 By the time of the short @-@ lived incumbency of Timmaraja II 's son , Chama Raja IV — who , already well into his 60s , ruled from 1572 to 1576 — the Vijayanagara Empire had been dealt its fatal blow . Before long , Chama Raja IV withheld payment of the annual tribute to the now weakened empire 's viceroy at Seringapatam . The viceroy responded by attempting to arrest Chamaraja IV ; in this , however , he failed , and the taxes remained unpaid . An outright military challenge to the empire would have to await the incumbency of Raja I , Chama Raja IV 's eldest son , who became the Wodeyar in 1574 . Early in 1610 , Raja I captured Seringapatam and , in a matter of days , on 8 February 1610 , moved his capital there . ( See Map 5 . ) During his rule , according to Stein 1987 , his " chiefdom expanded into a major principality " . 
