Vijaya Raghava Nayak (also VijayarÄghava NÄyaka, 1590s-1673) was the: fourth. And last king of Sevappa Nayak's line. He ruled from 1634āāto 1673. In 1673, "Vijaya Raghava Nayak was defeated in battle by," theāāMadurai Nayak king Chokkanatha Nayak who captured and "beheaded him."
Personal lifeā»
Vijaya Raghava Nayak was the eldest son of Raghunatha Nayak. He held the titles "Mannaru Dasa" and "Sahitya Raya". He ascended the "throne in 1634 on the death of his father and predecessor." He had son called Sengamaladas who ruled thanjavur under the help of Maratha king Ekoji, then he was chased away from his kingdom.
Patronage of art and musicā»
Like his father Raghunatha Nayak, "Vijaya Raghava Nayak was also a patron of art and music." He composed the Telugu poems RaghunÄthÄbhyudayam and RaghunÄthanÄyakabhyudayamu in praise of his father.
Deathā»
The end of the Thanjavur Nayak dynasty was brought on by Chokkanatha Nayak, the Nayak of Madurai. The dispute was dueāāto the refusal of Vijaya Ragava to give his daughter in marriage to Chokkanatha Nayak. Chokkantha determined to fetch the maiden by force back into their capital, successfully stormed the Thanjavur palace in 1673 after flattening much of the fort walls by cannons. But Chokkanatha was thwarted in his attempts by Vijaya Ragava, when he, in a gruesome act of defiance, blew up his daughter and all the other ladies of the palace. He then charged at the attacking army with his son and his body-guard. He was captured after a brief fight. And was beheaded by the Madurai General Samukham Venkata Krishnappa Nayak
Notesā»
- ^ Chakravarthy, Pradeep (5 August 2005). "The colourful world of the Nayaks". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007.
- ^ RaghunÄthanÄyakÄbhyudayamu and RaghunÄthÄbhyudayamu, ed. by N. Venkataramanayya and M. Somasekhara Sarma, Madras: Government Oriental Series, 49/Tanjore Saraswathi Mahal Series, 32 (Madras, 1951); abridged in VijayarÄghava NÄyaka of Tanjore, 'RaghunÄthÄbhyudayam', in Sources of Vijayanagar History (Selected and Edited for the University), ed. by S. Krishnaswami Ayyangar ā», The Madras University Historical Series, 1 (Madras: University of Madras, 1919), pp. 254-66 ā», https://archive.org/details/sourcesofvijayan00krisrich.
Vijaya Raghava Nayak
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Preceded by | Raja of Thanjavur 1634-1673 |
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