The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c14.76
The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c14.76
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Dodda Sankanna Nayaka’s rule was, it seems, of short duration. All we know of him is that he was deposed by Rama Raya for putting a Jangama priest to death. Rama Raya then made the former’s brother, Chikka Sankanna, Nayak of Keladi in his stead⁷. It appears that Dodda Sankanna set out on a pilgrimage to the holy places of India from Rameswaram to the Himalayas, and lived in retirement for the rest of his days⁸. An inscription of Sadasiva Raya, bearing a wrong date, mentions Ramaraja Nayaka, grandson of Sadasiva Raya Nayak of Keladi⁹. This Ramaraya Nayaka must have been a son of one of these two brothers.