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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Siege of Madurai
| partof = Vijayanagara Campaigns In South
| image = View of Madurai.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Painting of Madurai
| date = 1595
| place = [[Madurai]], [[India]]
| result = [[Vijayanagar]] victory
| territory = * Muttu Virappa Nayaka acknowledged [[Venkatapati Raya]]'s Suzerainty
| combatant1 = {{Tree list}} [[Vijayanagar Empire]]
** [[Matli Chiefs]] {{Tree list/end}}
| combatant2 = [[Madurai Nayakas]]
| commander1 = [[Venkatapati Raya]]<br>[[Matla Anantaraju]]<br>Tirumala{{AWOL}}
| commander2 = Muttu Virappa Nayaka I
| strength1 =
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The '''Siege of Madurai''' was a conflict between [[Vijayanagara Empire]] and [[Madurai Nayaks]] Venkatapati Raya marched against Virappa Nayaka who had stopped recognizing [[Vijayanagara]] authority. The emperor marched with a large army and surrounded [[Madurai]] trying to bring the city back under control. The [[Vijayanagara Army]] faced difficulties to capture the city because of some Vijayanagara commanders were bribed by Virappa Nayaka which weakened the attack. [[Venkatapati Raya]] eventually gained the upper hand. Virappa Nayaka was forced to submit and once again accepted the emperor’s authority.<ref name="aps"/><ref name="bps"/><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sasrti |first=Hirananda |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.56256 |title=Epigraphia Indica Vol.-19 |date=1927|page=91}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Krishnaswami Aiyangar |first=Sakkottai |url=http://archive.org/details/sourcesofvijayan00krisrich |title=Sources of Vijayanagar history |date=1919 |page=81|publisher=[Madras] : The University of Madras |others=University of California Libraries}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HgO2AAAAIAAJ&dq=Afzal+Khan+of+Kondavidu&pg=RA1-PA69 |title=Journal of Indian History |date=1926 |publisher=Department of History, University of Kerala |language=en|page=76}}</ref>

==Siege==
In 1595 AD Virappa Nayaka of Madurai rebelled against the [[Venkatapati Raya]] of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]]. Venkatapati Raya displeased with Virappa’s actions and his refusal to pay tribute marched with a strong army and laid siege to [[Madurai]]. The rebellion did not last long as Virappa Nayaka was soon defeated and forced to submit to the emperor. Soon after Virappa was succeeded by Krishnappa Nayaka II who accepted the overlordship of the Vijayanagara ruler [[Venkatapati Raya]].<ref name="aps">{{Cite book |last=Gupta |first=S. p |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.119514 |title=Readings In South Indian History |date=1977|pages=173–174}}</ref><ref name="bps">{{Cite book |last=A. Krishna Swami |url=http://archive.org/details/tva-bok-0027340-tva-bok-0027340-the-tamil-country-under-vijayanagar |title=TVA BOK 0027340 TVA BOK 0027340 The Tamil Country Under Vijayanagar |date=2025-01-12|pages=305–307}}</ref>

===Details of siege in Chikkadevaraya vamsavali===
The Chikkadevaraya Vamsavali describes how [[Venkatapati Raya]] marched with a strong army and laid siege to Madurai after Virappa Nayaka stopped obeying imperial authority. Virappa managed to bribe some of the emperor’s commanders including his nephew Tirumala. Even with these setbacks [[Venkatapati Raya]] eventually defeated Virappa Nayaka. The ruler of [[Madurai]] had no choice but to submit, and he once again accepted the suzerainty of the Vijayanagara emperor.<ref name="aps"/><ref name="bps"/>

==See also==
* [[Madurai Nayakas]]
* [[Venkatapati Raya]]
* [[Vijayanagara Empire]]

== References ==

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[[Category:Battles involving the Vijayanagara Empire]]
[[Category:Battles involving the Indian kingdoms]]
[[Category:Battles involving Madurai Nayakas]]
[[Category:Battles involving Matli Chiefs]]

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