Krishna Devaraya () was the Indian emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1509 to 1529. He was the third ruler of the Tuluva Dynasty and is considered to be its greatest ruler. He possessed the largest empire in India after the decline of the Delhi Sultanate. Presiding over the empire at its zenith, he is regarded as an icon by many Indians. Krishnadevaraya earned the titles "Kannada Rajya Rama Ramana" ("lit", "Lord of the Kannada empire"), "Andhra Bhoja" ("lit", "Andhra Bhoja(Scholar) King") 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 Gajapatis of Odisha, and was one of the most powerful Hindu rulers in India. Indeed, when the Mughal Emperor 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.