The poet Muku Timmana praised him as the 'Destroyer of the Turks.' Krishnadevaraya benefited from the counsel of his prime minister Timmarusu, whom he regarded as the father figure responsible for his coronation. On many occasions, the king changed battle plans abruptly, turning a losing battle into victory. The Portuguese travellers Domingo Paes and Duarte Barbosa visited the Vijayanagara Empire during his reign, and their travelogues indicate that the king was not only an able administrator but also an excellent general, leading from the front in battle and even attending to the wounded. He earned the titles of 'Kannada Rajya Rama Ramana', 'Andhra Bhoja' and 'Mooru Rayara Ganda'. When the Mughal Emperor Babur was taking stock of the potentates of north India, he rated Krishnadevaraya the most powerful, with the most extensive empire in the subcontinent. This was the time when the land between the Tungabhadra and Krishna river (the Raichur doab) was acquired (1512), ruler of Odisha were subdued (1514) and severe defeats were inficted on the Sultan of Bijapur (1520) Krishna Deva Raya's rule was characterised by expansion and consolidation. Kannada inscription, dated 1513 CE, of Krishnadevaraya at the Krishna temple in Hampi describes his victories against the Gajapati Kingdom of Odisha. He became the dominant ruler of the peninsula by defeating the sultans of Bijapur, Golconda, the Bahmani Sultanate and the Gajapatis of Odisha, and was one of the most powerful Hindu rulers in India. "Protector of Brahmins and Cows") and Mooru Rayara Ganda (lit. "Scholar of Andhra"), Gaubrahmana Pratipalaka (lit. "Lord of the Kannada Empire), Andhra Bhoja (lit. "Establishment of the King to Bahmani Throne"), Kannada Rajya Rama Ramana (lit. "Lord of the Jewelled Throne of Karnataka"), Yavana Rajya Pratistapanacharya (lit. Krishnadevaraya earned the titles Karnatakaratna Simhasanadeeshwara (lit. Presiding over the empire at its zenith, he is regarded as an icon by many Indians. He ruled the largest empire in India after the decline of the Delhi Sultanate. He was the third monarch of the Tuluva dynasty, and is considered to be one of the greatest rulers in Indian history. Sri Krishnadevaraya (17 January 1471 – 17 October 1529) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire, also known as the Karnata Empire, reigning from 1509 to 1529. For the 1970 film, see Sri Krishnadevaraya (film).
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