A Journey Through the Golden Era
Devaraya Chronicles
1509
Coronation of Shri Krishnadevaraya
1520
Battle of Raichur: Shri Krishnadevaraya, declared an undisputed ruler
1529
Coronation of Shri Achyuta Devaraya
1541
Shri Rama Raya saves Vijayanagara from Bijapur; Shri Sadasiva Raya was crowned
1543
Shri Rama Raya saves the temples of Tirumala and Kanchi from the Portuguese
1555 - 1558
Vijayanagara Portuguese War: the Samrajya becomes the first Asian power to defeat the European power comprehensively
1565
The Battle of Talikota: treacherously defeated and the city was ransacked for 6 months
1567
Capital permanently moved to Penukonda by Shri Tirumala Devaraya; Anegundi ruled by the sons of Shri Rama Raya
1579
Ahobilam recaptured from Golconda by Srirangaraya I
1585
Coronation of Shri Venkatapathi Devaraya
1590
Battle of Pennar: Pre-Talikota borders re-established (During Venkatapati Devaraya’s reign the capital was moved to Chandragiri and later to Vellore)
1614
Death of Shri Venkatapthi Devaraya
1617
Battle of Toppur: Civil war weakened the empire
1632 - 1646
Rapid decline of the empire; Vassals became independent; the capital at Vellore was lost to Bijapur
1650
Anegundi remained as the last Bastian of the dynasty; Restoration of Eastern Gopura of Virupaksha, Hampi and the Ranganatha Temple in Anegundi by Thimma of Anegundi
1670
Shri Kodandarama captures Hassan
1678 - 1680
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj confirms the holdings of Anegundi family
1689 - 1720
Survival during the Mughal empire
1720 - 1760s
became vassals of the Maratha empire
1779 - 1780
The region was conquered by Haider Ali from the Marathas
1785
Shri Thimma of Anegundi revolts against Tipu
1786
Anegundi Palace and Fort was burnt down by Tipu
1790s
Anegundi, Gangavati, Gooty, Hosapete and the neighbouring areas recaptured by Shri Thimma of Anegundi
1799 - 1801
The British, Maratha and the Nizam divided their territories and Anegundi becomes a Samsthana.
1824
British East India Company took over all the territories to the South of Tungabhadra and a pension was granted to Shri Tirumala Devaraya.
1910
Rajamata Kuppamma assumed the regency of her grandson, Raja Darbar Krishna Devaraya
1947
Independence and Raja Darbar Krishna Devaraya served as the last ruler of Anegundi State
1970
Raja Shri Achyuta Devaraya donated Gagan Mahal to the Village Panchayat of Anegundi and the royal throne of Anegundi to Shri Virupaksha Vidyaranaya Mahasamasthanam, Hampi
2011 - 2016
Restoration of the ancestral home of the Devarayas - Heere Deewan by Raja Shri Krishna Devaraya
2024
Resurgence of the Old Palace; Vijayanagara Utsava; Familial Legacy continues...
