Nayakas of Belur | |||||||||||||
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1397–1802 | |||||||||||||
Capital | Aigoor | ||||||||||||
Common languages | Kannada, Telugu | ||||||||||||
Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
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History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 1397 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1802 | ||||||||||||
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Nayakas of Belur, also known as Nayakas of Balam and Manjarabad Nayakas, were an Indian dynasty based in Belur in present-day Hassan district of Karnataka, India. They were an important ruling dynasty in post-Vijayanagara. They initially ruled as a vassal of the famous Vijayanagar Empire.[1] The belur Nayaks had their origins in the balija warrior clans of present-day Andhra Pradesh.[2] Their capital was Aigoor in Hassan district.[3]
The Nayaks of Belur became prominent during the period of the third and fourth dynasties of Vijayanagar
According to the Vasudhare grama Kaifiyat mentions the Belur chiefs were originally Telugu banajigas
To understand the historical process of the reducing of the Nayakas as an open status group into a mere shell of what they had formerly been and the growth of respective caste identities, the Telugu Balija caste and its history may give an important clue. Many Nayakas, including the three major Nayakas in the Tamil area and the Nayakas of Cannapattana, Beluru, and Rayadurga in the Kannada area, are said to have been Telugu Balijas.
The Belur ( Balam ) chiefs in the south with their capital at Aigur ( Manjarabad ).
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