[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927) › v1.c20.55 # The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c20.55 The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c20.55 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c20.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927.v1.c20.55) 8. In Bellur, Krishnappa Nayaka was still the head of the Balam family in the beginning of Ranga’s reign. In an inscription of 1578 he acknowledges king Ranga as ruling sovereign ⁴. But not long afterwards he was succeeded by his son. A Bellur Kanarese inscription of Sri Ranga I, of July of the same year, records a grant by Krishnappa Nayaka’s son, Venkatadri Nayaka ⁵. This Venkatadri or Venkatappa, in an inscription of 1576, is called the champion of adulterers, ⁶. - [Previous: v1.c20.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927.v1.c20.54) - [Next: v1.c20.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927.v1.c20.56) - [Up: v1.c20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927.v1.c20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927.v1.c20.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.heras-1927.v1.c20.55) · Pramāṇa