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captured Vidyapura and resided eventually at Vijayanaga- 

 ram. He had two wives ; by his legitimate queen Timmdmba 

 he had a son Vira Narsimhardja, while by his other wife 

 Nagamamba he became the father of the famous Krsna Raja. 



The degree of relationship which existed between Krsna 

 Raja, Acyuta Raja, and Sadasiva Raja is not quite clear, the 

 statements on this point being contradictory. 



That some relationship besides connection by marriage 

 existed between Krsna Raja and Sadasiva Raja on the one 

 side and Ramaraja on the other must be admitted. Though 

 generally regarded as the son-in-law of Krsna Raja, he is 

 often also called the son-in-law of Sadasiva Raja. At all 

 events he reigned in the name of the latter, leaving him 

 nothing but the name of sovereign. He is often described as 

 the Aliya Rama Raja. 24 After his death his brother Tirumala 

 Raja established himself at Penugonda, leaving the throne 

 eventually to his son Sriranga Raja. Yenkatapati Raja suc- 

 ceeded in firmly establishing for some years his power in 

 Penugonda, Candragiri and its neighbourhood, but he never 

 recovered the influence of the former kings of Vijayanagaram. 



believe that this word Immadi alludes to the second administration of Narasa, 

 who may have kept up his own Tuluva court. On page 53 in the XLVII 

 Volume of the Local Records the last Praudharaya of Vijayanagaram is called 

 Mummadi Praudharayalu {^x>^^J% QJr*^ TPCX^ex)^ where the meaning of 



J6m£)S & corresponds to that of S\S&jS in Immadi Deva. 



24 About Rama Raja see p.245,248. Compare The Wars of theRajas by Charles 

 Philip Brown, p. 3. " His (Krishna Rayalu' s) wives were two, named Chinna 

 Devi and Tirumala Devi. As they had only female children, Tirumala Devi's 

 daughter was married to Rama Rayalu, and Chinna Devi's daughter was 

 given in marriage to his younger brother Tirumala Rayalu. Then these 

 ladies (the queens dowager) proposed to crown Rama Raya as ' Son-in-law 

 Regnant,' (lit. they conferred the Aliyapattam; Aliya in Kannadi signifying 

 a son-in-law)." In the Local Records, Vol. XLVII, p. 65, Krsna Raya's 

 daughter is called Tirumalamba, and her husband Ale Rama Raya. 



"TX°CS&>ex>) Ale" corresponds to the Telugu alludu One of the 



wives of Krsna Raja was the daughter of the Raja of Katak. 



