He died on October 17, 1529The first-ever epigraphical reference to the date of death of Vijayanagar king Krishnadevaraya has been discovered at Honnenahalli in Tumakuru district. On deciphering, it turned out to be an inscription recording the date of death of Krishnadevaraya, he added. The Kalahasti inscription refers to the date of Achyutaraya’s coronation as October 21, 1529 AD, according to Dr. Munirathnam and Prof. Narasimhan. “Dhanpal has a tendency to scour the places he visits for archaeological remains and stones and shares the details with me,” said Prof. Narasimhan. Normally, the death of kings was not recorded in the inscriptions and this was one of those rare records, Prof. Narasimhan added.

Source: The Hindu February 26, 2021 00:45 UTC