Achyuta has dealt successfully with all the…
1539 CE
Achyuta has dealt successfully with all the state’s enemies until the late 1530s, when he is imprisoned by Aliya Rama Raya, the chief minister, with whom he had agreed to share power.
Opposition by some of the nobles to Achyuta's imprisonment, combined with a revolt in the south, lead to his release and the beginnings of civil war; but the new ruler of Bijapur, Ibrahim 'Adil Shah, after early attempts to create divisiveness in Vijayanagar, arbitrates a settlement between Achyuta and Rama Raya.
Under the settlement, Achyuta virtually hands over his sovereignty to the regent, retaining nominal kingship.