The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c13.266

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18. The first trouble proceeding from this system arose shortly after Visvanatha’s death in the beginning of Krishnappa’s reign. One of the Palaiyakarans, a certain Tumbichchi Nayaka, an old man of great influence (as is shown by his being mentioned along with the Emperor Achyuta in an inscription of Ramnad ²), rebelled against the Madura Nayak, captured several towns for himself and built a fort which he called Parambai-kudi (Paramakudi). Krishnappa Nayaka could not at this juncture make use of the services of his minister and general Ariyanatha, who had gone northwards to assist the Empire against the Muhammadans ³. But with great speed he himself marched against the rebel, overthrew him in battle, took possession of the whole of his country, and put Tumbichchi to death. Then two of the sons of the rebel chief appeared before Krishnappa, and kneeling down at his feet implored his clemency: the Nayak gave them the fort of Paramakudi together with the adjoining pettah, and some villages around which constituted a small Palaiyam, and appropriated to himself the whole of Tumbichchi’s territory ⁴.