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  2. List of Nayakars - Wikipedia

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    Naicker or Nayakar is the Tamil term for Naidu. Nayakar has more sub branches inside their community. Nayakar has more sub branches inside their community. They ruled Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.This title was historically bestowed upon vassals and army commanders of the Vijayanagara empire , [ 1 ] and is a Dravidianized ...

  3. Madurai Nayak dynasty - Wikipedia

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    After his death in 1572, power in the kingdom went to his son Virappa Nayaka. Some documents claim the two sons of Krishnappa Nayaka were co-rulers, while other historians claim some member of the royal family was associated with rule, but not actually a ruler, like a yuva raja system in many of the princely states. During this time he crushed ...

  4. Nayaka dynasties - Wikipedia

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    The Nayaka dynasties refers to a group of Hindu dynasties who emerged during the Kakatiya dynasty and the Vijayanagara Empire period in South India.Many of these dynasties, such as the Madurai Nayaks and the Thanjavur Nayaks, were originally military governors under the Vijayanagara Empire, who, after the Battle of Talikota, declared themselves independent and established their own polities.

  5. Thanjavur Nayak kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Thanjavur Nayak dynasty (or Thanjavur Nayak kingdom) were the rulers of Thanjavur in the 15th and 17th centuries. [1] The Nayaks, who belonged to the Telugu-speaking Balija social group [2] were originally appointed as provincial governors by the Vijayanagara Emperor in the 15th century, who divided the territory into Nayak kingdoms which were Madurai, Tanjore, Gingee and Kalahasthi.

  6. List of Indian state and union territory name etymologies

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    The states of Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Punjab are exceptions where Sanskrit words are not used in the state name. Mizoram was named after the Mizo tribal dialect and refers to their land. [17] Nagaland (18) Nagaland : Land of Nagas: Naga is an exonym used to describe several tribes in the region.

  7. Nayak (title) - Wikipedia

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    The Princely State of Jawhar was founded by a Koli Nayak Jayaba Mukne around 1300. [3] The Maval region was known as Koli country of fifty two valleys in Maratha Empire. Each valley was controlled by a Koli Nayak and the Sirnayak, or head chief, lived at Junnar, and presided over the gotarni, or caste council.

  8. Nayaks of Kandy - Wikipedia

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    The next King who ascended the throne was Prince Kannasamy, the former Kings' nephew, barely 18 years old. He was crowned under the title of Sri Vikrama Rajasinha. He would also be the last King of the Kandy Nayakar dynasty and the last of Sri Lanka. During his time the British colony was fully established in other parts of Sri Lanka.

  9. List of state and union territory capitals in India - Wikipedia

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    India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model. The ...