Consider the following statements: 1. Narasimha Saluva ended the Sangama dynasty and seized the throne for himself and started the Saluva dynasty. Vira Narasimha deposed the last Saluva ruler and seized the throne for himself. 3. Vira Narasimha was succeeded by his younger brother, Krishnadeva Raya. 4. Krishnadeva Raya was succeeded by his half-brother, Achyuta Raya. Which of the statements given above are correct?

The correct answer is D because all four statements accurately describe the chronological transitions of power within the Vijayanagara Empire. First, the Sangama dynasty ended in 1485 when Narasimha Saluva led a coup to seize the throne, establishing the Saluva dynasty. Second, the Saluva dynasty was short lived. Vira Narasimha, the son of the powerful commander Tuluva Narasa Nayaka, deposed the last Saluva ruler, Immadi Narasimha, and established the Tuluva dynasty. Third, after Vira Narasimha died in 1509, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Krishnadeva Raya, who is regarded as the greatest ruler of the empire. Fourth, following the death of Krishnadeva Raya in 1529, his half brother, Achyuta Raya, ascended to the throne. Since every statement correctly identifies the rulers and their succession sequence, all four are correct.