Achyuta Deva Rraya

…century by the Vijayanagara king Achyuta Deva Raya for the women of the royal family. It is a large square structure with an entrance marked by a series of lobed arches. The open-air interior is arranged around a central pool, with corridors of pointed arches, overhanging balconies, and elaborately plastered…

…and picked his half brother Achyuta Deva Raya (reigned 1529–42) to succeed him. Following a brief succession dispute, Achyuta Deva Raya was able to reach the capital from Chandragiri, where Krishna Deva had kept him and other princes confined, and to ascend the throne. Although he probably was not as…