Tirumala Devi

Tirumala Devi
Princess of Srirangapattana
Patta Manishi[1]
Empress consort of the Vijayanagara Empire
Tenure8 August 1509 – 17 October 1529
Bornc. 1474
Srirangapattana, Vijayanagara Empire
Diedc. 1553 (Aged: 79)
Hampi,Vijayanagara Empire
SpouseKrishnadevaraya
IssueTirumalumba
Tirumala Raya
HouseTuluva (by marriage)
FatherKing Veerappa Gowda
ReligionHinduism

Tirumala Devi (also known as Tirumalamba) (died 1553)[4] was the senior wife and chief queen[4][5][6] (patta mahishi) of Emperor Krishnadevaraya, who is considered to be the greatest ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire.[7][8] She was also the most honoured wife of Krishnadevaraya,[9] and the mother of his heir-apparent, Prince Tirumala, who died in his childhood.[5]

By birth, Tirumala Devi was a princess of Srirangapattana, a sub-kingdom of the Vijayanagara Empire, which was ruled by her father Veerappa Gowda.[10]

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  8. ^ Rao, P. Raghunanda (1989). Indian heritage and culture (1st ed.). New Delhi: Sterling Publishers Private Unlimited. p. 38. ISBN 9788120709300.
  9. ^ Rao, M. Rama (1971). Krishnadeva Raya. National Book Trust, India; [chief stockists in India: India Book House, Bombay. p. 12.
  10. ^ Rao, G. Surya Prakash (2004). Krishnadeva Raya: The Great Poet-emperor of Vijayanagara. Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University. p. 20. Krishna was married to Tirumala Devi most probably in 1498 AD. She was the daughter of a chieftain, Veerappa Gowda. Krishnadeva Raya made Veerappa Gowda his agent at Srirangapattana after quelling the rebellion of Ummattur chief in 1512 AD . Veerappa was made its governor later.

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