The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c19.30

v1.c19.30

It was probably not long after his accession that Virappa had the opportunity of giving a proof of his resolute character; "The king of Mavalipuram," says the *History of the Karnataka Governors*, "came with hostile intent, placed a fortified camp before Manamathurai and Kalaiyarcovil, and conquered some places in the Pandya country." This king of Mavalipuram was one of the Palaiyakarans belonging to the family of Mavali-Vanadarayar, of whose ancestors at the beginning of the sixteenth century we know several inscriptions¹. The action of the Nayaka was swift and decisive: he at once set out from his capital, defeated the chief, conquered his kingdom, and annexed it to his own possessions². That was a good lesson for the rest of his subordinates.