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[[File:Nalknad Palace.jpg|thumb|Palace entrance]]
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'''Nalknad Palace''' or '''Nalkunadu''' ({{lang-kn|ನಾಲ್ಕುನಾಡು ಅರಮನೆ, Nalkunadu / Nalnad aramane}}), called ''Naalnaad Aramane'' in the local [[Kodava language]], is a [[palace]] located in the [[Kodagu]] district of the [[States of India|Indian state]] of [[Karnataka]].<ref name="np">{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/09/11/stories/2007091156010300.htm|date=2007-09-11|title=Official inspects work on Nalknad palace|accessdate=2008-03-06|work=The Hindu}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It is located near a village named Yavakapadi and was built between the years 1792 and 1794 AD. This palace was the last refuge of the last of the [[Haleri Kingdom|Haleri kings]] of [[Kodagu]], [[Chikka Veerarajendra]] before he was deposed by the British.<ref name="np" /> The [[Kannada]] film [[Shanti (film)|Shanti]], which has only a single actor, was shot in the surroundings of the palace.<ref name="dir">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/06/stories/2006020610470500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610020737/http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/06/stories/2006020610470500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-06-10|date=2006-02-06|work=[[The Hindu]]|title= Language academies must resist Government move, says Baragur Ramachandrappa|accessdate=2008-03-06}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Nalknad Palace by Shashidhara Halady.jpg|thumb|Renovated Nalknad Palace]]
After the death of the Kodagu king, Lingaraja I in 1780 AD, [[Hyder Ali]] took control of Kodagu under the pretext of being a guardian to Lingaraja's three sons, [[Kingdom of Coorg|Dodda Veerarajendra]], Linga Rajendra and Appanna, who were of tender age.<ref name="book">B. N. Sri Sathyan (1965), p65</ref> The princes were sent to reside in a fort at [[Gorur]] in [[Hassan district]], and a garrison was stationed at [[Mercara]] (capital of [[Kodagu]]). A minister, Amaldar Subbarasaya, who was formerly a Karnika (treasurer) of the Kodagu Raja, was appointed to look after the administration of Kodagu. The people and nobles of Kodagu were greatly alarmed at the takeover of Kodagu by Hyder Ali. They suspected that Hyder Ali had evil intentions with regard to the young princes and the royal family, and that he would treat them the same way as he was treating the [[Wodeyar]] royal family of neighbouring [[Mysore]], which also had been taken over in the same way by Hyder Ali, as guardian of an underage prince. Rebellion therefore began to brew against Hyder Ali among the Kodava nobility, and the opportunity came two years later, in 1782. At that time, Hyder Ali was busy fighting against the [[British East India Company|British]], and the Kodava nobility managed to throw the garrison out of Kodagu and proclaim their independence.<ref name="book" /> However, the underage princes could not be rescued from the custody of Hyder Ali and continued to reside under his "protection" in [[Gorur]] fort.

In December 1782, within a few months of the Kodava rebellion, Hyder Ali died and was succeeded by his son, [[Tipu Sultan]]. Tipu moved the Kodagu princes from [[Gorur]] to [[Periyapatna]] and placed them under explicit arrest, closely monitoring them.<ref name="book" /> Yet, Prince Dodda Veerarajendra managed to escape in 1786 (after six years' "protection") and returned to Kodagu.<ref name="book1">B. N. Sri Sathyan (1965)</ref>{{rp|66}} He was welcomed by the nobles and promptly had himself proclaimed king. The capital of his kingdom, [[Madikere]] (Mercara) was under the occupation of Tipu's Army, but large swathes of his former kingdom, controlled by loyal nobles, paid allegiance to him. He started to wage battles against Tipu Sultan's army, which forced Tipu to send a large force to Kodagu to subdue the king. Tipu Sultan's army was able to capture some forts but suffered heavy losses as well.
[[File:Nalaknad (4).jpg|thumb|Palace and Kalyana Mantapa]]
Dodda Veerarajendra managed to recapture most of his forts, except Mercara, the capital. Instead, he made his base in a thickly forested area called Nalknad and launched his operations from there. Here at Nalknad, Dodda Virarajendra built himself the Nalknad Palace,<ref name="book1" /> a two-storeyed structure constructed in the style typical to its region.<ref name="np" /> In 1793, he travelled to [[Cannanore]] to meet [[Robert Abercromby of Airthrey|Sir Robert Abercromby]] and conclude a treaty with the British. After this agreement, Vira Rajendra became a steadfast ally of the British, in opposition to Tipu Sultan.

Dodda Veerarajendra had two queens, and his second marriage, to Mahadevammaji, was celebrated in Nalknad Palace in 1796. His queens gave him four surviving daughters but no sons, to his great regret. Meanwhile, his two younger brothers had secured their release from Tipu's clutches and made their way to their brother's base in Nalknad. They were the heirs to the kingdom if Dodda Virarajendra failed to produce a son. Dodda Virarajendra's second wife Mahadevamma died in 1807, and this seems to have had a profound effect on him. When Dodda Veerarajendra died in 1809, his ten-year-old daughter Devammaji was declared as the "[[Kingdom of Coorg|Queen of Kodagu]]"<ref name="book1" />{{rp|72}} and she was married to Mallappa<ref>{{Cite book|first=G.|last=Richter|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/980488785|title=Manual of Coorg: a gazetteer of the natural features of the country and the social and ... political condition of its inhabitants.|date=2016|publisher=Forgotten Books|isbn=978-1-333-86309-8|oclc=980488785}}</ref> (or Mallappa Gowda). However, in 1811, [[Linga Rajendra II]], the younger brother of the deceased king, proclaimed himself as the king of Kodagu and ruled the region till his death in 1820. [[Chikka Vira Rajendra]], the son of Linga Rajendra, became the king of Kodagu. In 1832, differences began to rise between the king and the British, forcing the king to start a war against the British. The British attacked Kodagu with full force and began to make inroads. Chikka Veerarajendra moved to Nalknad Palace which became his last refuge.<ref name="np" /> In order to prevent major losses, the king had to surrender and the British deposed him to [[Benares]]. With this, Kodagu came under the direct rule of the British and Chikka Veerarajendra the last king of Kodagu was sent into exile.<ref name="np" />

==Protection and renovation==
The palace is a protected monument under the aegis of the Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, [[Government of Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.coorgtourisminfo.com/nalaknad-palace/|title=Nalaknad Palace}}</ref> It was renovated by [[INTACH]].<ref name="int">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/25/stories/2007112551840300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203070454/http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/25/stories/2007112551840300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-12-03|date=2007-11-25|accessdate=2008-03-06 |work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Nalknad Palace to be beautified}}</ref> There is a proposal to make the palace into a major tourist spot by converting a part of it as a museum to display the crafts of the Kodagu region. A sum of Rs. 2.29 million was spent on renovating the palace.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/11/stories/2006051114690300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708063043/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/11/stories/2006051114690300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-07-08 |date=2006-05-11 |accessdate=2008-03-06 |work=[[The Hindu]] |title=Tourism Department's projects under scanner}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==See also==
[[Ainmanes]]

==References==
*{{cite book |last=Sathyan |first=B. N. Sri |title=Coorg district gazetteer |year=1965 |publisher=[[Mysore state]] |location=Mysore}}

==External links==
{{commons category|position=left|Nalknad Palace}}

[[Category:Palaces in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kodagu district]]
[[Category:Houses completed in 1794]]
[[Category:1794 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kodagu district]]

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