The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c12.148

v1.c12.148

As to the first period of his rule, there is no doubt that he was in charge of the government of Madura as early as 1535. This is borne out by an inscription of this year already calling him 'Visvanatha Nayaka' ⁵. This inscription at Tirupattur, Ramnad, records a gift of the village of Varaguna-puttur for the merit of Visvanatha Nayakkar, son of Nagama Nayakkar ⁶. It seems that there were at Madura at this time, the Mavali Vanada Rayar chieftains, who had been in the country from the time of Kumara Kampana ⁷. The Padmaneri grant of Venkata II, ⁸ and the Vellangudi plates of the same monarch¹ inform us that Visvanatha defeated their head Vanada Rayar, and that this was probably the occasion when the newly appointed Viceroy expelled this Vanada Rayar from Madura and its surroundings for alleged plotting against the Empire.