Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya Explained

Succession:Vijayanagara Emperor
Reign:[1]
Predecessor:Ramachandra Raya
Successor:Deva Raya II
Birth Date:1371 CE
Birth Place:Vijayanagara, Vijayanagara Empire
(modern day Hampi, Karnataka, India)
Death Date:1426 CE
Death Place:Vijayanagara, Vijayanagara Empire
(modern day Hampi, Karnataka, India)
Issue:Deva Raya II
House:Sangama
Father:Deva Raya I
Mother:Unknown
Religion:Hinduism

Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya (Bukka Raya III, Vijaya Raya) (1371 – 1426 CE) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty.

Vijaya Raya was the son of Deva Raya I and succeeded his brother, Ramachandra Raya, in 1423 as the emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire. Similar to Ramachandra, 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. Vijaya Raya was the second son of Deva Raya I. During his reign, he faced an invasion from the Bahmani Sultanate, under Ahmad Shah I Wali. In the Siege of Vijayanagar, the Bahmanis defeated Vijayanagar, and recaptured the Sultanate's lost territories.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Lakshmi, Kumari Jhansi. THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE SANGAMA DYNASTY. 1958.
  2. Book: The Cambridge History of India: Turks and Afghans, edited by W. Haig . 1928 . University Press . 396-397 . en.