Praudha Raya (also known as Praudha Deva Raya IV) was the last Sangama Emperor of Vijayanagara. He reign was extremely short and he was overpowered with the control of the empire taken over by his able general Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya in 1485 C.E. He wrote Ratiratna Pradipika, a book on eroticism.

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• APonline Article
• Ourkarnataka Article
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• History of Sexual Medicine

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