The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c14.103

v1.c14.103

8. Bellur was another of the petty states of Karnataka. Its chief at this time was Era Krishnappa Nayaka, who appears to have been enfeoffed by Krishna Deva Raya in 1524². He was the son of Baippa Nayaka and Kondamma³. The great influence he enjoyed at the court of Vijayanagara is proved by epigraphical records: when Sadasiva remitted the taxes to the barbers in 1546, Rama Raya at once informed Era Krishnappa Nayaka of the execution of the King’s order⁴. He enjoyed the dignity of ‘bearer of Sadasiva’s betel-bag’⁵. He is given the titles of ‘Sindhu Govinda, champion over adulterers, terrible with his white ensign, boon lord of Maninagapura’⁶, a place not yet identified⁷. Finally, when in 1554 the outer petha of Bagur was rebuilt by Sadasiva's order, it was named Krishnapura, after Era Krishnappa Nayaka¹. Both Sadasiva and Krishnappa Nayaka are mentioned together in an inscription at Hassan².