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in the name of the usurper. Not only that, but Tuluva Narasa Nayaka had also later pacified the country, suppressed the supporters of the old
Sangama dynasty, and maintained order during the minority of the usurper's two sons. With all this background, Tuluva Vira Narasimha felt that he had a greater
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There developed an atmosphere of great tension between the two
Narasimhas (Emperor Saluva Narasimha II and his Prime Minister Tuluva Vira Narasimha). Both of them considered that they had a greater right to rule the empire. After all, Narasimha II had become Emperor only because his
543:, which was the dynasty that had founded the Empire in the 13th century. The Sangama dynasty had been gradually weakening over time for a variety of reasons, and in 1485, the senior Narasimha had usurped the throne after capturing the capital and driving out his former overlord,
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right to rule than the
Emperor Narasimha II. Why should he, his sons and grandsons be no more than courtiers serving the upstart dynasty which had been established mainly by the efforts of his own father? The situation was fraught with tension and many resentments.
558:. He died in 1491, only six years after usurping the throne, and left behind two young sons as his heirs. On his deathbed, he entrusted the young boys to the care of his trusted subordinate,
566:, was assassinated within a few weeks after his father's death by an army commander loyal to the old Sangama dynasty. This brought the second son, Narasimha, to the throne.
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died in 1503. By this time, Narasimha II was an adult and there was no justification for the appointment of a regent. Nevertheless, the late regent's eldest son,
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had usurped the throne, and that also very recently. That usurpation had in fact been made possible by the efforts and resourcefulness of his trusted general,
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634:, Emperor Narasimha Raya II was assassinated at the fortress of
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Narasimha was crowned Emperor and became known as
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30:Emperor of Karnataka
18:Emperor of Karnataka
682:The Delhi Sultanate
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525:Vijayanagara Empire
322:Vira Narasimha Raya
105:Vijayanagara Empire
58:Vira Narasimha Raya
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399:Tirumala Deva Raya
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44:Predecessor
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409:Sriranga I
128:Harihara I
636:Penukonda
537:Narasimha
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90:Religion
69:Dynasty
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