Era Krishnappa Nayak

Era Krishnappa Nayak
Nayak of Belur
Reign	1524–1566
Successor	Venkatadri Nayak
Dynasty	Nayaks of Belur
Father	Pottappa Nayaka
Religion	Hindu

Era Krishnappa Nayak was the king of Belur. ^[1] He reigned from 1524 to 1566. ^[2] He ruled Hassan and Kodagu region. ^[3]

Family background

Era Krishnappa Nayaka belonged to the Telugu-speaking Balija caste. ^[4] He was the son of Pottappa Nayaka, his grand father Timmappa Nayak and great-grandfather of Giriyappa Nayak. His brother Surappa Nayaka, ruled gingee region. ^[5]

Service under Sri Krishna Deva Raya

He served as the Tambula Karandavahin (lit. 'betel-bearer') to Krishnadevaraya. ^[6] Era Krishappa Nayak was then succeeded by his son Venkatadri Nayaka. ^[7]

References

1. Henry Heras, ed. (1927). The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara. Vol. 1. B.G.Paul & Company. pp. 52, 98.
2. K. D. Swaminathan, ed. (1957). The Nayakas of Ikkeri. P. Varadachary. p. 56.
3. • M. P. Cariappa, Ponnamma Cariappa, ed. (1981). The Coorgs and Their Origins. Geetha Book House. p. 44.
   • Satinder Kumar, ed. (2000). Encyclopaedia of South-Asian Tribes: The Kinnaura - The Korwa. Anmol Publications. p. 1456. ISBN   978-81-261-0517-5.
4. • M.M.Kalburgi, ed. (1994). Karnatakada Kaifiyattugalu (in Kannada). Kannada University , Hampi. p. 118.
   • Noboru Karashima, ed. (1999). Kingship in Indian History. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. p. 192. ISBN   9788173043260. 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.
5. Noboru Karashima (2002). A Concordance of Nayakas: The Vijayanagar Inscriptions in South India. Oxford University Press. p. 35. ISBN   9780195658453.
6. Ramanujapuram Narasimhachar, ed. (1919). The Kesava Temple at Belur. Mysore government Press. p. 2. Some time after the destruction by the Muhummadans of Dorasamudra or Halebid, the celebrated Hoysala capital situated about 10 miles to the east of Belur, the latter continued as the capital of the Belur kingdom which was conferred by the Vijayanagar king Krishna Deva Raya ( 1509-1529 ) on Era Krishnappa Nayaka, the bearer of his hadapa or betel-bag, whose successors ruled over the principality for nearly two centuries
7. H. P. Keshava Naik, ed. (1998). Some Aspects of Feudal Elements in the Vijayanagara Polity, 1336-1565 A.D. Prasaranga, University of Mysore. p. 33.