[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.saletore-1934) › v2.c26.s2.413 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c26.s2.413](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.saletore-1934.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. - [Previous: v2.c26.s2.412](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.saletore-1934.v2.c26.s2.412) - [Next: v2.c26.s2.414](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.saletore-1934.v2.c26.s2.414) - [Up: v2.c26.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.saletore-1934.v2.c26.s2) ## Cites (1) - [Epigraphia Carnatica](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.corpora.ec) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.saletore-1934.v2.c26.s2.413](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.saletore-1934.v2.c26.s2.413) · Pramāṇa