NAYAKAS OF CHITRADURGA
HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF NAYAKAS OF CHITRADURGA: A TALE LESS CELEBRATED Dr. Shekhar Naik Assistant Professor of History, Government First Grade College Channarayapatna, Hassan District, Karnataka, India Abstract History always cherishes the achievements and ruling of great emperors and eminent monarchs. The achievement of many small kings and their kingdom appears to be insipid, due to lack of spectacular narratives. But, as it could be traced in history, without the support of these small kings and feudatories, large kingdoms and so-called monarchs, would not have functioned effectively. These small kings and feudatories have always stood by their masters and demonstrated heroism during critical hours. For instance, during Vijayanagara empire, the rulers encouraged and implemented provincial administrative system, which provided feudal type of government, in which chieftains of small provinces were given autonomy in local administrative matters. In exchange ...