Nayaka dynasties

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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.

Major Nayaka kingdoms[edit]

The Nayaka kingdoms included the following:

Musunuri Nayaks
Pemmasani Nayaks
Nayaks of Madurai
Nayaks of Tanjore
Nayaks of Gingee or Senji Nayaks^[1]
Nayaks of Kalahasti
Nayakas of Chitradurga
Nayakas of Keladi
Nayaks of Vellore, Channapatna and Rayadurgam^[2]
Nayaks of Kandy
Nayakas of Shorapur

Other Nayaka kingdoms[edit]

Nayakas of Harappanahalli
Nayakas of Gummanayakana Palya
Nayakas of Kuppam
Nayakas of Rayalaseema
Nayakas of Jarimale
Nayakas of Gudekote
Nayakas of Nayakanahatti

References[edit]

↑ 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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[1] Sanjay Subrahmanyam. Penumbral visions: making polities in early modern South India, page 198. BS Baliga. Tamil Nadu district gazetteers, page 427.

[2] Noboru Karashima (ed). Kingship in Indian history, Issue 2 of Japanese studies on South Asia. Page 192.

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