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- Died:
- 1295
- House / Dynasty:
- Hoysala dynasty
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Ramanatha
Indian ruler
Ramanatha (died 1295) was a ruler of the Hoysala kingdom in southern India, whose struggles with his brother Narasimha III significantly weakened the dynasty. Upon the death of Someshvara, the kingdom was divided between his elder son, Narasimha, and Ramanatha, who obtained the southern region in the Kaveri (Cauvery) River valley. Driven out by the Pandyas, Ramanatha turned against Narasimha and occupied part of his territory, which he ruled from Kundani. After his death, the kingdom was reunited by Narasimha’s son Ballala III.
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