Person

Tirumala Raya

king of Vijayanagara

b. 1518 CE – d. 1572 CE World The Indian Ocean Lands

Tirumala Deva Raya (1565-1572 CE) is the first Crowned King of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Aravidu Dynasty.

He is the brother of the Aliya Rama Raya and son-in-law of Krishna Deva Raya.