The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c23.93

v1.c23.93

This information, referring to the control of the Nayak of Madura over the Fishery Coast, is confirmed both by the fact that Muttu Krishnappa's son, Muttu Virappa, made a gift of land to the Bhagavati temple at Cape Comorin in 1606 2, and by Fr.A. Laerzio's letter of November 20th, 1609, describing the Paravas as tributaries of the Madura Nayak and the latter as the ally of the Portuguese 3.