The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c21.69

v1.c21.69

Along with the Emperor and Matla Ananta his right hand, the minister Tammaya Mantri, ‘compelled recalcitrant chiefs to go to him (the Emperor) and accept his suzerainty’, as it is stated in the *Charuchandrodayam* 5. The Mahanayakacharya Harwati, son of Immadi Rangappa Nayaka, is also called a “subduer of chiefs who break their word” 6. He must have aided his sovereign in subduing these rebellions. The same was done by Velugoti Yachama Nayadu and his relative Singama Nayadu, who in the year 1601 defeated Maharaja and Devalpupa Nayadu at Utramaltur, according to the *Valugutivaru Vamsavali* 7. Velugoti’s campaigns are also narrated in the *Bahulasvacharitram*. After defeating the Chief Davalu Papa at Uttaramalluru, he marched as far as Tirumala (Tirupati), defeated the mountain chiefs there and captured Chengalpat (Chingleput). Outside the fort of Palembukota (Palemkota, South Arcot), he fought the chief Yatiraju and defeated him ¹. Finally Ragunatha, the heir-apparent of Tanjore, who had helped Venkata against the Muhammadans at Penukonda ², also lent his aid to the Emperor for the supression of these rebellions. The *Ragunathabhyudayam* says that he waged war with the Murasas, a people in the North of North Arcot and the adjacent portions of the neighbouring districts. "Having defeated all these enemies", says the poem, "he brought all the territory and the fortresses of Karnataka once more under the Emperor Venkatadeva Raya. After this victory the Emperor Venkatadeva Raya in public court acknowledged the great assistance of Raghunatha, and said that he was able to destroy his enemies only with the assistance of Raghunatha. He also honoured him with presents of horses and jewellery" ³.