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			{{Short description\|Nayak of Madurai from 1529 to 1564}}
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	{{Infobox monarch		{{Infobox monarch
	\| name=Viswanatha Nayaka		\| name = Garikepati Viswanatha Nayaka
	\| title=~~First King of Madurai Nayak Kingdom [[File:~~King Viswanatha Nayak1.JPG\|~~thumb\|right\|320px\|~~King Viswanatha Nayak, Founder of [[Madurai Nayak Dynasty]]]]		\| title =
	\|~~caption~~=		\| image = King Viswanatha Nayak1.JPG
	\| reign=~~1529– 1564C.E.~~		\| caption = King Viswanatha Nayak, Founder of [[Madurai Nayak Dynasty]]
	\|coronation=		\| succession = [[Madurai Nayak dynasty\|Nayak of Madurai]]
	\|full name=		\| reign = 1529–1564
	\| successor=[[Madurai Nayak Dynasty\|Kumara Krishnappa Nayaka]]		\| coronation =
	\| birth_date=		\| full name =
	\| death_place=[[Madurai]], present day[[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]		\| predecessor = ''Position established''
	\| spouse =		\| successor = [[Madurai Nayak Dynasty\|Kumara Krishnappa Nayaka]]
	\|issue=		\| birth_date =
	\|royal house= [[Madurai Nayaks]]		\| death_place = [[Madurai]] (present-day [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]])
	\| father=Nagama Nayaka		\| spouse =
	\| mother=		\| issue =
	}}		\| royal house = [[Madurai Nayaks]]
			\| father = [[Nagama Nayaka]]
			\| mother =
			}}

	'''Viswanatha ~~Nayak~~''' was the [[Vijayanagara]] viceroy to [[Madurai]] in south [[India]] ~~during the 16th century. He~~ later ~~became~~ the ruler of Madurai ~~after the fall of the [[Vijayanagara]] empire~~. He is the founder of the [[Nayaks of Madurai\|Nayak dynasty of Madurai]].<ref name="SaintsGoddessesandKings">Saints, Goddesses and Kings By [[Susan Bayly]]</ref>		'''Viswanatha Nayaka''' (died 1564) was the [[Vijayanagara]] viceroy to [[Madurai]] in south [[India]] and later the ruler of Madurai from 1529 to 1564. He is the founder of the [[Nayaks of Madurai\|Nayak dynasty of Madurai]].<ref name="SaintsGoddessesandKings">Saints, Goddesses and Kings By [[Susan Bayly]]</ref> He hailed from the Garikepati family of [[Balija]] caste.<ref>
			*{{cite book\|editor1-last=T. Chandrasekharan \|author2=\|title= A Descriptive Catalogue of the Telugu Manuscripts
			\|volume= 13\|publisher=The Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras \|year=1951\|page=2863\|isbn= \|quote=No.2607 KOTIKAMVARI KAIFIYATU - A Kaifiyat relating to Garikipati Viswanathanayaka of Balijakula who was given Pandya kingdom by Atchutadevaraya.\| url=https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in/admin/assets/book/TVA_BOK_0011619_Descriptive_catalogue_of_the_Telugu_manuscripts_vol_13.pdf }}
			* {{cite book\|editor1-last=K. A. Nilakanta Sastri \|author2=\|title=Further Sources of Vijayanagara History
			\|volume= \|publisher=University of Madras \|year=1946\|page=176\|quote=Moreover, Acyutadeva Maharaya formally crowned Viswanatha Nayadu of the Garikepati family of the Balija caste as the king of Pandya country yielding a revenue of 2 and 1/2 crores of varahas; and he presented him the golden idols of Durga, Laksmi and Lakshmi-Narayana and sent him with ministers, councillors and troops to the south. Visvanatha Nayudu reached the city of Madhura, from which he began to govern the country entrusted to his care. - taken from the Kaifiyat of Karnata-Kotikam Kings, LR8, pp.319-22\| url=https://archive.org/details/FurtherSourcesOfVijayanagaraHistory/page/n2/mode/1up }}
			* {{Cite book \| title =The Heirs of Vijayanagara: Court Politics in Early Modern South India \| publisher = Leiden University Press\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y6KdzgEACAAJ \| pages = 79\| year = 2022\| last1 =Lennart Bes\|isbn=9789087283711 \|quote= The dynasty’s first ruler was Vishvanatha Nayaka, son of the imperial courtier and military officer Nagama Nayaka. He belonged to one of the Balija castes, which originated in the Telugu region and whose members undertook both military and mercantile activities. Vishvanatha was possibly installed at Madurai around 1530 and reigned until c. 1563 }}
			* {{cite book\|editor1-last=Konduri Sarojini Devi \|author2=\|title=Religion in Vijayanagara Empire
			\|volume= \|publisher=Sterling Publishers \|year=1990\|page=100\|isbn=978-81-207-1167-9\|quote=According to the Kaifiyat of the Karnata Kotikam Kings, "Acyutadeva Maharaya formally crowned Visvanatha Nayadu of the Garikepati family of the Balija caste as the King of Pandya country yielding a revenue of 2 and 1/2 crores of varahas; and he presented him with golden idols of Durga, Lakshmi and Lakshminarayana and sent him with ministers, councillors and troops to the South."\| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7qnXAAAAMAAJ }}
			{{cite book\|editor1-last=T. Sreetharamurthy, K.Damodaran\|author2=\|title=Pandya Nayaka Rajulu \|publisher=Madras Government Oriental Manuscripts Library \|year=1999\|page=18\|language=te\|quote=శ్రీమన్మహా మండలేశ్వర అచ్యుతదేవ మహారాయలయ్యవారు దైవ ప్రసాదలబ్ధవశాత్తు చేతను కరణతో గూడి బలిజేవర్ణ గరిక పాటి వంశమున కల్గిన శ్రీ విశ్వనాథనాయ నయ్యగారికి పాండ్యమండలాధిరాజు అనే రెండున్నర కోటి ద్రవ్యం రాజ్యానకు శాస్త్రో క్తముగా పట్టాభిషేకం.\| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q1IWGwAACAAJ }}
			</ref>

	He was supported by his general [[Ariyanatha Mudaliar]] who led ~~Viswantha~~ Nayak's army became second in command and took power along with the latter in [[Tirunelveli]] in southern India.<ref name="SaintsGoddessesandKings"/> Viswantha Nayak was then succeeded by his son Krishnappa Nayak who along with his father's able minister Ariyanatha expanded the [[Madurai]] Kingdom under the Nayaks and brought most of the ancient [[Pandyan]] territory under its rule.<ref name="TheNewCambridgeHistoryofIndia"/>		He was supported by his general [[Ariyanatha Mudaliar]] who led Viswanatha Nayak's army became second in command and took power along with the latter in [[Tirunelveli]] in southern India.<ref name="SaintsGoddessesandKings"/> Viswantha Nayak was then succeeded by his son Krishnappa Nayak who along with his father's able minister Ariyanatha expanded the [[Madurai]] Kingdom under the Nayaks and brought most of the ancient [[Pandyan]] territory under its rule.<ref name="TheNewCambridgeHistoryofIndia"/>

	==History==		==History==
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	He was the son of Nagama Nayaka, the successful general of [[Krishnadevaraya]] in the [[Vijayanagara]] empire. In the early 16th century, the [[Chola]] ruler Veerasekara Chola invaded the [[Madurai]] country and deposed the Pandya king Chandrasekara Pandyan.		He was the son of Nagama Nayaka, the successful general of [[Krishnadevaraya]] in the [[Vijayanagara]] empire. In the early 16th century, the [[Chola]] ruler Veerasekara Chola invaded the [[Madurai]] country and deposed the Pandya king Chandrasekara Pandyan.
	The Pandya king was under the protection of the [[Vijayanagara]] empire<ref name="TheNewCambridgeHistoryofIndia">The New Cambridge History of India By Gordon Johnson, [[Christopher Bayly\|Christopher Alan Bayly]], [[John F. Richards\|J. F. Richards]]</ref> and he appealed to the court of [[Vijayanagara]], and an expedition under Kotikam Nagama Nayaka was sent to his aid.{{cn\|date=June 2020}} Nagama suppressed the Chola ruler and took Madurai, but then suddenly he threw off his allegiance and declining to help the Pandya king, usurped the throne. The Vijayanagara emperor demanded that someone cure the defection: ~~Nagama’s~~ own son, Viswanatha, volunteered, and the king sent him with a large force against the rebel. He overthrew his father and handed him over to the emperor and as a reward for his loyalty the king appointed Viswanatha Nayaka as the governor of [[Madurai]] and other provinces in the Tamil country thus leading to formation of the Nayak Kingdom of Madurai in 1529.<ref name="TheNewCambridgeHistoryofIndia"/>		The Pandya king was under the protection of the [[Vijayanagara]] empire<ref name="TheNewCambridgeHistoryofIndia">The New Cambridge History of India By Gordon Johnson, [[Christopher Bayly\|Christopher Alan Bayly]], [[John F. Richards\|J. F. Richards]]</ref> and he appealed to the court of [[Vijayanagara]], and an expedition under Kotikam Nagama Nayaka was sent to his aid.{{cn\|date=June 2020}} Nagama suppressed the Chola ruler and took Madurai, but then suddenly he threw off his allegiance and declining to help the Pandya king, usurped the throne. The Vijayanagara emperor demanded that someone cure the defection: Nagama's own son, Viswanatha, volunteered, and the king sent him with a large force against the rebel. He overthrew his father and handed him over to the emperor and as a reward for his loyalty the king appointed Viswanatha Nayaka as the governor of [[Madurai]] and other provinces in the Tamil country thus leading to formation of the Nayak Kingdom of Madurai in 1529.<ref name="TheNewCambridgeHistoryofIndia"/>

	The Nayaks protected the southern districts from invasion of Mysore and Deccan sultans.<ref>{{cite book \| first= T K \| last= Venkatasubramanian \| year=1986\| title= Political Change and Agrarian Tradition in South India 1600-1801 A Case Study\| page=213\| publisher= Mittal Publications\| url= https://~~www~~.google.com/books~~/edition/Political_Change_and_Agrarian_Tradition/i8dp_b7GBrEC~~?hl=~~en&gbpv=1~~}}</ref>		The Nayaks protected the southern districts from invasion of Mysore and Deccan sultans.<ref>{{cite book \| first= T K \| last= Venkatasubramanian \| year=1986\| title= Political Change and Agrarian Tradition in South India 1600-1801 A Case Study\| page=213\| publisher= Mittal Publications\| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=i8dp_b7GBrEC}}</ref>

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	{{Infobox monarch		{{Infobox monarch
	\| name=Viswanatha Nayaka		\| name=Viswanatha Nayaka
	\| title=First King of Madurai Nayak Kingdom		\| title=First King of Madurai Nayak Kingdom [[File:King Viswanatha Nayak1.JPG\|thumb\|right\|320px\|King Viswanatha Nayak, Founder of [[Madurai Nayak Dynasty]]]]
	[[File:King Viswanatha Nayak1.JPG\|thumb\|right\|320px\|King Viswanatha Nayak, Founder of [[Madurai Nayak Dynasty]]]]
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	\| reign=1529– 1564C.E.		\| reign=1529– 1564C.E.
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	The Pandya king was under the protection of the [[Vijayanagara]] empire<ref name="TheNewCambridgeHistoryofIndia">The New Cambridge History of India By Gordon Johnson, [[Christopher Bayly\|Christopher Alan Bayly]], [[John F. Richards\|J. F. Richards]]</ref> and he appealed to the court of [[Vijayanagara]], and an expedition under Kotikam Nagama Nayaka was sent to his aid.{{cn\|date=June 2020}} Nagama suppressed the Chola ruler and took Madurai, but then suddenly he threw off his allegiance and declining to help the Pandya king, usurped the throne. The Vijayanagara emperor demanded that someone cure the defection: Nagama’s own son, Viswanatha, volunteered, and the king sent him with a large force against the rebel. He overthrew his father and handed him over to the emperor and as a reward for his loyalty the king appointed Viswanatha Nayaka as the governor of [[Madurai]] and other provinces in the Tamil country thus leading to formation of the Nayak Kingdom of Madurai in 1529.<ref name="TheNewCambridgeHistoryofIndia"/>		The Pandya king was under the protection of the [[Vijayanagara]] empire<ref name="TheNewCambridgeHistoryofIndia">The New Cambridge History of India By Gordon Johnson, [[Christopher Bayly\|Christopher Alan Bayly]], [[John F. Richards\|J. F. Richards]]</ref> and he appealed to the court of [[Vijayanagara]], and an expedition under Kotikam Nagama Nayaka was sent to his aid.{{cn\|date=June 2020}} Nagama suppressed the Chola ruler and took Madurai, but then suddenly he threw off his allegiance and declining to help the Pandya king, usurped the throne. The Vijayanagara emperor demanded that someone cure the defection: Nagama’s own son, Viswanatha, volunteered, and the king sent him with a large force against the rebel. He overthrew his father and handed him over to the emperor and as a reward for his loyalty the king appointed Viswanatha Nayaka as the governor of [[Madurai]] and other provinces in the Tamil country thus leading to formation of the Nayak Kingdom of Madurai in 1529.<ref name="TheNewCambridgeHistoryofIndia"/>

	The Nayaks protected the southern districts from invasion of Mysore and Deccan sultans<ref>{{cite book \| first= T K \| last= Venkatasubramanian \| year=1986\| title= Political Change and Agrarian Tradition in South India 1600-1801 A Case Study\| page=213\| publisher= Mittal Publications\| url= https://www.google.com/books/edition/Political_Change_and_Agrarian_Tradition/i8dp_b7GBrEC?hl=en&gbpv=1}}</ref>		The Nayaks protected the southern districts from invasion of Mysore and Deccan sultans.<ref>{{cite book \| first= T K \| last= Venkatasubramanian \| year=1986\| title= Political Change and Agrarian Tradition in South India 1600-1801 A Case Study\| page=213\| publisher= Mittal Publications\| url= https://www.google.com/books/edition/Political_Change_and_Agrarian_Tradition/i8dp_b7GBrEC?hl=en&gbpv=1}}</ref>

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{{Infobox monarch
| name=Viswanatha Nayaka
| title=First King of Madurai Nayak Kingdom
[[File:King Viswanatha Nayak1.JPG|thumb|right|320px|King Viswanatha Nayak, Founder of [[Madurai Nayak Dynasty]]]]
|caption=
| reign=1529– 1564C.E.
|coronation=
|full name=
| successor=[[Madurai Nayak Dynasty|Kumara Krishnappa Nayaka]]
| birth_date=
| death_place=[[Madurai]], present day[[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| spouse =
|issue=
|royal house= [[Madurai Nayaks]]
| father=Nagama Nayaka
| mother=
}}

'''Viswanatha Nayak''' was the [[Vijayanagara]] viceroy to [[Madurai]] in south [[India]] during the 16th century. He later became the ruler of Madurai after the fall of the [[Vijayanagara]] empire. He is the founder of the [[Nayaks of Madurai|Nayak dynasty of Madurai]].<ref name="SaintsGoddessesandKings">Saints, Goddesses and Kings By [[Susan Bayly]]</ref>

He was supported by his general [[Ariyanatha Mudaliar]] who led Viswantha Nayak's army became second in command and took power along with the latter in [[Tirunelveli]] in southern India.<ref name="SaintsGoddessesandKings"/> Viswantha Nayak was then succeeded by his son Krishnappa Nayak who along with his father's able minister Ariyanatha expanded the [[Madurai]] Kingdom under the Nayaks and brought most of the ancient [[Pandyan]] territory under its rule.<ref name="TheNewCambridgeHistoryofIndia"/>

==History==

[[File:Madurai Nayak Kingdom.jpg|thumb|200px|'''[[Madurai Nayak Dynasty|Madurai Nayak Kingdom]]''']]

He was the son of Nagama Nayaka, the successful general of [[Krishnadevaraya]] in the [[Vijayanagara]] empire. In the early 16th century, the [[Chola]] ruler Veerasekara Chola invaded the [[Madurai]] country and deposed the Pandya king Chandrasekara Pandyan.
The Pandya king was under the protection of the [[Vijayanagara]] empire<ref name="TheNewCambridgeHistoryofIndia">The New Cambridge History of India By Gordon Johnson, [[Christopher Bayly|Christopher Alan Bayly]], [[John F. Richards|J. F. Richards]]</ref> and he appealed to the court of [[Vijayanagara]], and an expedition under Kotikam Nagama Nayaka was sent to his aid.{{cn|date=June 2020}} Nagama suppressed the Chola ruler and took Madurai, but then suddenly he threw off his allegiance and declining to help the Pandya king, usurped the throne. The Vijayanagara emperor demanded that someone cure the defection: Nagama’s own son, Viswanatha, volunteered, and the king sent him with a large force against the rebel. He overthrew his father and handed him over to the emperor and as a reward for his loyalty the king appointed Viswanatha Nayaka as the governor of [[Madurai]] and other provinces in the Tamil country thus leading to formation of the Nayak Kingdom of Madurai in 1529.<ref name="TheNewCambridgeHistoryofIndia"/>

The Nayaks protected the southern districts from invasion of Mysore and Deccan sultans<ref>{{cite book | first= T K | last= Venkatasubramanian | year=1986| title= Political Change and Agrarian Tradition in South India 1600-1801 A Case Study| page=213| publisher= Mittal Publications| url= https://www.google.com/books/edition/Political_Change_and_Agrarian_Tradition/i8dp_b7GBrEC?hl=en&gbpv=1}}</ref>

==Telugu film==
This historical event was made as Telugu film in 1987 entitled ''[[Viswanatha Nayakudu]]'' under the direction of [[Dasari Narayana Rao]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262877/ Viswanatha Nayakudu film at IMDb.]</ref>

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