Nayaka dynasties
Nayaka dynasties emerged during the Kakatiyas and Vijayanagara Empire. The Nayakas were originally military governors under the Vijayanagara Empire. After the battle of Talikota, several of them declared themselves independent. The Nayaka kingdoms included the following:
- Musunuri Nayaks
- Pemmasani Nayaks
- Nayaks of Madurai
- Nayaks of Tanjore
- Nayaks of Gingee or Senji Nayaks, founded by Ramabhadra Nayak [1]
- Nayaks of Kalahasti
- Nayakas of Chitradurga
- Nayaks of Vellore, Channapatna and Rayadurgam[2]
- Nayaks of Kandy
- Nayakas of Keladi
- Nayakas of Shorapur
References
- Sanjay Subrahmanyam. Penumbral visions: making polities in early modern South India, page 198. BS Baliga. Tamil Nadu district gazetteers, page 427.
- Noboru Karashima (ed). Kingship in Indian history, Issue 2 of Japanese studies on South Asia. Page 192.
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