadevaraya University - Universities in Andhra Pradesh - exam-results.com
Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, came into existence on July 25, 1981 fulfilling a silent demand and a long cherished dream of the people of Rayalaseema.
The University is named after a great patron of learning and the arts, Sri Krishnadevaraya, of the glorious Vijayanagara empire of the sixteenth century.
www.exam-results.com /universitiesinandhrapradesh/srikrishnadevarayauniversity.htm   (166 words)

  
 Organiser - Content
In King Krishnadevaraya’s court, the family priest of the King was named Appalacharya, who was a high-caste Vaishnava Brahmin.
It so happened that one day Krishnadevaraya was taking a walk with both Tenalirama and Appalacharya.
King Krishnadevaraya saw this strange sight and could not help wondering if Tenalirama had lost his head.
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 Vijayanagara Research Project::Virupaksha temple   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A slab set up in front of the main shrine records Krishnadevaraya’s benefactions on the occasion of his coronation in 1510.
The grandly scaled gopura further to the east was probably also begun at this time; the broad colonnaded street that serves today, as it did in the past, as the main bazaar of Hampi, may have been extended.
From this late period, date the paintings on the ceiling of Krishnadevaraya’s mandapa and the towers of the north and great east gopura.
www.museum.upenn.edu /new/research/Exp_Rese_Disc/Asia/vrp/HTML/Virupaksha.shtml   (312 words)

  
 Vijayanagara Empire History | ema_06_package.xml
Krishnadevaraya was an accomplished scholar and poet in Sanskrit and Telugu, and his reign saw arts, architecture, engineering, and learning flourish.
Krishnadevaraya's half-brother Achyutaraya (1529–; 1542) succeeded him and continued the same enlightened policy.
However, in the power struggle following his death, the faction led by Ramaraya, Krishnadevaraya's son-in-law, triumphed, and Sadashiva, Krishnadevaraya's nephew, was placed on the throne with Ramaraya as regent.
www.bookrags.com /history/vijayanagara-empire-ema-06   (506 words)

  
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Krishnadevaraya started out his military campaigns by invading the sultanate of Bidar and the king of Bidar's ally, Yusuf Adil Khan.By the year 1510, most of norther Karnataka was under his rule.
A traveler to Vijayanagara, Domingo Paes, describes Krishnadevaraya's Vijayanagara as "the best provided city in the world with a population of not less than a half a million." In fact he estimated the size of the city to be around that of Rome.
He also described Krishnadevaraya as "the most feared and perfect king that could possibly be, cheerful of disposition and very merry, he is one that seeks to honor foreigners, receives them kindly.
www.hindusarise.com /heroes.htm   (9937 words)

  
 The Tribune - Windows - Mind games
AMA of Tenali visits the court of Krishnadevaraya of Vijaynagara to seek a job.
The king, however, is surrounded by flatterers, due to which, citizens do not have access to him.
Krishnadevaraya is so impressed by Tenalirama that he not only appoints him his court mathematician, but also his chief adviser.
www.tribuneindia.com /2001/20010303/windows/mind.htm   (768 words)

  
 INDIAN MIRROR - HISTORY OF INDIA - History & Legends behind the Indian States
The most glorious period in the history of the Andhras was the era of Krishnadevaraya (1509-1529), who ruled over an empire that embraced the whole of South India, famous as the Vijayanagar Empire.
The Telugu speaking areas were separated from what was the composite Madras Sate, on 1st October 1953, and Andhra Pradesh came into being.
The Empire was at its height during the reign of Krishnadevaraya.
www.indianmirror.com /history/hist6.html   (3414 words)

  
 India Catalog.Com :: Education Directory : Andhra Pradesh : Sri Krishnadevaraya University
Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, came into existence on July 25, 1981 fulfilling a silent demand and a long cherished dream of the people of Rayalaseema.The University is named after a great patron of learning and the arts, Sri Krishnadevaraya, of the glorious Vijayanagara empire of the sixteenth century.
The Sudarsana Chakra in the University Emblem is a symbol of light destroying darkness and pride.
The Nandi and Ratha are from the seal of the great Vijayanagara Empire, the Golden Age of Sri Krishnadevaraya.
www.indiacatalog.com /education_directory/andhra_pradesh/sri_krishnadevaraya_university.html   (507 words)

  
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 Sri Raghuttama tIrtha
The Vijayanagar emperors were great patrons of literature who held MAdhva saints and haridAsAas in great esteem and encouraged their progress both inside and outside their domain.
Sri VyAsarAja had saved KrishnadevarAyA, the greatest king of Vijayanagar, during the Kuha yoga.
Unfortunately, RAmarAya (the successor to KrishnadEvarAya) was not a good ruler and commited a lot of misdeeds which eventually led to his downfall.
www.tatvavada.org /eng/saints/raghuttama/index.html   (229 words)

  
 Prahlaada
However the 'golden period' of Sri Vyâsa Tîrtha's life started after Krishnadevaraya ascended the throne of Vijayanagara, for what were the one-and-twenty greatest years of the kingdom's history.
Krishnadevaraya had a lot of regard for Sri Vyâsa Tîrtha, as is evident from the historical evidence that shows Krishnadevaraya regarded Sri Vyâsa Tîrtha as his Kuladevata, as well as from several honorific references in the writings of Krishnadevaraya.
Sri Vyâsa Tîrtha is responsible for the continuation of the high regard and recognition earned by the system started by Srimad Ananda Tîrtha.
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 Sri Sathya Sai Books & Publication Trust
Krishnadevaraya wanted to know who among them was the best.
Pleased with the answer of Tenali Ramakrishna, Krishnadevaraya presented to Ramakrishna a bundle of gold coins and precious diamonds.
Ramakrishna was happy to receive the precious gift from the king, but he was worried how he should safeguard it.
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 Vijayanagara Empire Summary
Kannada literature took a strong Hindu bend with the orthodox Vijayanagara kings.
Some important works from this period were Sayana's Vedartha Prakasha, Yajnatantra Sudhanidhi, Prayaschitra Sudhanidhi and Purushartha Sudhanidhi, Madhva Vidyaranya, the spiritual force behind the empire wrote Parasara – Madhaviya, Devanna Bhatta wrote Smriti Chandrika, Gangadevi, a Poetess wrote, Madhura Vijayam, Tirumalamba Devi also a poetess wrote Varadambika Parinayam.
Krishnadevaraya himself an accomplished scholar wrote Madalasa Charita, Satyavadu Parinaya and Rasamanjari.
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 » Sri Krishnadevaraya University : MBA Schools : Courses, Results, Exams, Programs, Degrees
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Selection Procedure: Selection is made on the basis of All India written entrance test.
Hindupur 515202 (A.P.) Affiliated to Sri Krishnadevaraya University and approved by AICTE Courses offered: 1 2-year full-time MBA.
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 Seasons India :: Telegu Literature
This book of Potana is known for its excellent narrative style and the art of versification.
A renowned emperor of the famous Vijaynagar kingdom, Sri Krishnadevaraya is also known for his great epic Amukta Malyada (A Garland Dedicated to the Lord).
The whole work of Amukta Malyada has a grand poetic style and the work blends the eternal and the temporal in a masterly fashion even as it unfolds an interesting tale.
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 The Comic Poet   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Krishnadevaraya who laughed to his hearts content said: "I am giving a special prize to
I seek your forgive- ness." At this Krishnadevaraya became angry and ordered, "Give this impostor a hundred lashes!
But there is yet a place for one who can provide mirth and laughter.
www.freeindia.org /biographies/greatpoets/tenali/page11.htm   (290 words)

  
 The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Kurnool News : Sri Krishnadevaraya statue to be installed
The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Kurnool News : Sri Krishnadevaraya statue to be installed
Telugu Bhasha Vikasa Udyamam which celebrated the 497th coronation of Sri Krishnadevaraya here on Saturday took the decision to set up the statue in memory of great emperor who established an empire at a critical time and was instrumental for many development programmes.
The speakers said Krishnadevaraya had given importance to irrigation and set up tanks in every village.
www.hindu.com /2006/02/05/stories/2006020506230300.htm   (236 words)

  
 Anantapur travel guide - Wikitravel
It is located between Hyderabad, Bangalore Highway and Railway line.
Sri Krishnadevaraya University and JNT University are in the city.
Penukonda Forts and temples built by Sri Krishnadevaraya king.
wikitravel.org /en/Anantapur   (271 words)

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