The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c17.78

v1.c17.78

The Tamil country was under the third brother Venkata. "The last of the four brothers, Venkatapati", says the *Vasu-charitramu*, "was governing as Viceroy the kingdom of Chandragiri, having under his authority many feudatory princes" ⁹. Who several of these princes were, is mentioned in the *Chikkadevaraya Vamsavali*: "Venkatapati, the third brother, was the Viceroy of the Tundira (Jinji), Chola (Tanjore) and Pandya (Madura) countries with his capital at Chandragiri" ¹⁰. We have no special information about his rule as Viceroy; his authority was above that of the three powerful Nayaks of Madura, Tanjore and Jinji, and was similar to that of Prince Vitthala, the cousin of Rama Raya, during the time of his viceroyalty in the South.