Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v2.c26.s2.413
Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v2.c26.s2.413
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v2.c26.s2.413
Nāyaka, S. K. Tam. Tel. Superior officer of the Customs; military commander; e.g. daṇḍa-nāyaka, commander of the army; assistant to a revenue officer; often assumed as a title of honour. (B. & C. III, p. 1498; E.C. VIII, Sa. 123, p. 117): In the Vijayanagara Empire nāyaka was also the official designation of a provincial viceroy.