Saluva Narasimha laid the fondation of Saluva dynasty. Saluva Narasimha was the eldest son o Saluva Gunda. Saluva Gauda was the chief of Chandragiri of the Chittoor district.
The administrative system during the rule of the Bahamani kingdom was well-organized. Alauddin I divided the kingdom into four divisions called tarafs each entrusted under the command of an officer called tarafdar.