1 Kasu - Tirumala Deva Raya

Tirumala Deva Raya issued this copper kasu during one of the most catastrophic periods in South Indian history. The Battle of Talikota in January 1565 had effectively destroyed Vijayanagara as a functioning imperial capital — the city was sacked and burned over several months following the Deccan Sultanates' coalition victory. Tirumala, who had served as a general at Talikota, evacuated the royal treasury south to Penukonda and declared himself king in 1565, ruling a drastically diminished successor state. These kasu were struck not from a thriving empire but from its remnant.