Ramachandra Raya (1367–1422 CE) was an

emperor An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...

of the

Vijayanagara Empire The Vijayanagara Empire, also called the Karnata Kingdom, was a Hinduism, Hindu empire based in the region of South India, which consisted the modern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and some parts of Telangana an ...

from the

Sangama Dynasty The Sangama dynasty was a dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire founded in the 14th century by two brothers: Harihara I (also called ''Vira Harihara'' or ''Hakka Raya'') and Bukka Raya I. They were the sons of Bhavana Sangama, members of a pastora ...

. Ramachandra Raya was the eldest son of

Deva Raya I Deva Raya I (reigned 1406–1422 CE) was a king of the Vijayanagara Empire (of the Sangama Dynasty). After Harihara II died there was a dispute between his sons over the throne in which Deva Raya I eventually emerged victor. He was a very ca ...

. He became ruler of the

after his father's death in 1422. Throughout his reign there were no recorded significant changes in territory or major events. Afterwards, he was succeeded by his brother, Vijararaya, in the same year, who (similarly to Ramachandra) was not noted for doing anything significant.

External links

* http://www.ourkarnataka.com/states/history/historyofkarnataka40.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20051219170139/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/HIST-CULT/history_medieval.html 1422 deaths 15th-century Indian monarchs People of the Vijayanagara Empire Sangama dynasty 1367 births Indian Hindus Hindu monarchs {{India-royal-stub