An underage Venkata Raya succeeded his father, the Emperor
Achyuta Deva Raya as the
Emperor of Vijayanagara and his maternal uncle
Salakaraju Chinna Tirumala (Salakaraju Chinna Timmalayyadéva or Salakaraja Chinna Tirumalayyadeva) became the imperial regent. Salakaraju assassinated all the claimants to the throne including Venkata Raya and assumed full imperial powers. Only
Sadasiva Raya (son of
Ranga Raya), who had hidden himself in the fort of
Gutti, escaped. As soon as Salakaraju heard about the plans of
Aliya Rama Raya and his brothers (
Tirumala Deva Raya and
Venkatadri Raya) to dethrone him, he invited the
Turko-Persian Sultan of Bijapur Ibrahim Adil Shah I and placed him on the imperial throne of Vijayanagara for seven days. This was too much for the nobility of the
Vijayanagara Empire to tolerate. But they acted cleverly, offered full support to Salakaraju and requested him to send away
Ibrahim Adil Shah I which he did after paying him a suitable compensation. In 1543, Aliya Rama Raya and his supporters marched into
Vijayanagara, killed Salakaraju and placed
Sadasiva Raya on the throne. ==References==