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{{short description|Rulers of Vellore, India from 15th to 16th century CE}}
{{use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{use Indian English|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox country
|conventional_long_name = Vellore Nayaks
|common_name = Vellore Nayaks
|year_start = 1540
|year_end = 1601
|p1 = Gajapati Kingdom
|flag_p1 =
|s1 = Vijayanagara Empire
|flag_s1 = Flag of vijaynagara.jpg
|image_map = Vellore Fort and Jalakandeswarar temple (10).jpg
|image_map_caption = The Fort at Vellore
|capital = [[Vellore]]
|common_languages = [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|government_type = [[Nayaka_dynasties|Nayakship]]
|title_leader = [[Monarch|King]]
|demonym=|area_km2=|area_rank=|GDP_PPP=|GDP_PPP_year=|HDI=|HDI_year=|today=[[Tamil Nadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]}}
{{TNhistory}}
The '''Nayaks of Vellore''' were local Telugu chieftains of the [[Vellore]] principality of [[Vijayanagar Emperor]] in the 16th century CE<ref>Howes, Jennifer (1 January 1998). The Courts of Pre-colonial South India: Material Culture and Kingship. Psychology Press. p. 28. ISBN 07-0071-585-1.</ref>. They were subordinates and were appointed as provincial governors by the [[Vijayanagar Emperor]] who divided their entire kingdom into various Nayakships viz., [[Nayak_of_Madurai|Madurai]], [[Nayak_of_Tanjore|Thanjavur]] and [[Nayaks_of_Gingee|Senji]]. Later, after the fall of the Vijayanagara's Tuluva dynasty in 1565, the other Nayaks of the Tamil region declared independence, but Vellore Nayakship continued to remain under the [[Aravidu Dynasty]] of the Vijayanagar Empire.
==History of the Region==
The region was under many dynasties throughout the time. It was annexed from the [[Pandyan Empire]] to the [[Gajapati Kingdom]] in the early 15th century.
The southern parts of the Gajapati empire was annexed to the Vijayanagar Empire by [[Achyuta Deva Raya]] in the 1530s<ref>http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/127087/8/08_chapter%203.pdf</ref>, and created the Nayakship of Vellore.

==List of Nayaks==
The list of nayaks are unclear. Some of the Nayaks are
Chinna Bommi Reddy
Thimma Reddy Nayak
Lingama Nayak

===Vellore Fort===
{{Main|Vellore Fort}}

The fort of Vellore was built around 1566 CE by Chinna Bommi Reddy and Thimma Reddy Nayak during this Nayakship period. The fort went on to become an important strategic position in the future.

==Rebellion==
After the independence of the other Nayaks, Vellore also eyed for independence and Lingama Nayak revolted against the crown in 1601. One of the generals of the crown, Yachamanedu came to Vellore and defeated Lingama Nayak. This led to the end of the Nayakship, and the region went under the direct rule of the Vijayanagar King [[Venkata II]].
In 1604, the capital of the declining Vijayanagar empire was shifted to Vellore.

Revision as of 10:00, 21 October 2020

Vellore Nayaks
1540–1601
The Fort at Vellore
The Fort at Vellore
CapitalVellore
Common languagesTamil, Telugu
GovernmentNayakship
King 
History 
• Established
1540
• Disestablished
1601
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Gajapati Kingdom
Vijayanagara Empire
Today part ofTamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh

The Nayaks of Vellore were local Telugu chieftains of the Vellore principality of Vijayanagar Emperor in the 16th century CE[1]. They were subordinates and were appointed as provincial governors by the Vijayanagar Emperor who divided their entire kingdom into various Nayakships viz., Madurai, Thanjavur and Senji. Later, after the fall of the Vijayanagara's Tuluva dynasty in 1565, the other Nayaks of the Tamil region declared independence, but Vellore Nayakship continued to remain under the Aravidu Dynasty of the Vijayanagar Empire.

History of the Region

The region was under many dynasties throughout the time. It was annexed from the Pandyan Empire to the Gajapati Kingdom in the early 15th century. The southern parts of the Gajapati empire was annexed to the Vijayanagar Empire by Achyuta Deva Raya in the 1530s[2], and created the Nayakship of Vellore.

List of Nayaks

The list of nayaks are unclear. Some of the Nayaks are

Chinna Bommi Reddy
Thimma Reddy Nayak
Lingama Nayak

Vellore Fort

The fort of Vellore was built around 1566 CE by Chinna Bommi Reddy and Thimma Reddy Nayak during this Nayakship period. The fort went on to become an important strategic position in the future.

Rebellion

After the independence of the other Nayaks, Vellore also eyed for independence and Lingama Nayak revolted against the crown in 1601. One of the generals of the crown, Yachamanedu came to Vellore and defeated Lingama Nayak. This led to the end of the Nayakship, and the region went under the direct rule of the Vijayanagar King Venkata II. In 1604, the capital of the declining Vijayanagar empire was shifted to Vellore.

  1. ^ Howes, Jennifer (1 January 1998). The Courts of Pre-colonial South India: Material Culture and Kingship. Psychology Press. p. 28. ISBN 07-0071-585-1.
  2. ^ http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/127087/8/08_chapter%203.pdf