Krishnadevaraya, the “greatest" emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire, reigns from 1509–1530 as the third ruler of the Tuluva Dynasty.

Presiding over the empire at its zenith, he is regarded as an icon by many Indians.

Krishna Deva Raya earns the titles Kannada Rajya Rama Ramana (lit, "Lord of the Kannada empire"), Andhra Bhoja and Mooru Rayara Ganda (lit, "King of three Kings").

He becomes the dominant ruler of the peninsula of India by defeating the Sultans of Bijapur, Golconda, the Bahmani Sultanate and the Raja of Odisha.

The great south Indian mathematician Nilakantha Somayaji also lives in the Empire of Krishnadevaraya.

He is the most powerful of all the Hindu rulers of India at this time.

Indeed, when the Mughal Babur is taking stock of the potentates of north India, Krishnadevaraya is rated the most powerful and has the most extensive empire in the subcontinent.

Portuguese travelers Domingo Paes and Fernao Nuniz also visit the Vijayanagara Empire during his reign.

Krishna Deva Raya benefits from his able prime minister Timmarusu, who is regarded by the emperor as a father figure and is responsible for his coronation.

Krishna Deva Raya is the son of Tuluva Narasa Nayaka, an army commander under Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya, who later takes control of the empire to prevent its disintegration and becomes the founder of the Tuluva Dynasty, the third Hindu Dynasty to rule Vijayanagara.

The emperor's coronation taes place on the birthday of Hindu God Krishna.

He builds a beautiful suburb near Vijayanagara called Nagalapura.

The king is of medium height, has a cheerful disposition, and is reputed to be respectful to foreign visitors, ruthless in maintaining the law, and prone to fits of anger.

He maintains himself to a high level of physical fitness through daily exercises.

Travelogues indicate that the king is not only an able administrator, but also an excellent general, leading from the front in battle and even attending to the wounded.

The Telugu poet Mukku Timmana nandi Thimmana appraises him as the destroyer of the Turks.