# Prataparudra Deva - King

URL: https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/prataparudra-deva
Reign: c. 1497 – c. 1540
Dynasty or school: Gajapati of Odisha
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prataparudra_Deva

Last great Gajapati king, who patronised Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and fought Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara; he lost the southern territories and strengthened the Jagannath cult and Vaishnava Bhakti.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Manavikraman](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/manavikraman)
- Next in list: [Suhungmung](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/suhungmung)

## Timeline events during this reign or lifetime
- 1499 - [Guru Nanak and the Birth of Sikhism](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1499-guru-nanak-and-the-birth-of-sikhism)
- 1500 - [Vallabhacharya and Pushtimarg](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1500-vallabhacharya-and-pushtimarg)
- 1504 - [Sikandar Lodi's Temple Policies](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1504-sikandar-lodi-s-temple-policies)
- 1509 - [Krishnadevaraya Crowned at Vijayanagara](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1509-krishnadevaraya-crowned-at-vijayanagara)
- 1510 - [Chaitanya Takes Sannyasa](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1510-chaitanya-takes-sannyasa)
- 1510 - [Surdas and the Krishna Poets of Braj](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1510-surdas-and-the-krishna-poets-of-braj)
- 1520 - [Mirabai Sings of Krishna](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1520-mirabai-sings-of-krishna)
- 1526 - [First Battle of Panipat](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1526-first-battle-of-panipat)
- 1528 - [Babri Masjid Built at Ayodhya](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1528-babri-masjid-built-at-ayodhya)