Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya ( Bukka Raya IV, Vijaya Raya) (1371–1426 CE) was an emperor 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 ...
of 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 ...
.
Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya was the 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 ...
and succeeded his brother,
Ramachandra Raya
Ramachandra Raya (1367–1422 CE) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty.
Ramachandra Raya was the eldest son of Deva Raya I. He became ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire
The Vijayanagara Empire, also called the ...
, in 1422 as the king of the Vijayanagara Empire. Similar to Ramachandra Raya, Vijaya Raya is not known for doing anything significant and his short reign ended in 1424 (though
Fernao Nuniz had noted that his reign lasted six years) when he was succeeded by his son,
Deva Raya II
Deva Raya II (r. 1422–1446 CE) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire. The greatest of the Sangama dynasty rulers, he was an able administrator, warrior, and scholar. He authored well-known works in the Kannada language (''Sobagina Sone'' a ...
. Vijaya Raya was the second son of Deva Raya I.
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20051219170139/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/HIST-CULT/history_medieval.html
*http://www.ourkarnataka.com/states/history/historyofkarnataka40.htm
1424 deaths
15th-century Indian monarchs
People of the Vijayanagara Empire
1422 births
Indian Hindus
Hindu monarchs
Sangama dynasty
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