The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c20.12

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2. No reliable information is extant concerning the Nayaks of Ikeri during this period. Sewell says that the reign of the second son of Sadasiva Nayaka, Chikka Sankana Nayaka, lasted till 1603, in which year he retired from government ⁴; and it seems that the *Keladi Arasu Vamsavali* of the Mackenzie collection agrees with this statement ⁵. He is mentioned in an inscription of Ranga, of 1570 ⁶. According to the *Sivatattvaratnakara*, he once defeated and routed the Bijapur general, Majjhula Khan, who had attacked him with a number of horses and elephants. He likewise vanquished Bhaira Devi, Queen of Gerasappi (Gersoppa) and other chiefs in its neighbourhood, getting much wealth from them ⁷. No more information is hitherto available about the Keladi Nayaks before the accession of Venkatapati, of whom we shall speak when dealing with the reign of his namesake the Emperor.