Mention how the successors of Krishnadeva Raya were troubled by the rebellious Nayakas and military chiefs after his death.

Mention how the successors of Krishnadeva Raya were troubled by the re

1.	Mention how the successors of Krishnadeva Raya were troubled by the rebellious Nayakas and military chiefs after his death.
Answer» Solution :(i) Krishnadeva Raya died in `1529`. After his death his successors were troubled by the rebellious Nayakas and MILITARY chiefs. Sadashiv Raya `(1542-70)` who succeeded Achyut Raya `(1530-42)` sat on the throne but was a puppet in the hands of his PRIME Minister Rama Raya. (ii) With an aim of expanding his empire, he (Rama Raya) started invading the Muslim rulers and committed MANY atrocities on the Muslims. This led to a formation of alliance of the Sultans of Bijapur, Golconda, Bidar and Ahmadnagar. (iii) This alliance jointly attacked the Vijayanagara empire on `23^(rd)` January, `1566`. The Vijayanagara army led by Rama Raya was defeated by the Sultans of Deccan.s army in the battle of Talikota or RAKSHAS - Tangodi. (iv) The defeat of the Vijayanagara army proved disastrous for the empire. The centre of power now began to shift towards the EAST where the Aravidu dynasty began to rule from Penukonda and then from Chandragiri.