The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.164

v3.c29.164

Sōmēsvara had two sons of whom one, Narasimha III, the son of queen Bijjala Rānī, was left in charge of the ancestral dominions of the Hoysalas. Nearly ten years before his death he associated with himself his other son Vīra Rāmanātha, son of his queen Dēvala Mahādēvi. The activities of the Yādavas probably called for this division, and Narasimha III as regent of his father had to resist more than one invasion. In 1276 the Yādava general Sāluva Tikkama reached the capital, Dvārasamudra, but was beaten back by the efforts of the prince. Vīra Rāmanātha continued to rule from Kannanūr, and some of his inscriptions are found in Tanjore, Sendalai and Mannargudi, so that the Hoysala Rāmanātha may be reckoned among the rulers of the south. Narasimha reigned till 1292 when he was succeeded by his son, Ballāla III. Rāmanātha ruled his extensive territory with an alternative capital Kundāni in the Salem district and waged war against his own brother in the south of Mysore. He died shortly after his brother, and was succeeded by his son Visvanātha, who seems to have ruled for three years after the death of his father. When Visvanātha died the southern territory also was again united under Vīra Ballāla III, the last great Hoysala.