He ruled for 35 years, and a long-reigning monarch was mandated for the kingdom's survival by the looming peril of Mughal and European invasions.
During all these developments, Chamaraja Wodeyar II had made minor profits in his rule, but mostly remained quiet about Vijayanagara, as did other feudal prefects.
This obedience was further demanded by the growing power and might of Tuluva Narasimha Raya, who was 5 in wading off the northern Sultanates and other enemies.
However, over time, Chamaraja Wodeyar II, his chieftain in Ummattur, and other small political comptrollers rebelled against Tuluva Narasimha Raya, who, in his stead, placed Krishnadevaraya, and set South.
In this conflict, the Portuguese joined hands with Tuluva Narasimha Raya, starting the first foreign intervention in Indian domestic affairs.