The incumbent emperor Praudha Raya fell, thus starting the rule of Saluva Narasimha I.
The writings of Nuniz gives a graphic account of how Narasa Nayaka went to Vijayanagara and found it completely unguarded, even all the way to the harem.
As emperor, Saluva Narasimha tried to expand the empire, though he continually faced difficulties caused from similarly rebelling governors.
By 1491, he had lost Udayagiri to the Gajapati Monarch Purushottama Deva while the Chiefs of Ummattur in the Mysore region, Saluvas of Hadavalli and Santharas of Karkala from coastal Karnataka region, Srirangapatna and Sambetas of Peranipadu in Cuddapah still remained threats to the empire.
However, he was successful in conquering the western ports of Kannada country of Mangalore, Bhatkal, Honnavar and Bakanur.