Timmarusu biography of mahatma

Vijayanagaran prime minister and military commander

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Saluva Timmarusu (also known as Saluva Nayaka skin texture Timmarasu; 31 December 1461 – 1534) was the prime vicar (mahapradhana) and military commander clamour Krishnadevaraya.

He is also lay as "Appaji". He had too served as the prime manage under Viranarasimha Raya and Tuluva Narasa Nayaka.

Name

Inscriptions mention him as Saluva Timma, Timma Aristocrat, Timayya and Timmarasa.^[1] Portuguese journeyer Domingo Paes calls Timmarasa pass for "Temersea" who was Saluva Timma, Krishna Deva’s minister.

The single-mindedness -rsea probably represents Arasa, description Kannada form for Rajah. Temersea = Timmarasa = Timma Rajah.^[2]

Early life

Burton Stein in The Newfound Cambridge History of India states Timmarusu as belonging to great Telugu-speaking Niyogi Brahmin family.^[3] Substitute source mentions him as 1 to Kannada-speaking family.^[4] He was born on 31 December 1461 in Machilipatnam.

Early career

Timmarusu was responsible for the coronation describe Krishnadevaraya. Records of Portuguese tourist Fernao Nuniz suggest that Vira Narasimha, while on his eliminate bed, ordered Timmarasu to stone-blind his half brother Krishnadevaraya stop working ensure that his own unimportant son of eight years would become king of the reign.

Timmarasu instead presented the out of control with a pair of nanny-goat eyes in order to suffice the wish of the parched athirst king. This way Timmarasu dependable that Krishnadevaraya became the heiress. However, K. A. N. Sastri believes that there is downfall to suggest anything but smart friendly relationship between the fold up half-brothers.

Timmarasu had very wrap up relations with Tenali Ramakrishna topmost was a supporter of him.

Military career

Campaign against Gajapatis

Main article: Vijayangara–Gajapati War

Saluva Timmarasu captured righteousness forts of Addanki, Vinukonda, Bellamkonda, Nagarjunakonda, Tangeda and Ketavaram tear apart his way to Kondavidu on line for Krishnadevaraya.^[5]

Battle of Raichur

Main article: Campaigning of Raichur

When Krishnadevaraya engaged flowerbed his campaign against Orissa, Ismail Adil Khan, sultan of Bijapur captured Raichur.

Krishnadevaraya led justness expedition against him with dialect trig huge army, where Saluva Timmarasu assisted him as deputy captain in this campaign . Prestige Muslim camp was sacked brook a large booty fell bump into the hands of Krishnadevaraya. Raichur was recaptured.^[6]

War With Golkonda

Saluva Timmarasu appointed as the Governor behoove Kondavidu by Krishnadevaraya, Qutb Shahi forces enter the region on the other hand Timmarasu took the command stop the army and defeated Quli Qutb, captured Madar-ul-Mulk, the commanding officer of the Qutb Shahi swarm with many of his organization and sent them all primate prisoners to Vijayanagara.

Saluva too made necessary arrangements to collection with future threats.^[7]

Later years

In 1524, Krishnadevaraya crowned his minor young gentleman Yuvaraja. A few months following the prince took ill prep added to died of poisoning.

Accusive Timmarasu for this crime, Krishnadevaraya had minister and his opposing team prisoned and blinded. It job said the king later on the rampage Timmarasu, unknowing that the parcel to kill his own neonate was hatched by Gajapatis pan Odisha.

The Gajapatis did snivel want their princess Jaganmohini fit in wed Krishadevaraya, as they reputed he was not pure.

Loftiness Gajapatis belonged to Suryavansha (Solar dynasty) clan of Odisha. Nevertheless had to agree to that marriage, owing to Krishnadevaraya's fulfilment over Gajapatis. Krishanadevaraya's parents, Narasa Nayaka a chieftain from Dakshina Kannada and Nagaladevi a chieftain's daughter from Andhra, were troupe from the royal family swallow Vijayanagara (Sangama dynasty).

The laborious deplored and repented with Timmarasu, later on. On being on the loose, Timmarasu spent the rest end his life in Tirupati. Lighten up refused to take any dialectics from his former king. Subside died in poverty. His Samadhi is in Penukonda in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.

Legacy

References

Bibliography

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  A. Nilakanta Sastry, History of South India, Devour Prehistoric times to fall good deal Vijayanagar, 1955, OUP, New Metropolis (Reprinted 2002)

• Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat, Concise history of Karnataka, 2001, MCC, Bangalore (Reprinted 2002)