Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayudu
| Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayaka | |
|---|---|
| King of Gandikota | |
| 5th Pemmasani Nayak | |
| Reign | 1494 - 1521 |
| Coronation | 1494 A. D. |
| Predecessor | Pemmasani Chennapa Nayaka |
| Successor | Pemmasani Peddatimma Nayaka |
| Born | Gandikota, Andhra Pradesh |
| Dynasty | Pemmasani dynasty |
| Religion | Hindu |
Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayudu[1] was the King of Gandikota under the Pemmasani Dynasty, who were Kamma rulers. [2][3]He was a Chief-Army commander of the Vijayanagara Military with a strength of nearly 80,000 soldiers. This helped make him one of the most powerful feudatory king and commanders in the Vijayanagara Empire. He played a crucial role in winning battles against the combined armies of Kalburgie, Golconda and Ahmednagar for Sri Krishnadevaraya.[4]
Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayudu was the chief military commander of the Vijayanagar king Sri Krishnadevaraya at the Battle of Raichur. He was the grandson of Gandikota ruler Pemmasani Timma Nayaka. Pemmasani Nayaks were a martial clan in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[5] They came into prominence during Vijayanagar times as rulers of Gandikota.[6] These warriors were previously serving Kakatiya dynasty as army commanders and migrated to Vijayanagar in 1370 CE after the death of their king Musunuri Kapaya Nayaka in Warangal.[citation needed]
Ramalinga led troops in the battle of Raichur.[7]
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Notes
- ^ Phillip B. Wagoner, Tidings of the king: a translation and ethnohistorical analysis of the Rayavachakamu, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 1993, p. 138 ISBN 0-8248-1495-9. (Full text via Questia.).
- ^ Ramaswamy, Vijaya (July 5, 2017). Migrations in Medieval and Early Colonial India. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. pp. Page 139: "Kamma clans like the Pemmasani migrated in their capacity". ISBN 9781351558259.
- ^ Wagoner, Phillip B. (1993). Tidings of the king: a translation and ethnohistorical analysis of the Rāyavācakamu. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 138, 244, and 252. ISBN 9780824814953.
- ^ Rao, M. Rama (1971), Krishnadeva Raya, National Book Trust, p. 17
- ^ K. Iswara Dutt, Journal of Andhra Historical Research Society. Vol. 10, pp. 222–224
- ^ Burton Stein, Vijayanagara, Cambridge University Press, 1989, p. 88, ISBN 0-521-26693-9
- ^ Phillip B. Wagoner, Tidings of the king: a translation and ethnohistorical analysis of the Rayavachakamu, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 1993, ISBN 0-8248-1495-9. (Full text via Questia.).