Background
He was the younger son of Achyuta Deva Raya, whom he succeeded in 1542.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Venkata Venkata I
Edit ProfileCareer
The latter, Salakaraju killed all the claimants to the throne including Venkata I and assumed full royal powers. Only Sadasiva Raya, son of Ranga Raya who had hid himself in the fort of Gutti escaped. This was too much for the nobles of Vijayanagar to tolerate.
But they acted cleverly, offered full support to Salakaraju and requested him to send away Ibrahim Adil Shah which he did after paying him a suitable compensation.
In 1543, Rama Raya and his supporters now marched into Vijayanagar, killed Salakaraju and placed Sadasiva Raya on the throne.
