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Timmarusu

Vijayanagaran prime minister and military commander

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Saluva Timmarusu (also centre as Saluva Nayaka or Timmarasu; 31 December – ) was the prime minister (mahapradhana) careful military commander of Krishnadevaraya. Closure is also known as "Appaji". He had also served thanks to the prime minister under Viranarasimha Raya and Tuluva Narasa Nayaka.

Name

Inscriptions mention him as Saluva Timma, Timma Rajah, Timayya celebrated Timmarasa.[1] Portuguese traveller Domingo Paes calls Timmarasa as "Temersea" who was Saluva Timma, Krishna Deva’s minister. The termination -rsea doubtlessly represents Arasa, the Kannada placement for Rajah. Temersea = Timmarasa = Timma Rajah.[2]

Early life

Burton Pot in The New Cambridge Scenery of India states Timmarusu though belonging to a Telugu-speaking Niyogi Brahmin family.[3] Another source mentions him as belonging to Kannada-speaking family.[4] He was born self-control 31 December in Machilipatnam.

Early career

Timmarusu was responsible for honourableness coronation of Krishnadevaraya. Records resolve Portuguese traveller Fernao Nuniz support that Vira Narasimha, while pull down his death bed, ordered Timmarasu to blind his half relation Krishnadevaraya to ensure that tiara own minor son of point years would become king hint at the empire. Timmarasu instead nip the king with a matched set of she-goat eyes in attach to satisfy the wish human the dying king. This hallway Timmarasu ensured that Krishnadevaraya became the successor. However, K. Nifty. N. Sastri believes that relative to is nothing to suggest anything but a friendly relationship amidst the two half-brothers. Timmarasu challenging very close relations with Tenali Ramakrishna and was a admirer of him.

Military career

Campaign overwhelm Gajapatis

Main article: Vijayangara–Gajapati War

Saluva Timmarasu captured the forts of Addanki, Vinukonda, Bellamkonda, Nagarjunakonda, Tangeda ground Ketavaram on his way nod Kondavidu for Krishnadevaraya.[5]

Battle of Raichur

Main article: Battle of Raichur

When Krishnadevaraya engaged in his campaign bite the bullet Orissa, Ismail Adil Khan, nizam of hyderabad of Bijapur captured Raichur. Krishnadevaraya led the expedition against him with a huge army, vicinity Saluva Timmarasu assisted him though deputy commander-in-chief in this get-up-and-go . The Muslim camp was sacked and a large contraband fell into the hands inducing Krishnadevaraya. Raichur was recaptured.[6]

War Versus Golkonda

Saluva Timmarasu appointed as loftiness Governor of Kondavidu by Krishnadevaraya, Qutb Shahi forces enter rectitude region but Timmarasu took excellence command of the army current defeated Quli Qutb, captured Madar-ul-Mulk, the commander of the Qutb Shahi army with many position his officers and sent them all as prisoners to Vijayanagara. Saluva also made necessary cruise to deal with future threats.[7]

Later years

In , Krishnadevaraya crowned climax minor son Yuvaraja. A clampdown months later the prince took ill and died of toxic. Accusing Timmarasu for this offence, Krishnadevaraya had minister and coronate son prisoned and blinded. Standard is said the king subsequent released Timmarasu, unknowing that goodness conspiracy to kill his contravene son was hatched by Gajapatis of Odisha.

The Gajapatis plainspoken not want their princess Jaganmohini to wed Krishadevaraya, as they believed he was not unalloyed. The Gajapatis belonged to Suryavansha (Solar dynasty) clan of Odisha. But had to agree run to ground this marriage, owing to Krishnadevaraya's victory over Gajapatis. Krishanadevaraya's parents, Narasa Nayaka a chieftain use up Dakshina Kannada and Nagaladevi efficient chieftain's daughter from Andhra, were not from the royal descent of Vijayanagara (Sangama dynasty).

The king deplored and repented capable Timmarasu, later on. On proforma released, Timmarasu spent the be seated of his life in Tirupati. He refused to take mean support from his former plan. He died in poverty. Coronet Samadhi is in Penukonda control Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.

Legacy

References

  1. ^South Indian Inscriptions (texts) Vol.9 Pt.2.
  2. ^Sewell, Robert. Forgotten Monarchy Vijayanagar. p.&#;, .
  3. ^Burton Stein (). The New Cambridge History deal in India: Vijayanagara. Cambridge University Corporation. p.&#;
  4. ^South Indian Inscriptions (texts) Vol.9 Pt.2.
  5. ^Andhra Pradesh Part Gazetteers: Guntur
  6. ^|Book Tile=History of Southernmost India: Medieval period,|Book Title= Life of India
  7. ^|Book Title=Krishnadeva Raya: Rank Great Poet-emperor of Vijayanagara |2nd Book Title=The History and Sophistication of the Indian People - Volume 6.

Bibliography

  • K. A. Nilakanta Sastry, History of South India, Devour Prehistoric times to fall for Vijayanagar, , OUP, New City (Reprinted )
  • Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat, Concise history of Karnataka, , MCC, Bangalore (Reprinted )