Textbook
Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12)
Source-based chapters on Harappa, Vijayanagara, the Mughal court and 1857 — essential for UPSC.
Aravidu Dynasty
Dynasty
Level 3
Dynastic phase
1570 – 1646
Rule from Penukonda and Chandragiri in the empire's final phase.
- Region
- South
- Duration
- 76 years
- Main period
- Vijayanagara Empire
- Part of
- Vijayanagara Empire
At a glance
Move along the chart to read any year; click a ruler or event to open the map there.
Rulers
- Tirumala Deva Raya Raya1570 – 1572
- Venkatapati Raya Raya1586 – 1614
- Sriranga III Raya1642 – 1646Last emperor.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
Key events
| Year | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1646 | Last Vijayanagara stronghold falls | Chandragiri |
📚 Recommended reading on the Aravidu Dynasty
Textbook
History of Medieval India
The go-to single volume on the Sultanate, Mughals and regional kingdoms.
Reference
A History of South India
The classic survey of the south, from prehistory to the fall of Vijayanagara.
Primary source / classic
A Forgotten Empire: Vijayanagar
Includes translations of the Portuguese travellers Paes and Nuniz on Vijayanagara.
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📄 Research papers
Paper🏛 Library access
Inscribing the Other, Inscribing the Self: Hindu-Muslim Identities in Pre-Colonial India
Uses Andhra inscriptions to show how identities were described in the Kakatiya and Sultanate era.
Paper🏛 Library access
The Formation of Chinese Maritime Networks to Southern Asia, 1200–1450
Indian Ocean trade between China and South India, including Zheng He's voyages to Calicut.
Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Aravidu Dynasty for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Overlap: 76 years
Malla Dynasty of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1201 – 1769
Overlap: 76 years
Ahom Kingdom ★
Northeast · 1228 – 1826
Overlap: 76 years
Mewar (Sisodia) ★
West · 1326 – 1949
Overlap: 76 years
Vijayanagara Empire ★
South · 1336 – 1646
Overlap: 76 years
Kingdom of Mysore ★
South · 1399 – 1950
Overlap: 76 years
Kingdom of Kandy ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1469 – 1815
Overlap: 76 years
Portuguese Estado da Índia ★
Coastal · 1505 – 1961
Overlap: 76 years
Mughal Empire ★
North · 1526 – 1857
Overlap: 76 years
British East India Company ★
Pan-Indian · 1600 – 1858
Overlap: 46 years
Zamorins of Calicut
South · c. 1124 – 1766
Overlap: 76 years
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Overlap: 76 years
Jaffna Kingdom
Sri Lanka · c. 1215 – 1619
Overlap: 49 years
Marwar (Rathore)
West · c. 1226 – 1949
Overlap: 76 years
Kingdom of Kotte
Sri Lanka · 1412 – 1597
Overlap: 27 years
Ahmadnagar Sultanate (Nizam Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1636
Overlap: 66 years
Bijapur Sultanate (Adil Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1686
Overlap: 76 years
Bidar Sultanate (Barid Shahi)
Deccan · 1492 – 1619
Overlap: 49 years
Portuguese Cochin
Coastal · 1503 – 1663
Overlap: 76 years
Koch Kingdom (Kamata / Cooch Behar)
Northeast · 1515 – 1949
Overlap: 76 years
Golconda Sultanate (Qutb Shahi)
Deccan · 1518 – 1687
Overlap: 76 years
Madurai Nayaks
South · 1529 – 1736
Overlap: 76 years
Portuguese Bassein & Bombay
Coastal · 1534 – 1739
Overlap: 76 years
Portuguese Diu
Coastal · 1535 – 1961
Overlap: 76 years
Portuguese Daman
Coastal · 1559 – 1961
Overlap: 76 years
Gorkha Kingdom
Himalaya · 1559 – 1768
Overlap: 76 years
Portuguese Hooghly
Coastal · 1579 – 1632
Overlap: 53 years
Portuguese Ceylon
Sri Lanka · 1597 – 1658
Overlap: 49 years
Dutch East India Company (VOC) in India
Coastal · 1605 – 1825
Overlap: 41 years
Dutch Coromandel (Pulicat)
Coastal · 1610 – 1825
Overlap: 36 years
Bhutan under the Zhabdrung (Druk Desi)
Himalaya · 1616 – 1907
Overlap: 30 years
Danish India
Coastal · 1620 – 1869
Overlap: 26 years
Danish Tranquebar
Coastal · 1620 – 1845
Overlap: 26 years