The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c9.s2.t38: Keḷadi, Ikkeri or Beḍnūr Chiefs
The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c9.s2.t38
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Keḷadi, Ikkeri or Beḍnūr Chiefs
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Their territory lay in West Mysore and S. Kanara. They ruled the Āraga and Gutti (Chandragutti) tracts above the ghāts and Bārukūr and Mangalūr in S. Kanara. The following table is founded mainly on Rice's List in ‘Mysore and Coorg’ p. 157, with some changes of dates. ‘N’ = ‘Nāyaka.’
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1. *Hulibail-Basappa* (a cultivator)
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2. *Chaudappa N:* 1499–1513. Built palace at Ikkēri, 1511.
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3. *Sadāśiva N:* 1513–1560. Assisted Sadāśiva of Vijayanagar
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*Bhadrappa*
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4. *Chinna Saṅkanna N: II* 1560–1570
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*Doḍḍa Saṅkanna N: I* lived in retirement.
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*Siddappa N:*
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5. *Rāmarāja N:* 1570–1582
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6. *Veṅkaṭappa N: I* 1582–1629. Became independent 1565 after the destruction of Vijayanagar. Also called ‘Veṅkaṭādri.’
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*Bhadrappa* or *Bhairava N: I*
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7. *Vīrabhadra N:* 1629–1645. Died without issue.
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8. *Śivappa N:* 1645–1660
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10. *Bhadrappa N: II* 1661–1663.
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9. *Veṅkaṭappa N: II.* 1660–1
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11. *Sōmaśēkhara N:* 1663–1671. Many coast-towns sacked by the Mahraṭṭas; murdered. Md. Chennamāji who ruled 1671–1697.
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12. *Basappa N: I*
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13. *Sōmaśēkhara N: II*
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*Vīrabhadra N:* *Md Mallāmbikā.*
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14. *Basappa N: II* 1739-1754. *Md. Virammaji.* Died without issue.
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NOTES.—3. Sadāśiva N: According to Rice his reign ended in 1545, but he is mentioned as alive in 1556 and 1560 (*E. C. i. Sk. 55; viii. Tl. 103*).
6. Venkaṭappa was known to the Portuguese as ' Venkapor, king of Canara.' Chennamāji gave shelter to Śivaji's son Rāma-rāja when he was fleeing from the Mughal troops. She made peace with Mysore, 1694. Virammaji adopted Chenna Basavanna N: who reigned 1754-1756 when she had him strangled, and seized the throne for herself. She ruled 1756-1763. In 1763, Haidar Ali captured her capital Bednūr and sacked the city. The Rāṇi and her adopted son Sōmaśēkhara N: III were taken prisoners; and the State came to an end.