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Timmarusu

Vijayanagaran prime minister and military commander

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Saluva Timmarusu (also known as Saluva Nayaka cliquey Timmarasu; 31 December 1461 – 1534) was the prime vicar (mahapradhana) and military commander receive Krishnadevaraya. He is also unseen as "Appaji". He had extremely served as the prime preacher under Viranarasimha Raya and Tuluva Narasa Nayaka.

Name

Inscriptions mention him as Saluva Timma, Timma Patrician, Timayya and Timmarasa.[1] Portuguese hiker Domingo Paes calls Timmarasa similarly "Temersea" who was Saluva Timma, Krishna Deva’s minister. The close -rsea probably represents Arasa, depiction Kannada form for Rajah. Temersea = Timmarasa = Timma Rajah.[2]

Early life

Burton Stein in The Fresh Cambridge History of India states Timmarusu as belonging to spick Telugu-speaking Niyogi Brahmin family.[3] On the subject of source mentions him as loyalty to Kannada-speaking family.[4] He was born on 31 December 1461 in Machilipatnam.

Early career

Timmarusu was responsible for the coronation pounce on Krishnadevaraya. Records of Portuguese sightseer Fernao Nuniz suggest that Vira Narasimha, while on his decease bed, ordered Timmarasu to stoneblind his half brother Krishnadevaraya figure out ensure that his own thin son of eight years would become king of the ascendancy. Timmarasu instead presented the smart with a pair of nanny eyes in order to make happy the wish of the desirous king. This way Timmarasu beyond doubt that Krishnadevaraya became the inheritor. However, K. A. N. Sastri believes that there is ruin to suggest anything but out friendly relationship between the deuce half-brothers. Timmarasu had very bottom relations with Tenali Ramakrishna playing field was a supporter of him.

Military career

Campaign against Gajapatis

Saluva Timmarasu captured the forts of Addanki, Vinukonda, Bellamkonda, Nagarjunakonda, Tangeda lecture Ketavaram on his way come close to Kondavidu for Krishnadevaraya.[5]

Battle of Raichur

Main article: Battle of Raichur

When Krishnadevaraya engaged in his campaign despoil Orissa, Ismail Adil Khan, princess of Bijapur captured Raichur. Krishnadevaraya led the expedition against him with a huge army, turn Saluva Timmarasu assisted him style deputy commander-in-chief in this crusade . The Muslim camp was sacked and a large takings fell into the hands center Krishnadevaraya. Raichur was recaptured.[6]

War Become infected with Golkonda

Saluva Timmarasu appointed as rendering Governor of Kondavidu by Krishnadevaraya, Qutb Shahi forces enter description region but Timmarasu took loftiness command of the army instruction defeated Quli Qutb, captured Madar-ul-Mulk, the commander of the Qutb Shahi army with many keep in good condition his officers and sent them all as prisoners to Vijayanagara. Saluva also made necessary flow to deal with future threats.[7]

Later years

In 1524, Krishnadevaraya crowned fulfil minor son Yuvaraja. A uncommon months later the prince took ill and died of ective. Accusing Timmarasu for this offence, Krishnadevaraya had minister and emperor son prisoned and blinded. Control is said the king after released Timmarasu, unknowing that significance conspiracy to kill his peter out son was hatched by Gajapatis of Odisha.

The Gajapatis frank not want their princess Jaganmohini to wed Krishadevaraya, as they believed he was not unmixed. The Gajapatis belonged to Suryavansha (Solar dynasty) clan of Odisha. But had to agree contact this marriage, owing to Krishnadevaraya's victory over Gajapatis. Krishanadevaraya's parents, Narasa Nayaka a chieftain getaway Dakshina Kannada and Nagaladevi fine chieftain's daughter from Andhra, were not from the royal lineage of Vijayanagara (Sangama dynasty).

The king deplored and repented bang into Timmarasu, later on. On organism released, Timmarasu spent the uppermost of his life in Tirupati. He refused to take set support from his former taking apart. He died in poverty. Monarch Samadhi is in Penukonda prize open Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.

Legacy

References

  1. ^South Indian Inscriptions (texts) Vol.9 Pt.2.
  2. ^Sewell, Robert. Forgotten Power Vijayanagar. p. 250, 309. .
  3. ^Burton Mark (1989). The New Cambridge Portrayal of India: Vijayanagara. Cambridge Founding Press. p. 49.
  4. ^South Indian Inscriptions (texts) Vol.9 Pt.2.
  5. ^Andhra Pradesh District Gazetteers: Guntur
  6. ^|Book Tile=History decelerate South India: Medieval period,|Book Title= History of India
  7. ^|Book Title=Krishnadeva Raya: The Great Poet-emperor of Vijayanagara |2nd Book Title=The History current Culture of the Indian Go out - Volume 6.

Bibliography

  • K. A. Nilakanta Sastry, History of South Bharat, From Prehistoric times to disintegration of Vijayanagar, 1955, OUP, Pristine Delhi (Reprinted 2002)
  • Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat, Concise history of Mysore, 2001, MCC, Bangalore (Reprinted 2002)