Tuluva dynasty
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The Tuluva Dynasty was the third dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire.
History
The Tuluva were the third Hindu dynasty which ruled Vijayanagara empire. The dynasty was founded by chieftain Bunts who originally ruled southern parts of coastal Karnataka, also called Tulu Nadu[1]. The dynasty gained the name "Tuluva" because they belonged to the Tulu speaking region of Tulu Nadu and their mother tongue was the ancient Tulu language which still survives and is the lingua franca of coastal Karnataka and northern parts of Kerala. They came to power after the Saluva Dynasty.
The Tuluva dynasty were the most powerful dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire of Southern India. They belonged to the kapu kshatriya order of lineage. They are believed that they worshiped Nagaraja Vasuki (name for a naga, one of the serpents of mythology) as their family deity. The Vijayanagar empire attained it greatest glory during this period and their most famous emperor Krishna Deva Raya. Their reign consisted of five emperors from 1491 till 1570. They ruled almost the entire South India with Vijayanagara as their capital. The fall of the Tuluva dynasty led the beginning of the disintegration of the empire.
His period was known as a golden age of Telugu literature. Many Telugu, Sanskrit, Kannada and Tamil poets enjoyed the patronage of the emperor.
Emperor Krishna Deva Raya earned the titles Andhra Bhoja, Mooru Rayara Ganda (lit, "King of three Kings") and Kannada Rajya Rama Ramana (lit, "Lord of the Kannada empire").
Krishna Deva Raya was formally initiated into the Vaishnava Sampradaya by Vyasathirtha.[17] He patronised poets and scholars in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Sanskrit. Sri Vyasathirtha was his Kula-Guru.
Emperor Krishna Deva Raya was fluent in many languages. There remains a debate whether he was a Telugu, Kannadiga [2] or Tuluva by lineage.[3]
Rulers
The five Tuluva emperors were:
See also
References
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