Nayak dynasty
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Nayak dynasties emerged after the downfall of Vijayanagara Empire
. The Nayaks were originally military governors under the supervision of the Vijayanagara Empire. After the battle of Talikota
, several of them declared independence. The Nayak kingdoms included the following:
Vijayanagara Empire
The Vijayanagara Empire , referred as the Kingdom of Bisnaga by the Portuguese, was an empire based in South Indian in the Deccan Plateau region. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of the Yadava lineage. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts...
. The Nayaks were originally military governors under the supervision of the Vijayanagara Empire. After the battle of Talikota
Battle of Talikota
The Battle of Talikota , a watershed battle fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Deccan sultanates, resulted in a rout of Vijayanagara, and ended the last great Hindu kingdom in South India...
, several of them declared independence. The Nayak kingdoms included the following:
- Keladi NayakaKeladi NayakaKeladi Nayaka Kingdom were an important ruling dynasty of post-medieval Karnataka, India. They initially started to rule as a feudatory of the Vijayanagar Empire...
- Nayaks of Madurai
- Nayaks of Tanjore
- Nayaks of GingeeNayaks of GingeeThe Nayaks of Gingee were the rulers of Gingee principality of Tamil Nadu between the 16th to the 18th century CE. They were subordinates of the imperial Vijayanagara emperors, and were appointed as provincial governors by the Vijayanagar Emperor who divided the Tamil country into three Nayakships...
or Senji Nayaks, founded by Ramabhadra Nayak - Nayaks of KalahastiNayaks of KalahastiThe Nayaks of Kalahasti were rulers of Kalahasti and Vandavasi principalities. They belonged to the Velama caste. Members of the group include Chennappa Naicker and his son Venkatapathy. These Nayaks served as loyalists to the Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara Empire.-Damarla Chennappa Nayaka...
- Nayaks of KandyNayaks of KandyThe Nayaks of Kandy were the rulers of Sri Lanka with Kandy as their capital from 1739 to 1815. They were also the last dynasty to rule Sri Lanka. They were related to the Madurai Nayak dynasty and to the Tanjore Nayak dynasty...
(Sri LankaSri LankaSri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
) - Nayakas of ChitradurgaNayakas of ChitradurgaNayakas of Chitradurga ruled parts of eastern Karnataka. During the rule of Hoysala Empire and Vijayanagara Empire, they served as a feudatory. Later after the fall of the Vijayanagara empire, they ruled at times as an independent kingdom and at other times as feudatory of the Mysore Kingdom,...
- Nayaks of Beluru, Channapatna and Rayadurga
- Nayak of Wandiwash