Praudha Raya

Praudha Raya (reigned 1485), also known as Praudha Deva Raya IV, was the last Sangama Emperor of Vijayanagara. He reign was extremely short and he was overpowered by his general Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya in 1485, who took over the empire. He wrote Ratiratna Pradipika, a book on eroticism.^{[citation needed]}

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• APonline Article
• Ourkarnataka Article
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• History of Sexual Medicine