Raghunatha Nayak

Raghunatha Nayak
Maharaja Of Thanjavur Nayak
Reign1600–1634
Coronation1614
PredecessorAchuthappa Nayak
SuccessorVijaya Raghava Nayak
BornUnknown
Thanjavur
Died1634
ConsortKalavati, Chenchamma Ramabhadramba
IssueVijaya Raghava Nayak
HouseHouse of Nayak
DynastyThanjavur Nayak Dynasty

Raghunatha Nayak was the most powerful king of the Thanjavur Nayak Dynasty. He was the third ruler of Thanjavur, southern India, from the Nayak dynasty. He belongs to Balija caste.[1] He ruled from 1600 to 1634 and is noted for the attainments of Thanjavur in literature, art, and Carnatic music.[2]

  1. ^ Richman, Paula (2001). Questioning Ramayanas: A South Asian Tradition. University of California Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-520-22074-4. Raghunathanayaka, a Balija who ruled Tanjavur during the early seventeenth century, also wrote a Ramayana.
  2. ^ Vriddhagirisan 1942, pp. 62–65.