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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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