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Heroic death of Vijayanagar Prince

Six months later, King Devaraya died and his son came to power. His name is not clear. No other achievement is recorded in his name except that he made innumerable donations to the temples. His successor was Virupaksha Raya. It was during his reign that the events leading up to the downfall of the first dynasty began. We need to look back at some of the events that took place in the second half of 1443. Sultan Ala-ud-din, who knew about the assassinate attempt on the king by deception and the assassination of the royal dignitaries in Vijayanagar. He then sent a message to the king asking for seven lakh Varahas (Currency of Vijayanagar). It was part of Ala-ud-din's plan to overthrow Devaraya's rule. Infuriated at receiving such a message, Deva Raya sent a negative reply and prepared for battle. The army was sent to both the borders and this caused great damage. The King sent his sons to attack Raichur and Bijapur. Realizing the danger, the Sultan called his troops from Telangana, Daulatabad and Berar for reinforcement. The Sultan sent his general Malik-al-Tejar, accompanied by a valiant army, to fight with Devaraya's sons.
Malik clashed with the king's eldest son at Raichur, and the mortally wounded prince retrieved to his younger brother in Bijapur. The armies clashed three times in two months near Mudkal. In the first, the Hindus prevailed and the Muslims struggled. In the second, the sultan won and in the last encounter, the king's son was stabbed to death by Khan Zummaun. The panicked Hindus escaped to Mudkal fort. But they captured two high-ranking officers of the Islamic Army. The king conveyed the message that he was ready to return the prisoners if he was assured that his country would not be harmed and that he was ready to give the sultan valuable gifts every year, and the sultan accepted the treaty. This agreement between the two parties was not violated until the end of Devaraya's reign. Historical records show that Devaraya II was very young when he came to power in 1419 AD and ruled for 24 years, ending in 1444 AD. There are many inscriptions to prove it. It is said that in 1430, he gifted valuable items to a temple in the southern part of Thanjavur district. Historian Nunis claims that Devaraya II died in 1444, a few months after the assassination attempt. Based on the inscriptions of Prataparaya in Sravanabelagola and the inscriptions at Thanjavur, it is believed that Devaraya II's died in 1446 AD. Although it is concluded that Devaraya III must have been in power between 1444 and 1449 AD as the successor after Devaraya II, there is no logical record to date.
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