[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927) › v1.c8.55 # The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c8.55 The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c8.55 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c8.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927.v1.c8.55) tapuram state that her mother was Queen Tirumala Devi ¹. We cannot reject these latter authorities, although the former seem at first sight more weighty: one of them gives the name of Rama Raya’s wife, and their statement agrees with the title ‘Aliya’ (son-in-law)—a title often given to Rama Raya. We are not allowed to suppose two different wives, one a daughter of Krishna Raya, the other a sister of Sadasiva; because we know the names of all the wives of Rama Raya and this distinction is never made. We prefer the explanation given by Prof. F. Kielhorn: “The two statements”, he says, “would in my opinion be best reconciled by taking the word bhagini of the present inscription to denote a cousin of Sadasiva, a daughter of his paternal uncle Krishnaraya” ². This seems more probable; for it is known that, in the Kanarese country, words denoting relationship are used loosely ³. - [Previous: v1.c8.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927.v1.c8.54) - [Next: v1.c8.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927.v1.c8.56) - [Up: v1.c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927.v1.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927.v1.c8.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927.v1.c8.55) · Pramāṇa