SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA lived in the Empire of Krishnadevaraya.

 He
was the most powerful of all the Hindu
rulers of India at that time. Indeed, when
the Mughal Babur was taking stock of the
potentates of north India, Krishnadevaraya
was rated the most powerful and had the
most extensive empire in the subcontinent.
Krishna Deva Raya’s reign is considered the
golden age of Telugu literature. Eight poets
known as Astadiggajalu (eight elephants in
the eight cardinal points such as North, South
etc.) were part of his court (known
as Bhuvana-vijayamu). According to the
Vaishnavite religion there are eight elephants
in eight corners in space and hold the earth in
its place. Similarly these eight poets were the
eight pillars of his literary assembly. Who
constituted Ashtadiggajasis not certain. But,
it is popularly believed to include
these : Allasani Peddana, Nandi
Reign - August 8 1509 – 1529 Thimmana, Madayyagari
Predecessor - Viranarasimha Raya Mallana, Dhurjati, Ayyala-raju Rama-
Successor - Achyuta Deva Raya Bhadrudu, Pingali Surana, Ramaraja
Born - 16 February 1471 Bhushanudu and Tenali Rama Krishna.
Hampi, Karnataka Among these eight poets Allasani Peddana is
considered to be the greatest and is given the
Died - c. 1529 title of Andhra Kavita Pitamaha (the father of
Burial - Hampi, Karnataka Telugu poetry). Manu-charitramu which was
Wifes - Tirumala Devi patronised to Sri Krishna Devaraya is his
Chinna Devi popular prabandha work.
Children – Tirumalamba
Tirumala
Ramchandra
Dynasty - Tuluva Dynasty
Father - Tuluva Narasa
Nayaka
Mother - Nagala Devi
Religion - Hinduism

Krishnadevaraya (16 February 1471 – c. 1529)

was the emperor of the Vijayanagara
Empire from 1509 to 1529. He was the third
ruler of the Tuluva Dynasty. Presiding over
the empire at its zenith, he is regarded as an
icon by many Indians. Krishna Deva Raya
earned the titles Kannada Rajya Rama
Ramana (lit, "Lord of the Kannada
empire"), Andhra Bhoja and Mooru Rayara
Ganda (lit, "King of three Kings"). He became
the dominant ruler of the peninsula of India
by defeating the Sultans of Bijapur,
Golconda, the Bahmani Sultanate and the
Raja of Odisha. The great south Indian
mathematician Nilakantha Somayaji also
 ASHOKA empire's capital
was Pataliputra (in Magadha, present-
day Patna), with provincial capitals
at Taxila and Ujjain.
In about 260 BCE, Ashoka waged a
destructive war against the state
of Kalinga (modern Odisha). He
conquered Kalinga, which none of his
ancestors had done.  Some scholars
suggest he belonged to the Jain tradition,
but it is generally accepted that he
embraced Buddhism. Legends state he
converted after witnessing the mass
deaths of the Kalinga War, which he
himself had waged out of a desire for
conquest. "Ashoka reflected on the war in
Kalinga, which reportedly had resulted in
more than 100,000 deaths and 150,000
Reign : 268 – 232 BCE deportations, ending at around 200,000
Predecessor : Bindusara deaths.  Ashoka converted to Buddhism
Successor : Dasharatha about 263 BCE. He is remembered for the
Born : Pataliputra Ashoka pillars and edicts, for sending
Wifes : Asandhimitra Buddhist monks to Sri Lanka and Central
Devi, Karuvaki Asia, and for establishing monuments
padmavathi marking several significant sites in the
Children : Mahendra, Tivala, life of Gautama Buddha.
Kunala, Jaluka,
Charumati,
Sanghamitra.
Dynasty : Maurya
Father : Bindusara
Mother : Subhadrangi
Religion : Jainism/ Buddhism

An Indian emperor of the Maurya

Dynasty who ruled almost all of
the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232
BCE. He was the grandson of the founder
of the Maurya Dynasty, Chandragupta
Maurya, who had created one of the
largest empires in ancient India and then
renounced it all to become a Jain monk.
One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka
expanded Chandragupta's empire, and
reigned over a realm that stretched from
present-day Afghanistan in the west
to Bangladesh in the east. It covered the
entire Indian subcontinent except for
parts of present-day Tamil
Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. The
 HARSHA (HARSHAVARDANA) artists and religious visitors from far and
wide. During this time, Harsha converted
to Buddhism
from Surya worship.  Harsha studied in
]

the University of Nalanda. The Chinese

traveller Xuanzang visited the court of
Harsha and wrote a very favourable
account of him, praising his justice and
generosity. His
biography Harshacharita ("Deeds of
Harsha") written by Sanskrit
poet Banabhatta, describes his association
with Thanesar, besides mentioning the
defence wall, a moat and the palace with
a two-storied Dhavalagriha (white
mansion).
Reign : 606-647 CE
Predecessor : Rajyavardhana
Successor : Yashovarman
Born : 590 CE
Died : 647 CE
Dynasty : Pushvabhuti
(Vardhana)
Father : Prabhakarvardhana
Religion : Buddhism

Harsha (c. 590–647 CE), also known

as Harshavardhana, was an Indian
emperor who ruled North India from 606
to 647 CE. He was a member of
the Pushyabhuti dynasty; and was the
son of Prabhakarvardhana who defeated
the Alchon Hunainvaders, and the
younger brother of Rajyavardhana, a king
of Thanesar, present-day Haryana. At the
height of Harsha's power, his Empire
covered much of North and
Northwestern India, extended East
till Kamarupa, and South until Narmada
River; and eventually made Kannauj (in
present Uttar Pradesh state) his capital,
and ruled till 647 CE. Harsha was
defeated by the south Indian
Emperor Pulakeshin II of the Chalukya
dynasty when Harsha tried to expand his
Empire into the southern peninsula of
India.
The peace and prosperity that prevailed
made his court a centre of
cosmopolitanism, attracting scholars,
 AKBAR Mother : Hamida Banu Begam
Religion : Islam (Sunni), Din-e-illahi

Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad

Akbar (15 October 1542– 27 October
1605), popularly known as Akbar and
later Akbar the Great, was the
third Mughal emperor, who reigned from
1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his
father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam
Khan, who helped the young emperor
expand and consolidate Mughal domains
in India. A strong personality and a
successful general, Akbar gradually
enlarged the Mughal Empire to include
nearly all of the Indian
Subcontinent north of the Godavari river.
His power and influence, however,
extended over the entire country because
of Mughal military, political, cultural,
and economic dominance. To unify the
vast Mughal state, Akbar established a
Reign : 11 February 1556 – 27 centralised system of administration
October 1605 throughout his empire and adopted a
Predecessor : Humayun policy of conciliating conquered rulers
Successor : Jahangir through marriage and diplomacy. To
Born : 15 October 1542 preserve peace and order in a religiously
Place : Umerkot,  Rajputana  and culturally diverse empire, he
(present-day Sindh, Pakistan) adopted policies that won him the
Died: 27 October 1605 (aged 63) support of his non-Muslim subjects.
Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, Eschewing tribal bonds and Islamic state
 Mughal Empire (present- identity, Akbar strived to unite far-flung
day Uttar Pradesh, India) lands of his realm through loyalty,
Wives : Salima Sultan Begum expressed through an Indo-Persian
Mariam-uz-Zamani culture, to himself as an emperor who
Raziya Begum had near-divine status.
Qasima Banu Begum Mughal India developed a strong and
Bibi Daulat Shad stable economy, leading to commercial
Children : Hassan Mirza expansion and greater patronage of
Hussain Mirza culture. Akbar himself was a patron of art
Jahangir and culture. He was fond of literature,
Khanum Sultan Begum, and created a library of over 24,000
Sultan Murad Mirza, volumes written in  Sanskrit, 
Daniyal Mirza Hindustani,  Persian,  Greek,  Latin, 
Shakr-un-Nissa Begum Arabic  and Kashmiri, staffed by many
Aram Banu Begum scholars, translators, artists, calligraphers,
Mahi Begum scribes, bookbinders and readers. Holy
House : Timurid men of many faiths, poets, architects and
Father : Humayun artisans adorned his court from all over
the world for study and discussion. Akbar's courts at Delhi, Agra, and Fatehpur Sikri
became centres of the arts, letters, and learning. Perso-Islamic culture began to merge
and blend with indigenous Indian elements, and a distinct Indo-Persian
culture emerged characterised by Mughal style arts, painting, and architecture.
Disillusioned with orthodox Islam and perhaps hoping to bring about religious unity
within his empire, Akbar promulgated Din-i-Ilahi, a syncretic creed derived from
Islam, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and Christianity. A simple, monotheistic cult,
tolerant in outlook, it centred on Akbar as a prophet, for which he drew the ire of
the ulema and orthodox Muslims. Many of his courtiers followed Din-i-Ilahi as their
religion as well, as many believed that Akbar was a prophet. One famous courtier
who followed this blended religion was Birbal.