Sadasiva Raya
Sadasiva Raya was a ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire, a powerful South Indian empire based in the Deccan in 16th century India.
When the Vijayanagara ruler Achyuta Raya, who was the younger brother of Krishnadevaraya, died in AD 1542, his son, Venkata I , succeeded him. He was a weak ruler and was killed six months later. Sadasiva Raya, who was the nephew of Achyuta Raya became king according to the laws of Aliya Santana which was prevalent among the caste to which the Tuluva dynasty belonged. Sadasiva Raya alone with his minister Rama Raya,who restored the Vijayanagara empire's power which had diminished after the rule of Krishna Deva Raya.The strategy was to play the Deccan Sultanates against each other by first allying with one and then another.
