Nayaks of Kalahasti

The Nayaks of Kalahasti were Velugoti line of rulers of Kalahasti and Vandavasi principalities.[1] Members of the group include Damarla Chennapa Nayakadu.[2][3] These Nayaks served as vassals and loyalists to the Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara Empire, then headquartered at Chandragiri Fort and Vellore Fort.

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Damarla Chennappa Nayak

Chennappa Nayaka was a Nayak and trusted general under Sriranga Deva Raya. Chennai, the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is named in his honor.

Damarla Moodu Venkatappa Nayak

Also known as Damarla Venkatadri or Venkatappa as he is called in Dutch records, was the son of Damarla Chennapa Nayakadu. He was also in-charge of the administration of the Vijayanagara Empire during the reign of Peda Venkata Raya, and was the Nayak of Kalahasti and directly controlled the region up to Wandiwash.

The land grant for the city of Madras was offered to the British by him and his brother, when they negotiated on behalf of Peda Venkata Raya of Vijayanagara Empire.[4]

Damarla Ayyappa Nayak

Damarla Ayyappa Nayak was the brother of Damarla Venkatappa Nayak and resided at Poonamallee to the west of Madras and administered the territory of Kalahasti for his brother.

Damarla Ankabhupala Nayak

Damarla Ankabhupala Nayak was younger brother of Damarla Venkatappa Nayak and Damarla Ayyappa Nayak [5] [6] Damarla Ankabhupala Nayak was son of Damarla Chennapa Nayaka. He was Chief of Kalahasti.[7][8]. Ankabhugala was a well-known Writer In the Telugu literature Ankabhupala known by a Telugu Poem, Ushaparinayam[9] which he wrote and dedicated to his father, Chennappa Nayaka and Ankabhupala has a single kanda verse (16 ganas with 64 matras) from which one can obtain 108 verses in the metre by shortening or elongating the vowels and changing the sequence of the word [10] Damarla Ankabhupala was Royal Telugu poet [11] [12]

Damarla Timmappa Nayak

Damarla Timmappa Nayak son of Damarla Chennapa Nayaka [13][14] [15]. He was Chief of Kalahasti .

Damarla Chenna Venkata

Damarla Chenna Venkata son of Damarla Chennappa Nayaka .chenna venkata was a poet. He wrote the Telugu poem Chitra Kavita.

Second Mysore Wars

During the Second Mysore War, the Kalahasti Nayaks took to the side of Hyder Ali while their northern superiors Venkatagiri Kings took to the side of Arcot and the British.[16]

References
  1. Srinivasachari 1943, p. 94
  2. "District Pofile - CHENNAI". Chennai.tn.nic.in. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  3. C S Srinivasachari (1939). History of the City of Madras. pp. 63–69.
  4. Srinivasachari 1943, pp. 157, 158.
  5. Affiliated East-West Press, S. Muthiah (1987). Madras discovered: a historical guide to looking around, supplemented with tales of "Once upon a city. p. 278.
  6. PPH, People's Publishing House (1970). A Comprehensive History of India: The Delhi Sultanat (A.D. 1206-1526), ed. by Mohammad Habib and Khaliq Ahmad Nizami. p. 1112.
  7. Srinivasachari 1943, p. 93.
  8. The (India), People's Publishing House (1970). A Comprehensive History of India: The Delhi Sultanat (A.D. 1206-1526), ed. by Mohammad Habib and Khaliq Ahmad Nizamis. p. 93.
  9. MC, Madras Tercentenary Celebration Committee (1994). The Madras Tercentenary Commemoration Volume. p. 42.
  10. Jyeshtha Literary Trust, S. V. S. Rao (1999). Vignettes of Telugu Literature: A Concise History of Classical Telugu Literature. p. 42.
  11. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (1974). The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Mughul Empire. p. 594.
  12. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (1974). The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Mughul Empire. p. 594.
  13. Chennai, Henry Davidson Love (1913). Indian Records Series Vestiges of Old Madras 1640-1800. p. 347.
  14. The hindu, S. MUTHIAH (2005). Explaining Chennai's roots. p. 7.
  15. Sundeep, Gowri Kuppuswamy, Muthuswamy Hariharan (1982). Glimpses of Indian music. p. 90.
  16. ALLADI JAGANNATHAySA^RI, b.a. & L.T. (1922). A FAMILY HISTORY OF VENKATAGIRI RAJAS. ADDISON PRESS, Madras. pp. 86. ISBN 9785519483643.

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