Person
Achyuta Deva Raya
ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire
Achyuta Deva Raya (1529–1542 CE) is a ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire of South India.
He is the younger brother of Krishna Deva Raya, whom he succeeds in 1529.
He patronizes Kannada poet Chatu Vittalanatha, the great composer and singer Purandaradasa (Father of Carnatic music), and the Sanskrit scholar Rajanatha Dindima II.
Upon his death, the succession is disputed.
His nephew, (younger brother's son) Sadasiva Raya, finally becomes king while yet a child, under the regency of Aliya Rama Raya, a son-in-law of Krishnadevaraya.